Gail Harvey

Description: Director Gail Harvey has recently completed the feature film Some Things That Stay (2004), which was produced by Don Carmody and Catherine Gourdier. She is an award-winning film director who has studied under Norman Jewison, Wim Wenders, Arthur Penn and Daniel Petrie. "A movie director for me is a visual fiction writer," says Harvey. "It's about telling the story, and connecting with the actors to make something truer than life." Harvey has a 25-year history in the feature film industry, starting as a stills photographer on more than 100 films undertaken by all major studios in the United States and Canada. S Director Gail Harvey has recently completed the feature film Some Things That Stay (2004), which was produced by Don Carmody and Catherine Gourdier. She is an award-winning film director who has studied under Norman Jewison, Wim Wenders, Arthur Penn and Daniel Petrie. "A movie director for me is a visual fiction writer," says Harvey. "It's about telling the story, and connecting with the actors to make something truer than life." Harvey has a 25-year history in the feature film industry, starting as a stills photographer on more than 100 films undertaken by all major studios in the United States and Canada. She won an international reputation by creating deep and insightful work that helped her transcend the traditional role of the on-set stills photographer. Her appeal stems from an ability to capture, in a single frame, the enduring presence and complex personalities of her subjects. Among them are Shirley MacLaine, Diane Keaton, Clint Eastwood, Elizabeth Taylor, Faye Dunaway, Martin Sheen, Mel Gibson, Robert Mitchum and Tony Curtis. It was through her years of photographing actors, and understanding their creative processes that she became fascinated with the moving image. "After many years of developing my artistic vision through photography, I try to put all the life I've captured on the street and my studio into the performance on the screen."

Harvey's first short film, Uphill in a Wheelchair (1987), premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 1987. That film earned her acceptance in 1989 as a director resident at The Film Centre founded by Norman Jewison. Harvey's first feature film, The Shower (1992), was nominated for three Genie Awards. Her film Dulces mentiras (1999), starring Shannen Doherty, premiered on Sky TV in Britain and aired on HBO and TMN. Jugando con la muerte (1994), starring Ben Cross, was shown at the Montreal Film Festival and has been seen around the world. Harvey also has directed several short films, and various episodics for CBC, BBC, Fox, Channel 4, Showcase, History Channel, YTV and Warner Brothers. ... (more)

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