https://www.divingbellfilms.com/about daily 0.75 2026-03-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1cc495a5716e4f31e22da2/025fe13d-c87f-419e-b5fc-f7b18940b5cd/CP_Headshot_2023.jpg About Carmen Pollard https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1cc495a5716e4f31e22da2/7a910dad-94f4-4e3b-9958-a4386ac998ef/12742151_10153486484198137_2724659040318392298_n.jpeg About Carmen Pollard Carmen filming on 16mm Bolex https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1cc495a5716e4f31e22da2/12bd1514-eb6e-4f1b-ad2e-cc89de12d77b/LEO_Pollard.png About Carmen Pollard https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1cc495a5716e4f31e22da2/441bffb8-4165-4173-a85e-ccd159dae698/85111.jpg About Carmen Pollard https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1cc495a5716e4f31e22da2/69a2f1ca-b21f-49fe-aabd-0a77414f7cd5/Pollard_EmmyAwards.png About Carmen Pollard https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1cc495a5716e4f31e22da2/3d8332c3-23c4-4685-9c7a-841258b98253/Carmen_Grant.png About Carmen Pollard Carmen directing recreations with children https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1cc495a5716e4f31e22da2/8f03ebde-14c6-431d-ab6b-3ff7b26d0243/Carmen_Directing_Kids.jpg About Carmen Pollard Carmen directing children https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1cc495a5716e4f31e22da2/86654f38-2b75-4939-a7c0-a81a466cc1bb/Raymur_Kids_PedestrianBridge_PhotoCredit_JohannWall.jpg About Carmen Pollard https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1cc495a5716e4f31e22da2/e0640278-0133-45a3-82a0-5bc1e2f4381d/4F2B2707-EFE6-4099-8C19-D5654F508C35.png About Carmen Pollard https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1cc495a5716e4f31e22da2/5147f229-5eab-44e0-8f47-88d0bae61bef/2023-10-29-KharenHill-Carmen+Pollard+-+DIRECTORS+GUILD-09907-desat+sm.jpg About Carmen Pollard https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1cc495a5716e4f31e22da2/4cb7400a-5258-4166-9696-c4de1484322c/0C052594-3AE2-45A9-803B-181163987AAE.JPEG About Carmen Pollard Carmen interviewing Bob Rock https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1cc495a5716e4f31e22da2/1602397834253-FLZUPYNK1JC51EP1Y3RM/hugWcamera.jpg About Carmen Pollard https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1cc495a5716e4f31e22da2/1118f380-ce24-445b-9e5e-a0e7858c2312/ATP_dancing_w_Diana_Kate.jpg About Carmen Pollard Carmen directing on location https://www.divingbellfilms.com/contact daily 0.75 2024-04-10 https://www.divingbellfilms.com/directors-reel daily 0.75 2024-04-10 https://www.divingbellfilms.com/uitcditv daily 0.75 2025-11-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1cc495a5716e4f31e22da2/552c129c-63f5-49ef-8147-1825bda48032/longcane0.jpg Up In the Clouds Down in the Valley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1cc495a5716e4f31e22da2/ab5a60b4-fed3-466d-9376-30988c330a9e/Papalias_Vending02.png Up In the Clouds Down in the Valley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1cc495a5716e4f31e22da2/116b5b54-8095-4213-a9b1-3cdd4201ef89/blind_field_shuttle_docu.jpeg Up In the Clouds Down in the Valley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1cc495a5716e4f31e22da2/c693a00c-7a07-40a8-95ca-b60409f31cd1/VAG_C_G0.jpg Up In the Clouds Down in the Valley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1cc495a5716e4f31e22da2/a48ffaaf-e9e8-431c-ac9e-55121e29c31b/hands.jpg Up In the Clouds Down in the Valley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1cc495a5716e4f31e22da2/e7ad0ae1-ce62-4ab3-88de-6536788bff21/251019_RC_ACT_II0.jpg Up In the Clouds Down in the Valley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1cc495a5716e4f31e22da2/492d3adb-3787-48ca-80f3-0479e19902c1/UpInTheClouds_TitleCard_NoText_V2.png https://www.divingbellfilms.com/work daily 1.0 2026-03-21 https://www.divingbellfilms.com/work/creative-producer monthly 0.5 2024-04-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1cc495a5716e4f31e22da2/1633047621307-0UWPKU402HBHZWPMBROI/TheDishragsPoster03_laurels.png Diving Bell Films - Creative Producer Madame Dishrags documentary short A portrait of The Dishrags—the first all-girl punk band