Brett Harvey (Canadian director)

Brett Harvey is a Canadian film director and cinematographer based in Vancouver, British Columbia.

His directorial debut, The Union: The Business Behind Getting High, was awarded "Best Canadian Documentary" at the 2007 Edmonton International Film Festival, an award sponsored by the National Film Board.^[1][2]

His sequel, The Culture High, premiered in the 2014 Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival and won "Best Documentary" at the 2015 AMPIA Awards.^[2][3] In 2016 Brett directed and wrote the feature documentary Ice Guardians^[4][2] Ice Guardians was listed in Newsweek's "Favorite Documentaries Of 2016".^[5] and Sports Illustrated's "Best Of Film" in 2016.^[6] The film went on to be nominated for four Rosie Awards in 2017 including "Best Documentary Over 30 minutes"^[7] and nominated for two "Leo Awards" including "Best Feature Documentary" & "Best Director".^[8] Brett then went on to direct the feature documentary, Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo, which started it's world film festival circuit in 2019 and won the "Audience Choice" Award for 'Best Canadian Documentary' and 'Best Overall Film', placing #1 in the 'Overall Top 10 Feature Films Rankings' list at the Calgary International Film Festival.^[9][2] His latest documentary Breaking Olympia: The Phil Heath Story, a co-production with Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson,^[10] was nominated for 5 Leo Awards, including "Best Feature Documentary" & "Best Director", 4 Rosie Awards, and "Best Documentary" at the National Film Awards^[11] in the UK.

Filmography

• The Union: The Business Behind Getting High- 2007 - Director & Writer^[1][2]
• The Culture High - 2014 - Director & Writer^[12][2]
• Ice Guardians - 2016 - Director & Writer^[13][2]
• Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo - 2019 - Director & Writer^[14][2]
• Breaking Olympia: The Phil Heath Story - 2024 - Director & Writer^[15][2]