Documentary Director Brett Harvey
Brett Harvey Films
BY FILM:
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_ BREAKING OLYMPIA: THE PHIL HEATH STORY _
“BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY” WINNER
2022 Florence Film Awards
“BEST DOCUMENTARY” NOMINATED
2024 NATIONAL FILM AWARDS (UK)
5 LEO AWARD nominations including “BEST DIRECTOR” & “BEST DOCUMENTARY"
2023 LEO Awards
4 ROSIE AWARD nominations including "BEST DOCUMENTARY"
2022 AMPIA Awards
“BEST DOCUMENTARY POSTER” WINNER
2024 Golden Trailer Awards
“SHOWS WHY BODYBUILDING MIGHT BE OUR MOST CINEMATIC SPORT... UNIQUELY VULNERABLE”
INDIE WIRE
“SUPERB” “I’VE SEEN IT TWICE”
THE HOLLYWOOD NEWS
Included in “MUST SEE TV”
THE TORONTO SUN
“COMPELLING INSIGHT”
ANYGOODFILMS.COM
“A VERY GOOD DOC. VERY WELL MADE”
ADAM COROLLA SHOW
"A BODYBUILDING FAN’S MUST WATCH"
MUSCLE INSIDER MAGAZINE
"RAW AND HONEST"
MANOFMANY.COM
"IT WAS SO GREAT! I SAY THAT AS A FAN OF DOCUMENTARIES… I THINK EVERYONE CAN ENJOY THIS”
TRUE GEORDIE PODCAST (YOUTUBE)
“BEST BODYBUILDING DOCUMENTARY I’VE EVER SEEN”
THIS IS BODYBUILDING (INSTAGRAM)
“GENUINELY SURPRISED BY HOW MUCH I ENJOYED THIS FILM… A DEEPLY HUMAN STORY”
FOLLOW FILMS PODCAST
“IT WAS REALLY GOOD!”
NICK’S STRENGTH & POWER (YOUTUBE)
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_ INMATE #1: THE RISE OF DANNY TREJO _
"AUDIENCE CHOICE BEST CANADIAN DOCUMENTARY" - WINNER
2019 Calgary International Film Festival
"OVERALL TOP 10 FEATURE FILMS - #1 AUDIENCE CHOICE" - WINNER
2019 Calgary International Film Festival
"WINNER of 5 LEO AWARDS" including:
"BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY"
"BEST DIRECTOR"
"BEST SCREENWRITING"
"BEST EDITING"
"BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY"
WINNER 5/5
2020 LEO Awards
"BEST DOCUMENTARY: HISTORY & BIOGRAPHY" - NOMINATED alongside 'FREE SOLO'
2020 Banff World Media Festival - Rockie Awards
"A COMPELLING AND HEARTFELT DOCUMENTARY..." - OWEN GLEIBERMAN, Variety
"WHAT SETS BRETT HARVEY'S SLICKLY MADE DOCUMENTARY APART, BESIDES ITS ENGAGING SUBJECT, IS ITS COVINCING PORTRAYAL OF A MAN WHO SAW THE ERROR OF HIS WAYS AND WORKED TO CHANGE HIMSELF" - MICHAEL ORDONA - Los Angeles Times
"THERE ARE A LOT OF LAUGHS IN HIS HOLLYWOOD REDEMPTION STORY, WHICH ALSO REVEALS TREJO'S HARD-WON GENTLENESS" - GLENN KENNY, New York Times
"HARVEY'S DOCUMENTARY INSPIRES ANYONE FEELING LIKE THEY'RE AT A BOTTOM OF A BARREL & THERE'S NOT WAY OUT. IT'S A REMARKABLE FILM ABOUT A REMARKABLE MAN" - PETER BRADSHAW, The Guardian
"YOU WOULD NEED A HEART OF STONE NOT TO ENJOY THIS DOCUMENTARY..." - RANDY MYERS, President of the San Francisco Film Critics Circle
"ONE OF THE BEST DOCUMENTARIES ABOUT A MOVIE STAR I'VE EVER SEEN" - LINCON SPECTOR, Bayflicks
"INSPIRING STORY OF SIN & REDEMPTION" - DANIEL BARNES, San Francisco Film Critic's Circle
"ITS SUBJECT IS SO INHERENTLY LIKABLE THAT A FEATURE-LENGTH DOSE OF TREJO'S BOUNDLESS ENERGY FEELS LIKE THE KIND OF ADRENALINE SHOT WE CAN USE RIGHT ABOUT NOW." - BRIAN LOWRY, CNN
5/5 STARS - "OF THE DOCUMENTARIES I'VE SEEN OF LATE, HARVEY'S IS BOTH THE MOST RESPECTFUL OF HIS SUBJECT WHILE BEING ENTIRELY HONEST WITH HIS AUDIENCE"
DOUGLAS DAVIDSON, NC Film Critics Association, Rotten Tomatoes Approved Critic, Elements of Madness
5/5 STARS - "A GREAT DOCUMENTARY THAT IS SURPRISINGLY VERY MOVING"
MARK DUJSIK, OC Movie Reviews