in Western Canada. director, writer, producer: Carmen Pollard cinematography: Mike McKinlay original score: David F Ramos design: Brock Ellis editor: Carmen Pollard Produced by Diving Bell Films in association with Knowledge Network. Selected Festivals: DOXA Documentary Film Festival, Available Light Film Festival, Lunenburg Doc Fest, Sound Unseen Film + Music Festival, Powel River Film Festival, Sound Unseen Film Festival, Yorkton Film Festival—Nominee: Best of Festival, Yorkton Film Festival—Winner: Best Series https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1cc495a5716e4f31e22da2/4e4ed163-8968-421c-91c4-feb643ed9201/Fraser_Poster_Laurel.png Diving Bell Films - Creative Producer Fraser MacPherson documentary short After gaining popularity in Russia with his album "Live at the Planetarium," local jazz pioneer Fraser MacPherson went from being a first call studio musician to an international celebrity. director, writer, producer: Carmen Pollard cinematography: Mike McKinlay design: Brock Ellis editor: Carmen Pollard Produced by Diving Bell Films in association with Knowledge Network. Select Festivals: Yorkton Nominee: Best of Festival, Yorkton Winner: Best Series https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1cc495a5716e4f31e22da2/8ef20973-c85b-49a6-964b-659d1ae7c240/BR_POSTER_final.jpeg Diving Bell Films - Creative Producer Braiding Knowledge documentary mid-length director, writer, producer: Jessica Barudin consulting producer, editor: Carmen Pollard cinematography: Cody Preston original music: William Wasden Jr. sound design: Esther Gadd https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1cc495a5716e4f31e22da2/1598848402799-XO1FG2OQFPAE8KEJBDHD/03_A_SONG_FOR_HAIDA_20.jpg Diving Bell Films - Creative Producer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1cc495a5716e4f31e22da2/1596139768902-EQJ34QIH3UHI2SMBTVWX/SLOW.png Diving Bell Films - Creative Producer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1cc495a5716e4f31e22da2/1596002949949-ZD7KO0AS0PAG7KKE7BRZ/Screen%2BShot%2B2020-07-26%2Bat%2B2.00.57%2BPM.jpg Diving Bell Films - Creative Producer https://www.divingbellfilms.com/work/director monthly 0.5 2026-03-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1cc495a5716e4f31e22da2/a9572620-c21f-4acf-9ec1-342969766102/UpInTheClouds_TitleCard_NoText_V2.png Diving Bell Films - Director Up in the Clouds, Down in the Valley in post production documentary feature slated for release in late 2026. A visually impaired conceptual artist embarks on a mission to revolutionize accessibility for his community, discovering purpose and success along the way. But at what personal cost? director: Carmen Pollard writers: Carmen Papalia, Carmen Pollard producers: Jenny Rustemeyer, Carmen Pollard director of photography: Mike McKinlay editing: Carmen Pollard, Terra Long, Michael Brockington composer: Nicole Lizee sound design: Oscar Vargas, Andy Slater A Knowledge Network Original produced by Diving Bell Films in association with Silvapark Films, with support from Canada Media Fund, Creative BC, Canada Council for the Arts, Hot Docs and the DGC. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1cc495a5716e4f31e22da2/8fbb3a0c-6f6f-4fff-bc39-bf9906abd681/Lily+and+Rangus+2.png Diving Bell Films - Director The Hunter and the Herbivore in development experimental short Set against the changing seasons during the course of a year, in a small rural community off the east-central coastline of Vancouver Island, The Hunter and the Herbivore captures the whimsy of childhood fettered by the eerie reality of climate change. director, writer, and producer: Carmen Pollard https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1cc495a5716e4f31e22da2/1bf9dfdc-0331-4513-af0d-52e348165509/Sandy+King.png Diving Bell Films - Director - At the Penthouse in development feature-length elevated true crime Weaving home movies, a treasure trove of archives, interviews, and recreations to uncover one of Vancouver’s highest-profile murders and trials, culminating in an entertaining and emphatic case against marginalization. director, writer: Carmen Pollard producing support from: Kate Kroll, Andrew