Zack Russell is a Canadian writer and filmmaker.Andrew Parker, "TIFF 2018 Short Takes: Zack Russell on 7A". TheGATE.ca, September 5, 2018.
He previously worked in theatre, most notably collaborating with Sook-Yin Lee on the 2019 play Unsafe for Canadian Stage,Jose Teodoro, "Sook-Yin Lee’s Unsafe has little to say about call-out culture". Now, March 18, 2019. and has also directed the short film 7A and episodes of the web series True Dating Stories.Jordan Pinto, "LaRue’s True Dating Stories renewed, acquired in the U.S.". Playback, July 30, 2021. His 2015 short film She Stoops to Conquer was the winner of the Canadian Screen Award for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 4th Canadian Screen Awards in 2016.
His debut documentary film, Someone Lives Here, premiered at the 2023 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival,Rachel Ho, "Hot Docs: 'Someone Lives Here' Reveals Society's Broken Safety Nets, and Those Who Are Trying to Fix Them". Exclaim!, April 26, 2023. where it was named the winner of the Rogers Audience Award."‘Someone Lives Here’ takes home top prize at Hot Docs film festival". Toronto Star, May 8, 2023.
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