Sean Menard (born 1984) is a Canadian documentary filmmaker from Hamilton, Ontario.Matt Ingram, "Unseen film of Terry Fox featured in new documentary by Hamilton filmmaker". CHCH-DT, August 29, 2025.
Background A graduate of Sir Allan MacNab Secondary School,Scott Radley, "Hamilton filmmaker’s discovery offers new look at Terry Fox". Hamilton Spectator, August 28, 2025. in 2009, he was a finalist in The Score's Gillette Drafted: The Search for Canada's Next Sportscaster contest,Scott Radley, "Cheeky audition vaults Sean to TV finals". Hamilton Spectator, October 22, 2009. but ultimately lost to Paul Brothers."Introducing...PAUL BROTHERS - The Freshest Face in Sports Broadcasting". Canada NewsWire, December 9, 2009.
He subsequently concentrated on making documentary feature segments and specials for sports networks. He became most noted for his 2015 Montreal Expos documentary The Perfect Storm,Scott Radley, "The new face (you won't see) of Canadian sports TV: Talented Ancaster native has a goal: Glory on ESPN". Hamilton Spectator, March 31, 2015. which received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Sports Program or Series at the 4th Canadian Screen Awards in 2016."Bell Media Congratulates Independent Production Partners on 127 Television and 77 Film Nominations for the 2016 Canadian Screen Awards". Cision, January 19, 2016.
Feature films His 2016 feature documentary debut, Fight Mom, profiled mixed martial artist Michelle Waterson-Gomez, but was almost entirely self-funded and received only limited commercial distribution.
He received more widespread attention with his 2017 film The Carter Effect, a profile of NBA star Vince Carter which premiered at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival.
His 2023 film 299 Queen Street West, a profile of the history of MuchMusic, premiered at the 2023 South by Southwest Film & TV Festival, and subsequently had its Canadian premiere at Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto in September 2023, followed by a screening tour of several other Canadian cities.Jason Gorber, "299 Queen Street West Is a Doc that More Canadians Should Be Able to See". Point of View, November 5, 2023. The film was slated to premiere on Crave in 2024, but ran into issues with music licensing over video clips used in the film.
His film Run Terry Run received an advance preview screening at Roy Thomson Hall in 2025, with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra playing the score live.Dorcas Marfo, "‘Run Terry Run’: Terry Fox documentary unveils heart and humanity of Canadian hero". CTV News, November 8, 2025. It is slated to go into wider release in October 2026, following a gala screening at the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival.John Hazelton, "Chris Rock, Yeon Sang-ho, Peter Farrelly titles among Toronto film festival galas and special presentations". Screen Daily, July 20, 2026.
Also in 2025, his documentary series The Sneaker Boom, about the 1990s explosion in the popularity of athletic sneakers, premiered on Crave.Jesse Whittock, "‘The Sneaker Boom’: Crave Docuseries On How NBA Stars Made Sneakers Essential Footwear Drops Trailer". Deadline Hollywood, November 20, 2025.
Filmography Film Fight Mom - 2016 The Carter Effect - 2017 299 Queen Street West - 2023 Run Terry Run - 2025
Television Rite of Passage - 2013 Exceptional Status - 2013 Connor McDavid: Transitions, Part 1 - 2014 Connor McDavid: Transitions, Part 2 - 2015 The Perfect Storm - 2015 RBC Training Ground - 2016 The Greatest Cuban Baseball Player You've Never Heard Of - 2016 On the Line - 2016 UFC 25 Years in Short - 2018 Sole Origins - 2018 The Sneaker Boom - 2025
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