Artist Statement
I've always been interested in people and the world around me so it's not a surprise I ended up in documentary film. As a documentary filmmaker, I love to bring out people's truths and highlight what makes them special. PEI is a unique place where so many people have come together over time and tides. I want to bring these stories to light and also tell stories that make the world a better place. Sure, that's corny but don't we all want that?
Biography
Charlotte Engel is a producer and a former broadcaster with over 30 years of experience in film and television. She recently directed an episode of CBC’s “Land and Sea” about square dancing and is in development with CBC’s “The Nature of Things”. While at CBC, she oversaw CBC’s cutting edge documentary strands Firsthand and CBC Docs POV. She specialized in bringing unique voices and unforgettable stories to CBC. Many of these documentaries won multiple awards ( “Indictment: The Crimes of Shelley Chartier”, “Nipawistamasowin: We Will Stand Up” and “The Skin We’re In”). As a producer of documentaries for Rock Yenta Productions, she brought docs to CBC, TVO and the Documentary Channel. She won a Canadian Screen Award for “My Millennial Life” and a Golden Sheaf award for “Mugshot”. Engel currently is on the board of Film PEI and Charlottetown Film Society and Film PEI and is also on the Yorkton Film Festival programming committee. She has previously sat on the boards of Hot Docs, DOC Ontario and imagineNATIVE.
Links to My Work
More links and passwords are available upon request. rockyenta@gmail.com
