Work

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Ice and Fire

60-min doc examining the devastating impact of climate change.WINNER: 2023 CSA Rob Stewart Award: Best Science Documentary
Nominee: 2022 Silbersaltz Festival Halle Germany, 2022 CSA’s Best Director, Documentary Series

The Machine That Feels

60-min doc that looks at how AI is becoming more human.WINNER: 2023 CSA Rob Stewart Award: Best Science Documentary
Nominee: 2022 Silbersaltz Festival Halle Germany, 2022 CSA’s Best Director, Documentary Series

Haunted Hospitals

Doctors, nurses and patients give first-hand accounts of encounters with patients who have returned from the dead.Nominee: 2022 Canadian Screen Awards - Best Direction, Factual
For "A Spiteful Spirit, and The Portal"

D-Day in 14 stories

A 90-min docudrama that brings to life the first-person testimony of Canadian, American, British, French and Germans on D-day.Nominee: 2020 CSA Awards: Best History Documentary

Camp X

The story of a top-secret WWII spy training camp that became the genesis of the CIA.Nominee: 2018 Canadian Screen Awards - Best Direction, Documentary Program

Black Watch Snipers

Documentary with interviews about the Canadian black watch regiment in WW2.Nominee: 2018 Canadian Screen Awards - Best Direction, Documentary Program

About Robin Bicknell

I was born in Toronto to American parents. My father is a painter and a blues musician and my mother is an activist. I spent my childhood between Shreveport, Santa Fe Indianapolis and Toronto. My teachers were music, protest rallies, art and movies.
I knew I wanted to be a director when I was 13 years old and I spent the next ten years focused on that goal. I went to film school and was already working in the business before I graduated.

By the time I was in my 20's I had been nominated for international awards and was directing for major broadcasters. - I haven't looked back.

I love what I do and I'm great at it. Most days I can't believe I'm lucky enough to get the chance to do it. I bring this joy to every job I do and it tends to be contagious.

I've directed riveting drama, hard hitting documentary and cutting edge animation. I collaborate brilliantly with other creatives and have a gift for directing actors. I can manage large teams and I have experience working on every continent around the globe. I am proud to say that the productions I'm involved in achieve both commercial and critical success.I am a dual citizen. American/Canadian - My family hails from Shreveport LA and Indianapolis IN but I reside in Toronto Canada.