Andrew Cividino

Master of nuanced storytelling, Andrew Cividino, was born in 1983 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Best known for exploring themes of adolescence and identity in his films, he has been active as a director since 2009, creating gems like "Sleeping Giant" which garnered a considerable amount of accolades, including the award for Best Canadian First Feature Film at the Toronto International Film Festival. Cividino's authorial style is deeply grounded in realism, with a knack for capturing the complexities of human emotion and the subtleties of interpersonal relationships. As a person, Andrew Cividino has a profound ability to empathize with the vulnerabilities of youth, and it is this compassion that shines through his films, making them deeply human and poignantly relatable.