Charles Wilkinson (director)
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Occupation(s)Documentary filmmaker, film director, television director
Yearsactive1981–present
SpouseTina Schliessler
Charles Wilkinson | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1959 |
| Occupation(s) | Documentary filmmaker, film director, television director |
| Years active | 1981–present |
| Spouse | Tina Schliessler |
| Website | charleswilkinson.com |
Charles Wilkinson is a Canadian film and television director based in Vancouver, British Columbia,[1] best known for making documentary films that touch on environmental issues.[2]
Before moving into documentaries, Wilkinson worked for many years in dramatic television series and on narrative feature films.[3]
As a preteen, he was one of the original performers in the Calgary Safety Roundup, paired with his brother Billy as kid cowboy singers. "We sang both kinds - country and western."[4]
Film
- Tiers: A Story of the Penitentiary - 1982
- My Kind of Town - 1984
- The Little Town That Did - 1984
- Quarantine - 1989
- Blood Clan - 1990
- Max - 1994
- Breach of Trust, aka Crash - 1995
- Airprentice - 2006
- Down Here - 2008
- Peace Out - 2011
- Oil Sands Karaoke - 2013
- Haida Gwaii: On the Edge of the World - 2015
- Vancouver: No Fixed Address - 2017
- Haida Modern - 2019
- Gyaa Isdlaa: Beyond Being Silenced - 2023
- Talk About Lonely - 2025
Television
- The Beachcombers - 1986, one episode
- High Country - 1989, television film
- The Highlander - 1994-97, four episodes
- Road to Avonlea - 1995, one episode
- The Legend of the Ruby Silver - 1996, television film
- Angel Flight Down - 1996, television film
- Seduction in a Small Town - 1997, television film
- Out of Nowhere - 1997, television film
- Dead Man's Gun - 1998, two episodes
- Welcome to Paradox - 1998, two episodes
- So Weird - 1999, two episodes
- 2gether - 2000, two episodes
- Los Luchadores - 2000-01, one episode
- The Immortal - 2001, one episode
- A Crime of Passion - 2003, television film
- Heart of the Storm - 2004, television film
