Tavis Putnam
Directing
Biography
Tavis Putnam is a filmmaker, writer, and performer from Treaty 1 Territory: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Exploring the squirmy middle ground between comedy and tragedy, his projects have screened at SXSW Sydney, the Calgary Underground Film Festival, and on the Brooklyn-based platform NoBudge. His debut feature A Social was voted “Favourite Film by a Local Filmmaker” by readers of The University of Winnipeg newspaper The Uniter, and played to sold out crowds at the Dave Barber Cinematheque in 2022. He holds a Master's of Fine Arts in Film from Toronto's York University.
Known For
Inspired by the announcement of his mother's wedding, filmmaker Simon Ruscinski feels compelled to make a movie for her. It takes much longer than anticipated.
My Mommy Movie(s)
KALIL x RYAN B2B VIDEO MIXTAPE. FEATURING TEN CLASSIC SHORTS, PLUS THE ALL-NEW COLLAB "BAND PRACTICE".
You Sorta Know It's Gonna End
Yearning to pick his girlfriend’s scab, a young man gets more than he bargained for in this mixed-media animation.
Pick It Till It Bleeds
Discomfort abounds when a middle-aged stepfather attempts to connect with his teenage stepson the only way he knows how: with sexually-charged humour.
A Bunch of Times
Despite their pervading image as a bastion of utter grotesqueness, public bathrooms are a necessary community space. In theory, at least, they are a place for everyone. This film celebrates—in equal measure—the shared horror, refuge (and dare we say ecstasy?) of the public bathroom.