Heather Allin is an actor, filmmaker, artist and advocate. She is the Producer and Executive Producer for the short narrative advocacy film entitled REEL WOMEN SEEN. Reel Women Seen was shot in both Vancouver and Toronto in 2016 with 100% female cast and creative and over 90% female crew and post. It shines a light on work opportunities for women in front and behind the camera. It was sponsored by 40+ industry partners, unions and guilds. It launched in Vancouver on April 25th, 2017 and in Toronto on May 25th, 2017. The film is now travelling the world at festival screenings. www.actra.ca/ReelWomenSeen
Allin’s recent performance credits include: Stepdaughter’s Revenge, Played, The Listener, Rookie Blue, Small Town Murder Songs, let him be, George Romero’s Survival of the Dead, Dan for Mayor, Welcome to Mooseport, Flashpoint, and Degrassi: The Next Generation. Her stage credits include: her one woman show Just Lift Your Feet; Lying on the Escarpment; Asleep At The Wheel, You Won’t Be Here Tomorrow, Richard III; A Comedy of Errors, and Romeo and Juliet.
Allin is a playwright, having written and produced Just Lift Your Feet, and is currently writing a short and a feature film.
Member of ACTRA Toronto and National councils. President of ACTRA Toronto from 2009 to 2013, she was also the founding chair of the ACTRA Toronto conferences, now celebrating 17 years. Allin chaired the negotiating caucus for Toronto for two IPA and one NCA contracts. In her term at council, she helped to create the ACTRA Awards in Toronto, The I Work ACTRA campaign, a producer for the TAWC video Get Women Working (youtube.com/watch?v=YmsJ_vTGhEk), and the TAWC Tool Kit. She was a board member and member of the Artistic team for Shakespeare in the Rough, The ROI (Return on Innovation fund with over 1 Billion in assets) and is a board member of Women in the Director’s Chair..
Allin is a proud advocate for a vibrant Canadian film, TV and New Media industry, and one who seeks stories from diverse cultures and particularly stories by women. She is an actor, activist, artist, filmmaker and writer.
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REEL WOMEN SEEN WINS 2018 JURY CHOICE AWARD