Williamson, Henrik Meyer director of photography: Diana Parry additional cinematography: Grant Baldwin Produced by Diving Bell Films and with development support from Creative BC and the Rogers Group of Funds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1cc495a5716e4f31e22da2/5d7442f9-d33f-4fda-b3e8-a75413684add/Postcard_02.png Diving Bell Films - Director For Dear Life feature-length documentary When James Pollard is given a terminal cancer diagnosis, he sets about orchestrating his own death. Like any good theatre producer, he researches options into different modes of burial, and the best means and methodologies of preserving his body after death. This may sound morbid, but the practicality, and often surprising amounts of humour with which James contends with his situation, allows for an openness and freedom in dealing with death. Made with elegance and precision that speaks to Carmen Pollard’s skill as a director, as well as editor, this supremely emotional film walks the delicate line between grief and acceptance. Death is only part of the narrative, life in all its variegated shades of light and dark is the far bigger story. director, writer, editor: Carmen Pollard producers: Melanie Wood, Carmen Pollard executive producer: Murray Battle cinematography: Mike McKinlay, Grant Baldwin original score: Daniel Seguin Produced by Stranger Productions & Diving Bell Films in association with Knowledge Network. Select Festivals: DOXA Documentary Film Festival, Yorkton Film Festival, Northwest Filmmakers Festival, FreeZone Film Festival, Available Light Film Festival, Northwestfest International Film Festival, Powel River Film Festival, Salt Spring Documentary Film Festival Watch trailer . For sales contact Diving Bell Films. For educational distribution McIntyre Media . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1cc495a5716e4f31e22da2/8c1f0d58-74dc-485b-ac83-54c91328f5da/MilitantMother_Mar2024.jpg Diving Bell Films - Director - Militant Mother documentary short To get to class on time, children from the Raymur Place social housing project are forced to jump shunting train cars obstructing their path. After months of advocating for a safe crossing, twenty-five mothers make their voices heard by blocking CN rail. featuring: Carolyn Jerome director, writer, editor: Carmen Pollard producers: Lisa Jackson, Lauren Grant, Carmen Pollard director of photography: Claire Sanford additional cinematography: Grant Baldwin, Mike McKinlay composer: Brent Belke sound design: Chris McLaren Graphic Design: Brock Ellis Militant Mother is part of the inaugural Citizen Minutes short film series commissioned by Hot Docs International Documentary Film Festival. The series is aimed at inspiring interest and engagement in Canadian democracy and public affairs by exploring and celebrating stories of civic participation across the country. Produced by Diving Bell Films in association with Hot Docs. Select Festivals: Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, Vancouver International Film Festival, Local Sightings Film Festival, Cinefest Sudbury International Film Festival, AGH Film Festival, St John’s International Women’s Film Festival, CUFF Documentary Film Festival, Athena Film Festival, Powell River Film Festival, Victoria Film Festival, Vancouver International Women’s Film Festival, Davis Feminist Film Festival, Kdocs Film Festival, Nepatogus Kinas Film Festival. Watch trailer. Citizen Minutes website. Host a Community Screening. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1cc495a5716e4f31e22da2/5f918047-4238-4bd0-a697-93002c318c32/DDD+Film+Poster01_Laurels.png Diving Bell Films - Director Dancehalls, Deejays & Distortion documentary series A collection of ten short historical documentaries profiling some of the musicians, deejays and clubs that made British Columbians swing and shout. director, writer, producer, editor: Carmen Pollard co-writer, design: Brock Ellis supervising producers: Gillian Hrankowski, Erica Landrock cinematography: Mike McKinlay, Grant Baldwin original score: David F Ramos production sound: Jeff Henschel sound design: J Martin Taylor animation: Jody Kramer, Michael Mann production