BARRY STEVENS
WRITER / DIRECTOR / PRODUCER
selected credits

TOY STORIES
Feature Documentary (writer, director)
Wishing Step Pictures, Pre-production, 2017

WAR ON WAR PROJECT
Feature Documentary (writer, director, producer)
In development, 2017

UNDERCOVER JIHADI
One hour Documentary (writer, director)
Matter of Fact Media for TVO, 2017

THE DAMAGE DONE
One hour Documentary (director, co-executive producer)
History TV, 2016

WAR STORY: AFGHANISTAN
6 X 1 hour Documentary Series (series director, co-exec producer)
History TV, 2015
Canadian Screen Awards: Best Direction in Doc Series + Best History Program, 2017

WAR STORY
31 X 1 hour Documentary Series (series director, co-executive producer)
History TV, 2011-15
Golden Sheaf Award, Yorkton Film Festival, Best Documentary Series 2013
4 WorldFest Houston Awards
Canadian Screen Award for Best Direction of a Documentary, 2014

SECTOR SARAJEVO
Feature Documentary (director, co-executive producer, writer, narrator)
History TV, 2013
Writers Guild Award for Best Writing of a Documentary, 2014

D DAY TO BERLIN
Documentary TV series (interviewing director US & Canada)
E1, History TV, Channel 4, 2011

REMEMBERING JUNO
Half-hour Documentary (director)
History TV for E1 Entertainment, 2010

STORMING JUNO
Feature Drama Reconstruction Documentary (script consultant)
E1, History TV, 2010

PROSECUTOR
Feature Documentary (director, writer)
White Pine Pictures for NFB, TVO, 2009-10
Nominated, Donald Brittain Award, Best Social-Political Documentary, 2010
Nominated, Best Writing in a documentary, Canadian Screen Awards, 2010
Finalist, Writers Guild of Canada Top Ten Award, 2010

ONE UN PLAZA
One hour TV Drama Series (co-creator, co-writer)
Developed with White Pine Pictures for CBS & CTV, 2009

BANG BANG CLUB
Theatrical Feature Drama (story consultant)
Directed by Steven Silver, 2010

AIR INDIA 182
Feature Documentary (creative consultant)
52 Media, CBC, 2008

BIO-DAD
Feature Documentary (writer, director)
CBC, 2007-8

The BOMBER’S DREAM
Feature Documentary (producer, writer, director)
History TV, 2005-6
Silver Chris Award, Best History Documentary, 2006
Writers Guild of Canada Award: Best Writing in A Documentary, 2007

SOUVENIR OF CANADA
Adapting Douglas Coupland book (writer)
Media HQ for CBC, NFB, 2003-5

FATHERLAND
Feature Documentary (creative consultant)
History TV, 2006

PASSCHENDAELE
One Hour TV Documentary (co-writer)
Barna-Alper, History TV, 2003

THE GREAT ATLANTIC AIR RACE
One Hour TV Documentary (co-writer, director)
Barna-Alper, History TV, 2003

The LAST JUST MAN
Feature Documentary (co-writer)
History TV, 2001
Canadian Gemini for Best Writing for a Documentary, 2002

OFFSPRING
Feature Documentary (writer, director)
CBC, BBC, Sundance +58 foreign sales, 1999-2001
Audience Award, IDFA (Amsterdam) 2001
Writers Guild of Canada Top Ten Award
Arts Award, Teleciencia Festival 2002
Arts Award, Athens 2006
Donald Brittain Award (Gemini) for Best Social-Political Documentary, 2002
Nominations: Grierson 2002; Silver Wolf, IDFA 2001; International Emmy 2002

NEWFOUNDLAND on the SOMME
One Hour TV Documentary (writer, director)
Barna-Alper, 1998-1999
Hot Docs Best Writing Award, 2000
Honourable Mention, Columbus Int’l Film & TV Festival, 1999

DOCTOR’S STRIKE
One Hour TV Documentary (co-writer, director)
Barna-Alper, History TV, 1997-98

BOXCAR REBELLION
One Hour TV Documentary (co-writer, director)
Barna-Alper, History TV 1997

GERRIE & LOUISE
Feature Documentary (co-writer)
Barna-Alper, CBC, CNN, 1997
Gemini Award: Best Writing in a Documentary, 1998
Writers Guild of Canada Award, 1998
International Emmy Award, 1997

SEXUAL CENTURY
Feature Documentary (writer)
Development for Barna-Alper, Carlton TV (UK), History TV, 1997

WIND AT MY BACK
1 Hour Dramatic Series (writer)
Sullivan Entertainment, CBC, 1997

WE, THE JURY
Dramatic TV Movie (script editor, re-write)
Atlantis Films, USA Network, 1996

READY OR NOT
Half-hour Family Drama Series (writer, 3 episodes)
Insight, Global TV, Disney, 1996

LIBERTY STREET
Half-hour Drama Series (writer, 13 episodes)
Epitome Pictures, CBC, 1994-5

STREET LEGAL
One Hour Drama Series (writer, consultant)
CBC, 1988-92

THE DIARY OF EVELYN LAU
Dramatic Television Movie (writer)
CBC, 1994
Gemini Award for Best Writing in a TV Movie, 1995
Bronze Plaque, Columbus Intl Festival, 1994
Actor Sandra Oh won FIPA D’Or for Best Actress

SCREWBALL HOTEL
Dramatic Feature Film (co-writer)
Avatar, MCA Universal, 1987

RECRUITS
Dramatic Feature Film (co-writer)
Executive Producer: Roger Corman, 1986

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