Brett Harvey is a Canadian film director and cinematographer based in Vancouver, British Columbia.
His directorial debut, , was awarded "Best Canadian Documentary" at the 2007 Edmonton International Film Festival, an award sponsored by the National Film Board.[1]
His sequel, The Culture High, premiered in the 2014 Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival and won "Best Documentary" at the 2015 AMPIA Awards.[2] In 2016 Brett directed and wrote the feature documentary "Ice Guardians".[3] Ice Guardians was listed in Newsweek's "Favorite Documentaries Of 2016".[4] and Sports Illustrated's "Best Of Film" in 2016.[5] The film went on to be nominated for four "Rosie Awards" in 2017 including "Best Documentary Over 30 minutes"[6] and nominated for two "Leo Awards" including "Best Feature Documentary" & "Best Director".[7] Brett's latest documentary, "Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo", started the 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.[8]