Mike Downie | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation | Documentary filmmaker |
Mike Downie is a Canadian documentary filmmaker.[1] The older brother of lateTragically Hip frontmanGord Downie, he is best known for his work with the Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund.[2]
The founder of the film production company Edgarland Films,[3] Downie won aGemini Award for Best Sports Program or Series in 2005 as coproducer withNicholas de Pencier ofThe Hockey Nomad.[4] He has won threeCanadian Screen Awards, forBest Science or Nature Documentary in 2014 as director of "Invasion of the Brain Snatchers", which aired as an episode ofThe Nature of Things;[5]Best Social or Political Documentary Program in 2018 as a producer ofThe Secret Path; and Best Direction in a Documentary Program in 2020 for the documentaryFinding the Secret Path.[6]
He was also a Gemini Award nominee in 2000 forBlue Rodeo: The Scenes in Between[7] and in 2010 forOne Ocean: Birth of an Ocean,[8] and a CSA nominee in 2018 forRunning on Empty: Surviving California's Epic Drought.
His filmThe COVID Cruise, a documentary about theCOVID-19 outbreak on the Diamond Princess cruise ship in early 2020, was released as an episode ofThe Nature of Things in November 2020.[9]
He directedThe Tragically Hip: No Dress Rehearsal, a four-part documentary series about The Tragically Hip slated for release in 2024.[10]
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