Dawn Wilkinson

Dawn Wilkinson is a Canadian film and television director. She is a graduate of the Canadian Film Centre and the University of Toronto.

Dandelions (1995)

"Lyrical and full of mirth, this filmmaker wonders out loud in her first film: 'How do I make myself at home in a landscape made foreign to me?' Wilkinson looks at her self - black - and ponders in the white landscape called Canada how can she 'enjoy the flowers' ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dawn Wilkinson
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"Lyrical and full of mirth, this filmmaker wonders out loud in her first film: 'How do I make myself at home in a landscape made foreign to me?' Wilkinson looks at her self - black - and ponders in the white landscape called Canada how can she 'enjoy the flowers' ...  (more)

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Devotion (2005)

Filled with despair by the loss of her mother in a car accident, eleven-year-old bi-racial Alice finds it hard to accept that her father Grant wants to start a new life. She resents their cozy new bungalow in small town Ontario and longs for her mum. In Alice's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dawn Wilkinson
CAST:  Julian Smither  •  Erika Hansen  •  Omega Mighty

Filled with despair by the loss of her mother in a car accident, eleven-year-old bi-racial Alice finds it hard to accept that her father Grant wants to start a new life. She resents their cozy new bungalow in small town Ontario and longs for her mum. In Alice's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dawn Wilkinson
CAST:  Julian Smither  •  Erika Hansen  •  Omega Mighty

Instant Dread (1998)

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DIRECTION:  Dawn Wilkinson
CAST:  Heather Salmon

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DIRECTION:  Dawn Wilkinson
CAST:  Heather Salmon

Looking for Dawn (2011)

Looking for Dawn is a personal search of a filmmaker to explore how the skin color of a bi-racial actress could ultimately define her roles, career, self image and identity. Throughout interviews and archival footage Dawn Wilkinson explore how other bi-racial ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dawn Wilkinson
CAST:  Jamie Burton-Oare

Looking for Dawn is a personal search of a filmmaker to explore how the skin color of a bi-racial actress could ultimately define her roles, career, self image and identity. Throughout interviews and archival footage Dawn Wilkinson explore how other bi-racial ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dawn Wilkinson
CAST:  Jamie Burton-Oare

Wilderness (2011)

When Linda Michaels (Penny Eizenga) wakes to find her teenaged son, Kevin (Jamie Johnston), has left home in the middle of the night, she begins the all-too-familiar search for him in the gritty downtown streets of the city. Kevin refuses treatment for ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dawn Wilkinson
CAST:  Penny Eizenga  •  Jamie Johnston  •  Kevin B Hartley  •  Elizabeth Harpur

When Linda Michaels (Penny Eizenga) wakes to find her teenaged son, Kevin (Jamie Johnston), has left home in the middle of the night, she begins the all-too-familiar search for him in the gritty downtown streets of the city. Kevin refuses treatment for ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dawn Wilkinson
CAST:  Penny Eizenga  •  Jamie Johnston  •  Kevin B Hartley  •  Elizabeth Harpur

A Nashville Christmas Carol (2020)

A workaholic television producer receives a visit from her recently deceased mentor, who warns her that her current path leads to a dark future.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dawn Wilkinson
CAST:  Jessy Schram  •  Wes Brown  •  Wynonna Judd  •  Sara Evans

A workaholic television producer receives a visit from her recently deceased mentor, who warns her that her current path leads to a dark future.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dawn Wilkinson
CAST:  Jessy Schram  •  Wes Brown  •  Wynonna Judd  •  Sara Evans

Block Party (2022)

Recent Harvard grad Keke McQueen, 23, is eager to ditch her hometown of Grand Rapids, Michigan for her dream job in Atlanta, but when Keke discovers that her once super-sharp Grandma Janice is showing early signs of dementia, Keke puts her career at stake in order ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dawn Wilkinson
CAST:  Antoinette Robertson  •  Margaret Avery  •  Golden Brooks  •  Birgundi Baker

Recent Harvard grad Keke McQueen, 23, is eager to ditch her hometown of Grand Rapids, Michigan for her dream job in Atlanta, but when Keke discovers that her once super-sharp Grandma Janice is showing early signs of dementia, Keke puts her career at stake in order ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dawn Wilkinson
CAST:  Antoinette Robertson  •  Margaret Avery  •  Golden Brooks  •  Birgundi Baker