Documentary filmmaker, and co-founder of Bonfire Originals
OK, a bit about me… growing up with Jamaican and Scottish parents, I was encouraged from a young age to try, taste and experience everything - at least once. I always felt I've straddled multiple experiences, and yet never felt fully part of one - to me, that's nurtured my sense of curiosity, exploration, bridging gaps and seeing opportunities in every new connection.
As a filmmaker, I'm fuelled by my passion for exploring, learning and helping tell the stories that rarely get told. My work has taken me around the world, from Ethiopia to Chile, Jamaica to Japan, working with reggae & ska legends, championship pro athletes, disgraced superstars and communities/organizations striving for change.
And at some point during your rush hour commute, you may have heard me (DJ Gramera) on the airwaves during my 15 years hosting StolenSouls: a weekly soul, funk and reggae vinyl radio show on CHRY 105.5FM - and you most definitely got invited (or will be) to one of my DJ nights.
I am also the co-founder and partner of Bonfire Originals, a production company based out of Toronto, focusing on documentary filmmaking and collaborating with fellow creatives.
Link me anytime, whether an idea, potential project or you just wanna connect.
Graeme Mathieson
Toronto, Canada
g@gramera.com
Toronto, Canada
g@gramera.com
SELECT Credits:
"Play It Loud: How Toronto Got Soul" feature documentary, TVO, Knowledge Network // Director + Writer
"Sounds & Pressure: Reggae in a Foreign Land" 5-part documentary anthology, NFB // Director + Writer
Danny Green's "Beyond the Arc" 6-part TV docuseries // Co-EP + Producer
"Ruff & Tuff - Stranger Cole's Toronto Roots", Hot Docs 2018 // Filmmaker collaboration (DOP + editor) w/ Chris Flanagan
"Shella Records - A Reggae Mystery", Hot Docs 2019 // Creative Consultant
"Out of Darkness" doc series shorts // Director
"No One Should Have To Die Alone" doc short // Director
Complaints Dept. "Rebel Lion" music video, Reelworld Film Festival 2018 // Director
"Sounds & Pressure: Reggae in a Foreign Land" 5-part documentary anthology, NFB // Director + Writer
Danny Green's "Beyond the Arc" 6-part TV docuseries // Co-EP + Producer
"Ruff & Tuff - Stranger Cole's Toronto Roots", Hot Docs 2018 // Filmmaker collaboration (DOP + editor) w/ Chris Flanagan
"Shella Records - A Reggae Mystery", Hot Docs 2019 // Creative Consultant
"Out of Darkness" doc series shorts // Director
"No One Should Have To Die Alone" doc short // Director
Complaints Dept. "Rebel Lion" music video, Reelworld Film Festival 2018 // Director