I love connections that are stranger than fiction, and a call to action that comes out of the blue destined to result in happy surprises...
Geoff Siskind and I met as little kids on a bitterly cold cottage weekend of sledding and snowsuits when my dad happened to be dating his mum. While we weren't fated to become forever family, we reconnected more than a decade later when it turned out that he was best friends/house mates with the brother of one of my best friends and house mate, all of us living the student high life on St. Urbain in Montreal. Mischievous and magical days.
Another couple of decades later, both living in Toronto, here was an invitation to get up to some more mischief. Geoff called on me for some portraits; a delightful invitation to capture the dynamic personality, creativity and unique vision that I have always know Geoff to have in spades. Geoff, is now a prolific producer and writer for television and radio.
It's been an age since I've posted anything, but thought it a fun time to shine light on Geoff when I heard he was hosting a new podcast called 'Hackable?'. In Geoff's words, it’s sort of like Myth Busters meets Mr Robot with Geoff in the middle of the whole thing as the human guinea pig. In the first episode he accompanies a hacker to a local café to see just how secure public wi-fi is. Watch out for funky hot spots friends.
Geoff has a natural gift for presenting fascinating life stories in a playful, surprising and poignant way. Visit his website www.genuinefiction.com to watch and listen. He'll turn the way you see things right side up...or perhaps upside down.
Geoff has a natural gift for presenting fascinating life stories in a playful, surprising and poignant way. Visit his website www.genuinefiction.com to watch and listen. He'll turn the way you see things right side up...or perhaps upside down.
GEOFF'S BIO
Geoff has helped launch some of Canada's most popular reality television programs including Storage Wars Canada, Redemption Inc. with Kevin O'Leary, Canada's Worst Driver, Canada's Worst Handyman and Junk Raiders.
An Alumni of the Canadian Film Centre's Interactive Entertainment Program, Geoff directed the interactive documentary Tightrope, which has been presented by many festivals, including SXSW (Austin), IDFA (Amsterdam), and Hot Docs (Toronto).
He's produced many hours worth of radio programming and documentaries for CBC Radio, including Search Engine (for which he won the New York Festivals' International Broadcasting Award), Outfront, and The Phone Book Stories.
As well he's directed several documentary films including The Mantelpiece - a film about the bizarre migratory route of taxidermic caribou, which debuted on TVO's The View From Here and The Big Sky Documentary Festival.
Geoff has helped launch some of Canada's most popular reality television programs including Storage Wars Canada, Redemption Inc. with Kevin O'Leary, Canada's Worst Driver, Canada's Worst Handyman and Junk Raiders.
An Alumni of the Canadian Film Centre's Interactive Entertainment Program, Geoff directed the interactive documentary Tightrope, which has been presented by many festivals, including SXSW (Austin), IDFA (Amsterdam), and Hot Docs (Toronto).
He's produced many hours worth of radio programming and documentaries for CBC Radio, including Search Engine (for which he won the New York Festivals' International Broadcasting Award), Outfront, and The Phone Book Stories.
As well he's directed several documentary films including The Mantelpiece - a film about the bizarre migratory route of taxidermic caribou, which debuted on TVO's The View From Here and The Big Sky Documentary Festival.
 | KIND WORDS "Having Marina take photos for me really had two purposes: The first was that I wanted some creative photos for my website. And the second is that I wanted to have an excuse to hang out with her again. Not only are the images she captured well beyond anything I could have imagined, but Marina made the act of taking them so much fun. She turned a simple photo shoot into a rewarding creative and collaborative process. Simply put, Marina is awesome." - Geoff Siskind |
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