9 out of 10 - "A CHARMING AND INSIGHTFUL JOURNEY FILLED WITH HOPE AND A POWERFUL MESSAGE" - RICH JOHNSON, The Digital Fix
4 1/2 STARS - "HIS FILM, AND HIS LIFE, ARE NOTHING SHORT
OF INSPIRATIONAL" - BOB GARRETTE, Project Nerd
4 1/2 STARS - "INCREDIBLE BEHIND THE SCENES STORY OF REDEMPTION"
SCOTT HAYES, St. Albert GAZETTE
"A FASCINATING LOOK AT A FAMILIAR FACE" - JOHN TREBUTT
THE YY SCENE
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_ ICE GUARDIANS _
"BEST OF FILM" 2016 - SPORTS ILLUSTRATED
2016 'Best of Film' list in Sports Illustrated
"FAVORITE DOCUMENTARIES OF 2016" - NEWSWEEK - 2016 favourite documentaries list
4 ROSIE AWARD nominations including "BEST DOCUMENTARY" - 2017 AMPIA Awards
"BEST DIRECTOR & "BEST DOCUMENTARY" nominations - 2017 LEO Awards
"EXCELLENT, GORGEOUSLY MADE DOCUMENTARY" - THE GLOBE AND MAIL
"AN EXTROARDINARY LOOK AT FIGHTING IN HOCKEY" - TSN HOCKEY INSIDER
"ONE OF THE BEST SPORTS DOCUMENTARIES IN RECENT YEARS" - THATMOMENTIN.COM
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_ THE CULTURE HIGH _
"BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY" - WINNER
2015 AMPIA Awards
4 ROSIE AWARD nominations including "BEST NON-FICTION SCREEN WRITER"
- 2015 AMPIA Awards
3 LEO AWARD nominations including "BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY" - 2015 LEO Awards
"BEST DOCUMENTARY" - NOMINATED
30th Warsaw International Film Festival
"THE CULTURE HIGH MAKES ITS CASE FOR A SIDE IN THE MARIJUANA
DEBATE THATOFTEN GOES UNHEARD" - NEW YORK TIMES
"SKILLFULLY INTERWEAVING FACTS, DOCUMENTARY FOOTAGE & INTERVIEWS,
HARVEY GIVES FULL VOICE TO BOTH SIDES" - FILM JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL
"THE CULTURE HIGH SHOWS THE INSANITY OF THE WAR ON WEED" - NEWSWEEK
"A MESMERIZING EXPERIENCE FOR VIRTUALLY ANY AUDIENCE" - BELOW THE LINE
"PERSONAL STORIES & EXPERIENCES GIVE THE MOVIE A LAYER OF DEPTH
MISSING FROM MANY DOCUMENTARIES" - RED CARPET CRASH
"IT DESERVES TO BE SEEN" - NEXT PROJECTION
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_ THE UNION: THE BUSINESS BEHIND GETTING HIGH _
NFB sponsored "BEST CANADIAN DOCUMENTARY" AWARD - WINNER
2007 Edmonton International Film Festival
"OUTSTANDING FEATURE DOCUMENTARY" - WINNER
2007 Winnipeg International Film Festival
"GRAND PRIZE BEST EDITING" - WINNER
2007 Rhode Island International Film Festival
"GRAND PRIZE BEST EDITING" - WINNER
2008 Okanagan Film Festival
"PEOPLE'S CHOICE" - WINNER
2008 Okanagan Film Festival
"PEOPLE'S CHOICE MOST POPULAR CANADIAN FILM" - RUNNER-UP
2007 Vancouver International Film Festival
"BEST CANADIAN DOCUMENTARY" - NOMINATED
2007 Vancouver International Film Festival
"BEST OF FEST" - INCLUDED
2007 Vancouver International Film Festival
"BEST INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY" - NOMINATED
2007 Beloit International Film Festival
"BEST BRITISH COLUMBIA FILM OF 2007" - NOMINATED
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
"VERY FUNNY! EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT HIGH" - BILL MAHER
HBO Real Time's Bill Maher
"ILLUMINATING" "FASCINATING INSIGHT" - JASON BUCHANAN
All Movie Guide
"ENTERTAINING & COMPREHENSIVE" "HIGHLY RECOMENED" - KEN EISNER
The Georgia Straight
"4 STARS" - PETE CROATTO, AMC
American Movie Classics
"4 STARS" - JAMES HAMILTON
SEE Magazine
"32 INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVALS " - OFFICIAL SELECTIONS