consultant: Laurie Case Produced by Diving Bell Films in association with Knowledge Network. Select Festivals: DOXA, Lunenburg Doc Fest, CUFF docs, Available Light Film Festival, Powel River Film Festival, LA Punk Film Festival, Sound Unseen Film & Music Festival, Yorkton Film Festival. Golden Sheaf Winner: Best Series Golden Sheaf Nominee: Best of Festival Watch @Knowledge Network https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1cc495a5716e4f31e22da2/1602365102342-8ZYBT6R62IPP7YJPSZ6Q/IMG_1448.jpg Diving Bell Films - Director Organelle - a short documentary directed by Carmen Pollard https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1cc495a5716e4f31e22da2/1622677849840-RANHNA7RD19H2ZIJ2FKT/DDD_REDwindow_DivingBellFilms.jpg Diving Bell Films - Director Red Robinson - a short documentary directed by Carmen Pollard https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1cc495a5716e4f31e22da2/0f3bc9a9-eb56-441e-9ad3-9e012483dba4/SURFACING.jpg Diving Bell Films - Director Organelle - an experimental short directed by Carmen Pollard https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1cc495a5716e4f31e22da2/1602364245539-PHYO85AX3UHZRLX187ZO/ORGANELLE_EXPORT_APR80.png Diving Bell Films - Director https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1cc495a5716e4f31e22da2/1602365304406-R9UAC385LOPKSSBOUOQM/08_THE_CAVE_Supremes0.jpg Diving Bell Films - Director https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1cc495a5716e4f31e22da2/1623283702739-Q8HQZOWT6ZET77CV4T45/LM_Loverboy.jpg Diving Bell Films - Director https://www.divingbellfilms.com/work/editor monthly 0.5 2020-10-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1cc495a5716e4f31e22da2/1595782553710-83YR38983YM8USZ7DLN0/NinthFloorPoster.jpg Diving Bell Films - Editor Ninth Floor documentary feature February, 1969. Two years after Expo 67 and its sixty-plus national pavilions, public figures were taking turns declaring that Quebec was a fine example of a society open to different cultures from all over the world. And yet, an incident on the Sir George Williams campus of Concordia University casts a shadow over the official discourse on the wonders of diversity. Six Black students complained that they were not being treated as equals to their white colleagues. Showing the identical work that had received lower grades, the target of their criticism was biology professor Perry Anderson. The confrontation led to a sit-in in the university’s computer centre, lasting fourteen days before ending in chaos and the arrest of ninety-seven demonstrators. Four and a half decades later, Canadian filmmaker Mina Shum looks back on these less than glorious events that helped shape the student movement. Successfully alternating between archival footage revealing the tense atmosphere of the conflict and testimonials from several participants, she has created a remarkable documentary that underscores the essential role of civil disobedience at time when administrative decisions and political power were being questioned for the first time. director, writer: Mina Shum producer: Selwyn Jacob picture & story editor, creative director for post: Carmen Pollard cinematography: John Price original score: Brent Belke Produced by the National Film Board of Canada. Selected Festivals: Toronto International Film Festival, Vancouver International Film Festival, FIN Atlantic International Film Festival, Calgary International Film Festival, Trinidad + Tobago Film Festival https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1cc495a5716e4f31e22da2/1595792104819-IL1PEB260RXDTTJC13I9/dirt.jpg Diving Bell Films - Editor Dirt documentary feature This feature documentary is an exploration of the concept of dirt and impurity. From the slums of Kolkata to Vancouver's Downtown Eastside to a barbecue joint in Central Texas, Dirt digs deep into the webs of meaning and feeling attached to that deceptively simple 4-letter word. An odyssey into all things unclean, the film features animation to make Hieronymus Bosch blush and music from Godspeed You! Black Emperor. director, writer: Meghna Haldar producer: Tracey Friesen editor, graphic design: Carmen