Brenda Whitehall

Brenda Whitehall | Co-Director Brenda Whitehall is an award-winning, independent filmmaker based in Vancouver. Her production company Whitehall Entertainment Incorporated has spearheaded several projects including short films, animations, music videos and documentaries. Whitehall also created and co-produced a popular all-women mainstage play at the 2015 Vancouver Fringe Festival called Saturn Returns, receiving public and critical acclaim. In 2017, she co-wrote and executive produced the short drama The Curtain, which screened in several countries, in four languages (English, French, Spanish and Italian), and won numerous awards at international film festivals. The following year, she wrote, directed and executive produced the award-winning short drama Little Oliver, which made its run on the international film festival circuit, and screened at the Mediterranean Film Festival in Cannes, France. Lead actor Angela Galanopoulos also received a prestigious Leo Award nomination for her performance. In 2019, she wrote and executive produced a groundbreaking short drama And Now This? about Canada’s medical assistance in dying program. Whitehall – who identifies as non-binary queer – also wrote, produced and directed a music video, Meant for Something More, to raise awareness of trans teen suicide, currently airing on OutTV and available on YouTube. In 2020, the LGBTQ2S+ short drama Falling In, which Whitehall co-produced, was released on the international film festival circuit and garnered several awards and nominations. In April 2021, she co-directed and co-produced a short family drama The Stepmom, based on an award-winning play by actor/writer Keara Barnes. She reunited with that same team to co-direct and co-produce the dance-themed, short drama Harbour, with Keara Barnes, and writer/executive producer Juliana Bergstrom. In 2023, Whitehall completed her passion project Beyond The Podium: Celebrating Canadian Women Champions, a documentary celebrating Canadian women winter athletes, as told by a female-identifying filmmaking team. Whitehall has several projects in development, including Rebecca’s Ring, an Irish romantic comedy, optioned by British-Canadian, Oscar-nominated director Jonathan Tammuz.