Michelle Latimer

Michelle Latimer is a filmmaker, actress and curator. She graduated with a bachelor of fine arts degree in theatre performance from Montréal's Concordia University in 1997. Her 2014 short The Underground screened at the Toronto International Film Festival, won the best short film award at imagine Native and was selected for Telefilm's Not Short on Talent showcase at Cannes. Her feature documentary "Alias" premiered at the 2013 Hot Docs film festival and was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award. Her 2010 short film, Choke, premiered at Sundance where it received a Special Jury Honorable Mention in International Short Filmmaking, made TIFF's Canada's Top Ten list, and was nominated for a Genie Award.Her short film, Choke, received an Honorable Mention in the Short Films Competition at the 2011 Sundance Native Showcase. She played the role of Trish Simpkin in 104 episodes of Paradise Falls.