Project Description

SHARON LEWIS

I love Directing. It’s the best gig ever (aside from the Mom gig). I have been in front of and behind the camera for over 25 years and have settled behind the camera where I am able to unleash and utilize my talents as a storyteller across all the required artistic practices to bring you a visual story; motion, music/sound, performance and design.

We don’t do this work for the honors, but it sure feels good. I have received a Canadian Screen Award for Best Direction of a Factual Series, multiple nominations for Best Director for my feature and documentary film work, eight Canadian Screen Awards nominations as a Showrunner and Director, and I can be seen in the Emmy and NAACP nominated documentary How It Feels to Be Free. I honed my directing skills at the prestigious University of California Los Angeles and then went on to direct my award-winning feature film debut Brown Girl Begins.

My episodic TV, feature docs, and indie film have been well received on HBO, Hulu, Netflix, Amazon, FX and every Canadian broadcaster platform. I am well known in the screen industry for my directing flair, distinct cinematic voice, respect with crew, and my ability to inspire award-winning performances from my actors.

I am developing several projects which put a spotlight on the stories and talents of black women, black queer women, and the BIPOC community through my production company urbansoul inc.

Canadian Screen Awards
Canadian Screen Awards
Canadian Screen Awards
Canadian Screen Awards
Canadian Screen Awards
Canadian Screen Awards
Canadian Screen Awards
Canadian Screen Awards

NOMINATION, BEST DIRECTOR, TV MOVIE | Canadian Screen Awards, 2022
NOMINATION, BEST DIRECTOR, DRAMA SERIES | Canadian Screen Awards, 2022
WINNER, BEST DIRECTOR | Canadian Screen Awards, 2021
TWO NOMINATIONS, BEST DIRECTOR | Canadian Screen Awards, 2021
NOMINATION, BEST DIRECTOR | Canadian Screen Awards, 2020
WINNER, ESCAPE OR DIE, BEST DOCUMENTARY SERIES | Yorkton Film Festival, 2014

Canadian Screen Awards
Canadian Screen Awards
Canadian Screen Awards
Canadian Screen Awards
Canadian Screen Awards
Canadian Screen Awards
Canadian Screen Awards
Canadian Screen Awards

NOMINATION, BEST DIRECTOR, TV MOVIE | Canadian Screen Awards, 2022
NOMINATION, BEST DIRECTOR, DRAMA SERIES | Canadian Screen Awards, 2022
WINNER, BEST DIRECTOR | Canadian Screen Awards, 2021
TWO NOMINATIONS, BEST DIRECTOR | Canadian Screen Awards, 2021
NOMINATION, BEST DIRECTOR | Canadian Screen Awards, 2020
WINNER, ESCAPE OR DIE, BEST DOCUMENTARY SERIES | Yorkton Film Festival, 2014

NOMINATION, BEST DIRECTOR, TV MOVIE |
Canadian Screen Awards, 2022

NOMINATION, BEST DIRECTOR, DRAMA SERIES |
Canadian Screen Awards, 2022

WINNER, BEST DIRECTOR |
Canadian Screen Awards, 2021

TWO NOMINATIONS, BEST DIRECTOR |
Canadian Screen Awards, 2021

NOMINATION, BEST DIRECTOR |
Canadian Screen Awards, 2020

WINNER, ESCAPE OR DIE, BEST DOCUMENTARY SERIES |
Yorkton Film Festival, 2014

SHARON LEWIS, DIRECTOR – DIRECTING REEL
DIRECTING WORK