Laura Sky, Producer/Director

In 1980, after eight years at the National Film Board, Laura Sky began her career as an independent film director and producer. She established Sky Works in 1983. Her work is widely known and acknowledged both here at home and throughout the world as evidenced by the many awards and citations her films have received. She has taught film at Queen’s, York, and Ryerson Polytechnic Universities and has lectured extensively throughout Canada, and in Germany and Sweden. Laura has also worked as a free-lance journalist and researcher for both radio and television current affairs programs. In 1986 she received a Woman of Distinction award from the YWCA of Metropolitan Toronto for her contribution to arts and letters. In June 2005, Laura received an Honorary Doctorate of Letters from Laurentian University for her achievements as “one of Canada’s most distinguished documentary filmmakers”. A socially committed creative artist, Laura Sky has made her personal vision of film making a vibrant and popular reality.