Geraldine Carr

Director and Filmmaker of Shiny Carr Pictures, based in Edmonton, Canada.

Independent Filmmaker (Writer, Director, Producer) of scripted and unscripted content, possessing a strong foundation of working in the film and television industry (Casting), and possessomh a creative, solution-oriented approach to filmmaking

Photo: Rebecca Lippiatt

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Geraldine Carr

Geraldine Carr

Director and Filmmaker of Shiny Carr Pictures, based out of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Independent Filmmaker (Writer, Director, Producer) of scripted and unscripted content, possessing a strong foundation of working in the film and television industry (casting).

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Photo Credit: Christine Woolnough.

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Official selection at SOHO International Film Festival NYC in 2012
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2012 Edmonton International Film Festival Official Selection

Bio

Award-winning filmmaker, Geraldine Carr (The Wise Fool / Voila! / Aurora / Sweet Sixteen / Maud Mary & the Titanic / Dance of the Kaleidoscope / Rose's Rising) has a passion for story, cinema and the creative process.

COVID & Post-COVID Highlights: In Feb. 2020, just before COVID hit, Geraldine's doc The Wise Fool premiered to a large and boisterous crowd at Metro Cinema in Edmonton. It was nominated for Best Doc at the Dublin Int'l Short Film & Music Festival (wish I could have been there Dublin!),  and  was a nominee for the 2021  Edmonton Film Prize.

Pre-COVID Highlights: Geraldine attended the Script Development Program at the 2017 Female Eye Film Festival with her feature  Ballads in Passing. In 2015 her short film Maud Mary & the Titanic was curated by the 18th Flying Broom International Women’s Film Festival in Ankara, Turkey.

Geraldine is an alumnae of the Women in the Director’s Chair (2016 & 2010) and is a graduate of the Film Production Program at Confederation College. Geraldine remains committed to her craft and is in possession of a keenly creative mind and spirit.

Photo: Rebecca Lippiatt

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The Wise Fool documentary by Geraldine Carr

The Wise Fool

Sooner or later everyone plays the fool.

Meet Jan Henderson - director, educator, clown extraordinaire, saving the world one red nose at a time. For over 40 years Jan has lead countless students on a magical, inspirational journey to release their inner clowns waiting in the wings. Hear Jan’s story and why she believes clowns emerge when the oft-cruel world needs them most, to entertain and gift their audiences with hope, truth, love and compassion.

"Maud Mary & the Titanic" from Geraldine Carr on Vimeo.

Maud Mary and the Titanic

A sweet, short film about a late, great lady who missed the boat and sailed into history!

This is the story of how Maud Mary of Liverpool missed the boat and lived to tell the tale. Not just any old boat — the Titanic! A widow with three young children, Maud purchased four tickets on the maiden voyage of the most unsinkable ship of all time! But circumstances prevailed and thankfully Maud and her children were made late for their seeming date with destiny on April 15, 1912. Now her tale of survival passed down by three generations of family is destined to be conveyed in this charming short film by filmmaker Geraldine Carr, Maud’s great-granddaughter.

"Voila!" Trailer from Geraldine Carr on Vimeo.

Voila!

"Voila!" - a short film dramatizing the memory of an early – and life-altering – encounter of a young heroine Patricia, a.k.a. Patty as she is transported out of her natural milieu (late 60s, small prairie town) for one night into the exotic and overwhelming grandeur of a historic hotel, where she wants to experience the “glamour” she sees in her surroundings. Patty discovers the room service menu and “orders up” – in a style befitting her surroundings but reflective of the limits of her pocketbook. (12 min, 2014).

Dance of the Kaleidoscope from Geraldine Carr on Vimeo.

Dance of the Kaleidoscope

"Dance of the Kaleidoscope" was my first film out of film school. I wanted to create a short film involving contemporary dance, digital collage and a kaleidoscope. I was very influenced by the motion graphics and visual effects used in Julie Taymor's film "Frida" - especially how she so deftly used them in the transitions from one scene to the next.
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In Development

Father, My Father (feature), The Art Pill Conversations (short), Sonnetinas (short),
Ballads in Passing (Feature)

"A happy, dedicated professional who is passionate about story and the moving image - has in-depth knowledge and insight in directing actors. - and values great leadership!"

Geraldine Carr, Shiny Carr Pictures

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