Nettie wild biography of christopher

Nettie Wild (Nettie Barry Canada Wild) is a Canadian filmmaker with a focus on documentaries that highlight marginalized groups and discrimination that these groups face, including people in Canada and around the world.

Nettie wild biography of christopher

She has worked throughout her professional career as an actor, director, producer, and cameraperson.

Early life and education

Wild, full name Nettie Barry Canada Wild, was born in New York City on May 18, 1952 to a British father and a Kitsilano mother.

Their occupations were journalist and opera singer, respectively. Wild's mother felt that Nettie sticking to her Canadian roots was important, hence the name, and one month after Wild was born, the family moved to Vancouver where Wild would live the majority of her life.

While studying at the University of British Columbia, Wild gained a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) with a major in creative writing along with a minor in film and theatre.

Alongside her studies, Wild co-founded Touchstone