Christy Garland is a Canadian documentary filmmaker, originally from London, Ontario and based professionally in Toronto.Joe Belanger, "London filmmaker Christy Garland home for festival". London Free Press, October 24, 2018. She is most noted for her 2018 film What Walaa Wants.Jay Weissberg, "Berlin Film Review: ‘What Walaa Wants’". Variety, March 15, 2018.
A graduate of the film studies program at Ryerson University,Joe Belanger, "London's Christy Garland probes Finnish cheerleaders dealing with way more than nailing tough routines". London Free Press, April 27, 2016. she worked for various film and television studios as a story analyst and assistant director, and made a handful of narrative short films,Roger Levesque, "An odd couple get to know each other on Moving Day; local heroes International Screen Festival Feb. 19-27". Edmonton Journal, February 24, 1999. before launching her own production company, Murmur Films, to make documentary films.
She made her feature documentary debut in 2012 with The Bastard Sings the Sweetest Song,Linda Barnard, "Why the caged bird sings". Toronto Star, January 18, 2013. and followed up in 2016 with Cheer Up.Linda Barnard, "The saddest team of cheerleaders: Film premiering at Hot Docs goes beyond stereotypes to examine young women's lives". Toronto Star, April 30, 2016.
What Walaa Wants was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Feature Length Documentary, and Garland received a nomination for Best Cinematography in a Documentary, at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019."“Anthropocene”, “Amazing Race Canada” among Canadian Screen Award nominees". RealScreen, February 8, 2019.
She is the partner of film and television composer Tom Third.
Filmography Blind Spot - 1997 Dual Citizen - 2001 Doormat - 2008 The Bastard Sings the Sweetest Song - 2012 Cheer Up - 2016 What Walaa Wants - 2018
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