Karl R. Hearne

He received a Special Jury Prize at the 2024 Fantasia Film Festival for Best Director for his work on The G.[2] In a glowing review, Screen International and Guardian film critic Wendy Ide praised Dickey's performance and called the film "a blistering winter noir..."[3] Variety called The G "a gender flipping tale of violent revenge...an original and entertaining thriller.

"[4] The Hollywood News called it "A deeply absorbing film from filmmaker Karl R. Hearne, it reminded me of early Coens... with brilliantly written characters and an outstanding central performance from Dale Dickey... the kick ass anti-hero.

[6] He later returned to Montreal, where he spent a year studying film at Concordia University.

[7] His short film Song, a Chinese ghost story with dialogue predominantly in Mandarin, received the Prix Fasken-Martineau in 2003,[8] and received a Prix Jutra nomination for Best Short Film at the 5th Jutra Awards.

[1] When he decided to return to film in the mid-2010s, he quickly secured funding from Telefilm Canada to make Touched.