Roger Maunder Explained

Roger Maunder
Birth Place:	St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Years Active:	1997–present
Homepage:	www.upskydownfilms.com

Roger Maunder is a Canadian filmmaker, writer and actor based in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. He has independently produced, written, and directed a number of films including the political thriller Between Two Walls in 2014, as well as music videos for bands/musicians such as Shanneyganock and Amelia Curran. Roger created the Nickel Independent Film Festival^[1] in 2001 to allow local Newfoundland filmmakers to exhibit their film and video work. He currently runs the production company Up Sky Down Films^[2] in downtown St. John's where he continues to enjoy writing and making films.

Filmography

As director

• Setting His Own Limits (2023)^{[3] [4]}
• The Sisters of Mercy (2022)^[5]
• Belles with Balls (2022)^{[6] [7]}
• STAND For Hannah (2021)^{[8] [9] [10]}
• Be the Change (2017)
• Between Two Walls (2014)
• Cracker Barrel (2012)
• If It's All in Your Head (2011)
• The White Balloon (2011)
• Cut from the Same Cloth (2009)
• Swallowed (2002)

As an actor

• The Grand Seduction as Factory Friend (2013)
• Talus and Scree as Dad (2013)
• The White Balloon as Daddy (2011)
• Republic of Doyle as Colin (Leslie's Date) (2010)
• Above and Beyond as Cowboy (2006)
• Making Love in St. Pierre as Harvey (2004)
• Behind the Red Door as Waiter (2003)
• Ashore as Alva (2002)
• Random Passage as Uniformed Officer #1 (2002)
• The Bingo Robbers as Jack Valentine (2001)

Bibliography

Novels

• Mundy Pond (2007)^[11]

External links

• • upskydownfilms.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nickel Independent Film Festival.
2. Web site: Up Sky Down Films.
3. Web site: Mike Dawe - Setting His Own Limits. September 29, 2023.
4. Web site: Relentlessly running on positivity: New documentary follows St. John’s athlete, father, nurse as he battles thyroid cancer. SaltWire. September 29, 2023.
5. Web site: Mercy Documentary Screened on CBC Television. September 29, 2023.
6. Web site: New Documentary Brings Attention to Ovarian Cancer. VOCM. September 29, 2023.
7. Web site: Belles With Balls NL Releases Ovarian Cancer Documentary. VOCM. September 29, 2023.
8. Web site: STAND For Hannah. September 29, 2023.
9. Web site: How a powerful new documentary is keeping Hannah Thorne's memory alive. CBC. September 29, 2023.
10. Web site: Local Filmmaker Working on Documentary of Crash that Killed Hannah Thorne. VOCM. September 29, 2023.
11. Web site: Mundy Pond. September 29, 2023 . Creative Book Publishing.