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Jay Geerts

Canada

Cinematography
Photography
Interviewing

Documentary filmmaker with a passion for mental health. I hope to harness the amazing ability film has to connect and show the truths of struggling with mental illness.

Biography

Jayden is a mental health documentary filmmaker, he feels right at home when talking about mental health and interviewing those on traumatic emotional topics. His films range from coping with suicide, addiction and sexual assaultbas a youth delving into the topics and discussing them openly without fear. His work has been awarded 2 awards for best short documentary and 1 award for best New director and dozens of selections and nominations for other festivals and awards. His three films cam be found on these streaning services for free; OpprimeTv, Mooviehub, and ThinkShorts. Jayden strives to create environments where people feel safe and secure enough to talk about traumatic experiences and show the world the effects of being human. He believes we all have mental health and we do not take it as serious as we need to. Open discussion and honesty can do wonders even if a bit shocking and painful at the start.

Skills

Roles

  • Intermediate
  • Intermediate
  • Basic
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Technical Skills

  • Intermediate

Other Skills

  • Intermediate
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  • Intermediate

Work Experience

2019 – Present day

Director

Geerts Productions (Toronto)
Director of mental health documentary short films. The lead in developing and establishing hard-hitting stories that show truths associated with mental health not often represented in media.

2019 – 2022

Audio recordist

Freelance (Toronto)
Film audio recording, making sure all the dialogue is recorded clearly and safely.

Education

2019 – Present day

Toronto film school

Film production