Christy Garland is a Canadian documentary filmmaker, originally from London, Ontario and based professionally in Toronto.
[2] A graduate of the film studies program at Ryerson University,[3] she worked for various film and television studios as a story analyst and assistant director, and made a handful of narrative short films,[4] before launching her own production company, Murmur Films, to make documentary films.
She made her feature documentary debut in 2012 with The Bastard Sings the Sweetest Song,[5] and followed up in 2016 with Cheer Song.
[6] What Walaa Wants was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Feature Length Documentary, and Garland received a nomination for Best Cinematography in a Documentary, at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019.
[7] She is the partner of film and television composer Tom Third.