Pollard cinematography: P.J. Raval original score: Clinker Produced by the National Film Board of Canada. Selected Festivals: DOXA Documentary Film Festival https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1cc495a5716e4f31e22da2/1595792788271-0CAUVD9E83Q9KY1ZBMW6/cry_rock-listening_orden_mack_animation.jpg Diving Bell Films - Editor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1cc495a5716e4f31e22da2/1595791639203-FSU54LBIUMKXNNXBKDZV/Snare30.png Diving Bell Films - Editor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1cc495a5716e4f31e22da2/1595791936679-YJ6BT959TLOHDLKIX1JX/maxresdefault.jpg Diving Bell Films - Editor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1cc495a5716e4f31e22da2/1602367217906-JY6NR32TI9JHC74FFCF0/planethunters_444.jpg Diving Bell Films - Editor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1cc495a5716e4f31e22da2/1602368392700-CMO3MHZEAG2RUT2YWZ2A/f790a9541879a812aa84832eb5639b7f.jpg Diving Bell Films - Editor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1cc495a5716e4f31e22da2/1602368472096-20D0HCWRNH4QX797ICB1/James-Alisa-1.jpg Diving Bell Films - Editor https://www.divingbellfilms.com/work/story/consultant monthly 0.5 2024-04-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1cc495a5716e4f31e22da2/1595800251955-EIHIA4615A4MLF7W2NTA/BWAG.png Diving Bell Films - Story Consultant Because We Are Girls documentary feature A conservative Indo-Canadian family in small-town British Columbia must come to terms with a devastating secret: three sisters were sexually abused by an older relative beginning in their childhood years. After remaining silent for nearly two and a half decades, the sisters finally decide to come forward—not only to protect other young relatives, but to set an example for their daughters as well. director, writer: Baljit Sangra producer: Selwyn Jacob associate producer: Teri Snelgrove story consultant, writer: Carmen Pollard cinematographer: Grant Baldwin editors: Carmen Pollard, Jessica Dymond original score: Genevieve Vincent Produced by the National Film Board of Canada. Selected Festivals: Hot Docs Film Festival, DOXA Documentary Film Festival, Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, FIN Atlantic International Film Festival https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1cc495a5716e4f31e22da2/1595802736960-DV8OP07QCSTJHZHZIG9V/CrazyWater.jpg Diving Bell Films - Story Consultant Crazywater documentary feature This feature-length documentary from Inuvialuit filmmaker Dennis Allen is an emotional and revealing exploration of addiction among Indigenous people in Canada. After years of struggle and shame, 5 Indigenous Canadians bravely come forward with their stories of substance abuse, presenting the sensitive topic of alcoholism in an honest and forthright manner. Alex, Paula, Desirae, Stephen, and Dennis himself maintain a deep and devoted commitment to their traditional culture to achieve long-term sobriety. Through their voices, this insightful doc offers an inspirational beacon of hope for others. director, writer: Dennis Allen producer: Sewlyn Jacob story consultant, writer: Carmen Pollard cinematography: Kirk Tougas, Mike McKinlay editor: Carmen Pollard Produced by the National Film Board of Canada. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1cc495a5716e4f31e22da2/364b2419-7357-4210-8224-b89b52e6f16b/Empress%2Bof%2BVancouver%2BB%2B%2B%2BW.png Diving Bell Films - Story Consultant https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1cc495a5716e4f31e22da2/1595802393026-MUIT11NVRDDA3DLR49SA/The+World+Is+Bright.jpg Diving Bell Films - Story Consultant https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1cc495a5716e4f31e22da2/1595804633841-5WSKITUFBTEGMIXXFDWQ/dats-opus59films.jpeg Diving Bell Films - Story Consultant https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1cc495a5716e4f31e22da2/1a59b12e-5bde-49dd-ad31-2ae15649deb6/Sarah-Thumbnail-1-1536x864.png Diving Bell Films - Story Consultant https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1cc495a5716e4f31e22da2/1595806909684-LUJW05C4C53DHLHYDF1Y/Inside_Her_Sex_YY_Poster.jpg Diving Bell Films - Story Consultant