B*ITCH
Narrative short (2020)
A dive-bar waitress finds a novel way to deal with toxic masculinity.
SENSEI
Documentary short (2021)
The award-winning story of Natalie Olson, the first Canadian with Down syndrome to achieve her black belt in karate, and her life-long friend and coach, Sensei Heather Fidyk.
Jill Roberts
Jill is a media producer, director, writer, and communications consultant with over 20 years of professional experience. She has collaborated on feature and short films, documentaries, commercials, corporate content, and all genres of media production. In 2020 Jill directed the horror short/proof of concept “B*TCH” through the Herland Mentorship Program, and the documentary short “Sensei” in 2021. In 2020 she was one of 100 women across Canada chosen to participate in the Banff World Media Festival’s Spark Accelerator for Women in Media. She is always seeking out new projects and collaborators to create with.