Roshell Bissett

Roshell Bissett is a Canadian independent filmmaker who wrote and directed several short films including the award winning "Cotton Candy" and one feature-length film entitled "Winter Lily"

Biography

Roshell Bissett is the fifth and only daughter of James Bissett who was a Canadian diplomat. Roshell graduated from Sir Robert Borden High School and then later went to the University of Ottawa, where she graduated in 1991 with a BFA in painting. She completed a second BFA, this time in cinema at Concordia University in Montreal in 1993.

Career

Roshell began making films in the early 90s including the short films "Blue Canary" 1991, "Stella Signata" 1993 and "Eating Noodles by the Mekong" 1994. Her most significant film "Cotton Candy" was shot in Tokyo in 1995 and went on to receive the Best Short Film award at the Toronto International Film Festival 1997 and the Best short film at the New York Underground Film Festival in 1998. In 1998 she directed and co-wrote the feature film Winter Lily. She taught film production for a short time at the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema at Concordia University in Montreal.