Nicole Bedford

Nicole Bedford is a documentary filmmaker based in Ottawa, ON, unceded Algonquin Territory, whose work explores themes of identity, power, and resiliency. Since launching into film in 2019, she has completed her first feature documentary on violence against women, created and screened several short documentaries in film festivals and public screenings, and is an alumnus of three mentorship programs (including with the DOC Institute and the National Film Board of Canada). She is also the winner of a 2020 Canada Council for the Arts Explore and Create Grant, a 2021 City of Ottawa Media Artist Production Grant, and a 2022 Ontario Arts Council Grant. Currently, she is in post-production for her second documentary feature, Roots & Mesh, about four women learning to build community through song.