Gabriela Osio Vanden is a Canadian documentary filmmaker and cinematographer, who works commonly but not exclusively as a duo with her husband Jack Weisman.Ingrid Randoja, "True romance: partners in life and filmmaking". Canada Media Fund, February 10, 2026. They are most noted for their 2021 short documentary film Nuisance Bear and its 2026 feature expansion Nuisance Bear.
Raised in Ottawa, Ontario, she is of Venezuelan descent. She met Weisman when they were both film students at York University, with the couple officially marrying in 2026 while at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival for the premiere of the feature version of Nuisance Bear.
Filmography Director Nuisance Bear - 2021 Nuisance Bear - 2026
Cinematographer Interview with the Bigfoot - 2014 Jew Girl #2 - 2015 Snip - 2017 His Nose, Her Eyes, Whose Face? - 2018 Muse/Maestro - 2018 Sad Kids - 2019 Volcano - 2019 Tallawah Abroad: Remembering Little Jamaica - 2019 Suzanne - 2019 Woman Dress - 2019 Deshawn - 2020 Meilleur avant - 2020 Joey - 2020 Kilométro 126 - 2020 Bing! Bang! Bi! - 2020 Nuisance Bear - 2021 On the Fringe of Wild - 2021 La Cumbre - 2021 Things We Feel But Do Not Say - 2021 Between Realities on the Edge of Time - 2021 Proximity - 2021 Zarqa - 2022 Saturday Fuego Diablo - 2022 Zik - 2022 Richard and Matt and Mary - 2022 Cassandra - 2023 Dolce Casa - 2023 Dirty Bad Wrong - 2023 Erase and Rewind - 2024 A Mother Apart - 2024 Ernesto's Bag - 2025 Monroe - 2025 Don't Come Upstairs - 2025 I Am Pleased - 2025 Nuisance Bear - 2026 I'm Also Here - 2026 Man Eating Pussy - 2026
Awards Award Year Category Work Result Ref Toronto International Film Festival 2021 Best Canadian Short Film Nuisance Bearwith Jack Weisman Steve Pond, "‘Belfast’ Wins Toronto Film Festival’s People’s Choice Award". TheWrap, September 18, 2021. Canadian Screen Awards 2022 Best Short Documentary 2026 Best Photography in a Documentary Program or Factual Series Don't Come Upstairs Regard 2022 Best Documentary Short Film Nuisance Bearwith Jack Weisman Pat Mullen, "Is Canadian Doc Nuisance Bear an Oscar Frontrunner? Watch It Now!". Point of View, December 28, 2022. Canadian Film Festival 2022 Best Cinematography in a Short Film Nuisance Bearwith Jack Weisman, Sam Holling Critics' Choice Documentary Awards 2022 Best Cinematography Reelworld Film Festival 2022 Outstanding Short Film Cinematographer Saturday Fuego Diablo Cinema Eye Honors 2023 Outstanding Non-Fiction Short Nuisance Bearwith Jack Weisman Sundance Film Festival 2026 Grand Jury Prize, U.S. Documentary Nuisance Bearwith Jack Weisman
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