Lisa Jacksonshe/her

Lisa Jackson is an Anishinaabe (Aamjiwnaang) award-winning creator of documentary and fiction film and television, VR, and multimedia installation work. As a director, her projects have won a Genie and Canadian Screen Award, been nominated for a Webby and Canadian Association of Journalists Award, broadcast throughout Canada, and screened at Sundance, Tribeca, SXSW, Berlinale, and Hot Docs.

In 2020, she launched Door Number 3 Productions and premiered Wilfred Buck in 2024, with screenings at CPH:DOX (DOX:AWARD) and Hot Docs, where it was a Top Five audience choice pick. Lisa has received the 2022 Chicken & Egg Award, the 2021 Documentary Organization of Canada Vanguard Award, and is a member of the Indigenous Screen Office’s Membership Circle. She lives in Toronto, has an MFA from York University, and attended the CFC Directors Lab, as well as the TIFF Talent Lab and Writers Studio. See Lisa’s company Door Number 3 Productions for more information: doornumber3.ca.