Liz Marshall

Award-winning Canadian filmmaker Liz Marshall understands the power of documentary cinema as a generative instrument for consciousness raising. With a portfolio of more than 20 projects including documentary features, television specials and interactive media, Liz has earned global recognition and critical acclaim for offering audiences unique and intimate access to the frontlines of social change.
Collaborating with diverse teams, communities and influencers, her feature documentaries are:
s-yéwyáw / AWAKEN (a TELUS original; 2023 Planet in Focus Audience Choice Award; 2025 Canadian Screen Award Nominee for the Donald Brittain Award For Best Social/Political Documentary) MEAT THE FUTURE (a documentary Channel original; 2020 Hot Docs At Home On CBC; 2021 Canadian Screen Award Nominee for the Donald Brittain Award For Best Social/Political Documentary; 10+ global awards/nominations; Redford Center/Doc Society supported impact campaign;) MIDIAN FARM (2018, subject of Liz’s Masters in Cinema MFA thesis); THE GHOSTS IN OUR MACHINE (a documentary Channel original; 2013 Hot Docs World Premiere; 2015 Canadian Screen Award Nominee for the Donald Brittain Award For Best Social/Political Documentary; 15+ global awards; 2014 Academy Award Long-list; Doc Society supported impact campaign); WATER ON THE TABLE (a TVO original; 2010 Planet in Focus Best Canadian Documentary; Gemini Nominee for the Donald Brittain Award For Best Social/Political Documentary.)
Liz is an active member of the Canadian film community. She's a member of the Directors Guild of Canada – BC Chapter, and serves on the board of directors for Cinema Politica, a non-profit supporting the work of independent, political filmmakers in Canada and beyond. As a longtime member of DOC (Documentary Organization of Canada) Liz was an elected board member for six years of the Toronto chapter which formed the DOC Institute – the collective voice for Ontario's indie documentary community. Liz is a founding member of the Canadian chapter of Film Fatales, a global community of experienced women, trans and non-binary feature film and television directors dedicated to expanding the landscape of representation in storytelling.
