Chelsea McMullan

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Other

Place of Birth Canada

Chelsea McMullan

Biography

Chelsea McMullan (they/their) is one of Canada’s leading filmmakers. They make documentary, experimental narrative, and hybrid films that explore the work of leading international artists. Chelsea’s next feature, Ever Deadly, created in collaboration with Tanya Tagaq, captures Tanya’s incandescent and unforgettable artistic voice through the frame of a live concert performance shot in a single take, punctuated by documentary elements and animation by the internationally renowned Inuit artist Shuvinai Ashoona. Chelsea’s previous features, including My Prairie Home, a musical documentary about the pioneering transgender musician Rae Spoon, have premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, the Toronto International Film Festival, True/False, and other leading festivals and venues internationally. They have also directed for television, including episodes of the documentary series This Is Pop (Netflix/Crave) and In the Making (CBC). Premiering on CBC and on broadcast channels internationally in 2023, their new documentary series Swan Song follows the National Ballet of Canada as it rebuilds from the COVID-19 crisis to mount one of the most ambitious productions in its history. Chelsea has also made numerous acclaimed short films about and in collaboration with major international artists such as Eileen Myles, Zhang Huan, Isabelle Marant and Ken Lum.

Known For

Director

2023
Swan Song

as Director

2022
Ever Deadly

as Director

2021
This Is Pop

as Director

2013
My Prairie Home

as Director

2011
Derailments

as Director

2006
In A Perfect World

as Director

Writer

2023
Swan Song

as Writer

2022
Ever Deadly

as Writer

2013
My Prairie Home

as Writer

2011
Derailments

as Writer

Producer

2023
Swan Song

as Executive Producer

Crew

2017