Henry Sarwer-Foner has a passion for stories rooted in relationships, told from the heart with fearless originality. He has an extensive track record directing actors and production teams to achieve a specific tone and vision. His niche is to get in at the conceptual level and shape shows from the ground up. He’s directed a dozen TV pilots (most picked up for series) and over 500 episodes of television for CBC, CTV, Bravo, MTV, TMN and HBO. He’s won multiple CSA, Gemini and DGC awards for shows including 22 Minutes, Made in Canada, Traders, Less Than Kind, Corner Gas, and Rick Mercer Report. Henry is currently developing two TV projects and two feature films including Shadowbox, which was recently selected for the Whistler Film Festival Screenwriters Lab and Dick 2.0, which has won fourteen laurels for Best Screenplay at U.S. festivals in 2020/21.