Stephanie Joline
Directing
Stephanie Joline is an award-winning Indigenous writer, director, and producer from Halifax, Nova Scotia. Her work spans multiple genres, with stories that provoke conversation, break boundaries, and are deeply rooted in inclusivity and feminism. She is best known for her directorial debut feature film, Night Blooms (2022) - a 1990s coming-of-age story showcased at TIFF Selects - Women of This Land (2024), a CBC documentary series exploring the cultural connections of Indigenous women in Atlantic Canada - And as a sketch director on This Hour Has 22 Minutes for its 32nd season, contributing to the legacy of Canada's iconic comedy show. Her other credits include I Place You Into the Fire (2024), Warrior Up (2024) on APTN, Farm Crime (2023) on CBC Gem, Words Matter (2022) on CBC, Stream Me (2021) on Hollywood Suite, and Spirit Talker (2019) on APTN.
Stephanie has been recognized with several honours, including a Canadian Screen Award for factual TV directing, TIFF's Irving Avrich Award for emerging Canadian talent, and a nomination for the DGC Discovery Award. In 2024, she became the first director from Atlantic Canada selected for the Warner Bros. Discovery Access x Canadian Academy Directors Program.
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She is an active member of The Atlantic Filmmakers Cooperative, Women in Film and Television Atlantic, Screen Nova Scotia and the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television. She also contributes to the community by teaching film classes, mentoring emerging filmmakers and serving as the Directors' Caucus Representative for DGC Maritimes.
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- 2026Guard Executive Producer
- 2025Louis Executive Producer
- 2025Priced to Thrill Director, Writer, Producer
- 2024Women of this Land: shalan joudry Director
- 2024What Good Canadians Do Director, Producer
- 2024I Place You Into the Fire Director, Producer
- 2024Footnotes Director
- 2022Night Blooms Director, Writer
- 2021Stream Me Director, Writer
- 2021Words Matter
