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Officer Charles

Portrait Officer Charles

Charles Officer grew up in Toronto and made his first short film, When Morning Comes, in 2000. The film debuted to great acclaim at the Toronto International Film Festival, and soon, through his participation in the Directors' Lab at the Canadian Film Centre, he made a second film, Short Hymn,Silent War, which received a Special Jury Citation at TIFF and a Genie nomination. His first feature film, Nurse.Fighter.Boy, premiered at the 2008 TIFF, and garnered 10 nominations at the 2010 Genie Awards, winning for Best Original Song.