Short Documentary (2022)Featuring: Michael Davidson, Orville CummingsWriter + Director: Chris StrikesProducer: Kate Fraser, Chris Strikes, Maya Annik BedwardDOP: Ashley Iris GillEditor: Maria Todorov-TopouzovOriginal Music + Sound Design: Solitair SynopsisThe story of Toronto’s bizarre 1985 “patty wars,” when Jamaican-Canadian bakers went head-to-head with the federal government over the name of their beloved beef patty.

A mixed-media animated documentary about the stories we tell ourselves when looking for love online.

A Brazilian couple uses Capoeira to raise their young son, who battles for life amidst the complications of a rare medical condition. What begins as a portrait about fun, becomes an exploration of their day to day challenges, and a testament to the ancestral practice that keeps their family together.

Music Video (2018) Artist: Language Arts Director: Luke Mistruzzi + Maya Annik Bedward VFX: Luke Mistruzzi

Short Documentary (2018) Writer + Director + Editor: Maya Annik Bedward Producer: Maya Annik Bedward, Kate Fraser DOP: Sean Liliani / Timothy I. Smith Original Music: David Arcus Sound Design: Inaam Haq Synopsis A short documentary about Marvin Bedward, a 65-year old business executive who refuses to cut his hair. Traumatized by the white barbers …

Short Documentary (2016) Writer + Director + Editor + Producer: Maya Annik Bedward / Sean Liliani Producer: Kate Fraser DOP: Sean Liliani Animation: Luke Mistruzzi Sound: Laura Dickens Synopsis Although unknown today, Dr. Louis Charles Roudanez used his newspaper—The New Orleans Tribune—to win unprecedented rights for the formerly enslaved a hundred years before the civil …

Short Narrative (2014) Writer + Director + Editor + Producer: Maya Annik Bedward Producer: Kate Fraser DOP: James Klopko Music: Mika Posen / David Arcus / Aline Morales Starring: Nathanael Chadwick / Juliana Flores Capuleto / Karlos Bruno Piro Costa Synopsis A chance encounter with a beautiful woman in a cold alleyway lures Christopher, a …

Music Video (2014) Artist: Petra Glynt Director + Editor + VFX: Blake MacFarlane Producer: Maya Annik Bedward DOP: Adam Bischoff A mix of psychedelic sample-based sounds, bellowing vocals and raging drums, Petra Glynt is being hailed as Toronto’s answer to Grimes. The video made BlogTO’s top 10 Toronto Music Videos of 2014 list.