A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Alias:
David "Sudz" Sutherland
David Sutherland
Birthplace:
Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
David "Sudz" Sutherland, a Toronto-born filmmaker, discovered his passion for storytelling through high school theatre. He studied film at York University, collaborating with Jennifer Holness, his wife, on music videos and shorts. Their acclaimed short film "My Father’s Hands" received nominations and awards, marking his rise in filmmaking. In 2003, he directed the well-received "Love, Sex and Eating the Bones," earning Genie Award nominations and accolades. Sutherland delved into television, directing acclaimed shows like "Degrassi: The Next Generation" and "Murdoch Mysteries." His co-creation, "She’s the Mayor," aired in 2011. Their collaboration extended to the fact-based feature "Home Again," exploring the lives of Jamaican deportees. The film earned Canadian Screen Award nominations in 2013, showcasing Sutherland's talent and impact in storytelling. Sutherland was also profiled on an episode of HGTV's series Neat, in which professional organizer Hellen Buttigieg reorganized and decluttered his office.
Director:
2000 Speakers for the Dead
2003 Love, Sex, and Eating the Bones
2008 Toronto Stories
2012 Home Again
2012 The Phantoms
Executive Producer:
2000 Speakers for the Dead
2003 Love, Sex, and Eating the Bones
2008 Toronto Stories
2012 Home Again
2012 The Phantoms
2020 Stateless
Producer:
2000 Speakers for the Dead
2003 Love, Sex, and Eating the Bones
2008 Toronto Stories
2012 Home Again
2012 The Phantoms
2020 Stateless
2021 Subjects of Desire
Writer:
2000 Speakers for the Dead
2003 Love, Sex, and Eating the Bones
2008 Toronto Stories
2012 Home Again
2012 The Phantoms
2020 Stateless
2021 Subjects of Desire
Creator:
2011 She's the Mayor
2016 Shoot the Messenger
Director:
2001 Degrassi
2008 Murdoch Mysteries
2009 Guns
2011 She's the Mayor
2013 Reign
2014 The Flash
2015 Blindspot
2015 Supergirl
2016 DC's Legends of Tomorrow
2016 Designated Survivor
2016 Private Eyes
2016 Shoot the Messenger
2018 All American
2019 Batwoman
2020 FBI: Most Wanted
2021 Superman & Lois
Writer:
2001 Degrassi
2008 Murdoch Mysteries
2009 Guns
2011 She's the Mayor
2013 Reign
2014 The Flash
2015 Blindspot
2015 Supergirl
2016 DC's Legends of Tomorrow
2016 Designated Survivor
2016 Private Eyes
2016 Shoot the Messenger
2018 All American
2019 Batwoman
2020 FBI: Most Wanted
2021 Superman & Lois
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Data are -- hey, it's a plural -- subject to the limitations of their sources. (For example, TMDB search results currently max out at 20.) I am limiting myself to free data sources for now. (No, a "free trial" is not free.)
While much of the above data are retrieved directly from outside APIs and other such sources, data from American Film Institute (AFI) and British Film Institute (BFI) were manually entered the old fashioned way into a MySQL database. Re BFI I took the following liberties:
Regarding profile removals and data corrections:
Filtering is applied here to film projects flagged as "adult" by TheMovieDB. Pending "popular demand" I am contemplating a login and profile system with preferences (such as whether to allow adult images to appear) and permissions (such as data entry).
Whereas the overall purpose of this website is to serve as a personal demo/portfolio/workshop of web and data skills, this Movies section is not meant to compete with or substitute for far more definitive movie websites.
Whether or not he still clings to an award which he won in 1986 as a film critic for his college's newspaper, Jeffrey Hartmann is not responsible for the texts of overviews and biographies supplied by external data sources.