Rich Williamson (filmmaker)

Rich Williamson is a Canadian film director, cinematographer and editor, most noted as codirector with Shasha Nakhai of the 2021 film Scarborough.

[2] A partner with Nakhai in the production firm Compy Films,[3] he first became known for his 2016 short documentary film Frame 394, which was a CSA nominee for Best Short Documentary at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards in 2017.

[4] He was also a CSA nominee for Best Editing in a Documentary at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019 for his work on Nakhai's documentary film Take Light,[5] and at the 12th Canadian Screen Awards in 2024 for Cynara.

[6] Scarborough, codirected by Nakhai and Williamson as their debut narrative feature film, premiered at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival.

[9] His other films have included Prom Day (2009), The Sugar Bowl (2011), Joe (2012), Freelance (2014), The Unsinkable Captain John (2014), The Hole in Reservoir Hill (2018)[10] and Thirty Eight Minutes (2020).