Brad Quenville is a Vancouver-based documentary producer and filmmaker with over 35 years of experience in creating compelling, thought-provoking content. His career began at the BBC, where he launched Disabled Lives a pioneering global series on disability. Since then, Brad has built an impressive portfolio of work for networks like National Geographic, Animal Planet, Discovery, History Channel, CBC, CTV, and Global TV. His credits include popular series such as Stunt Dawgs, Highway Thru Hell, Pyros, Ice Pilots NWT - the latter earning him a Gemini nomination.

As the showrunner, director, and head writer of Animal Planet’s Wild Bear Rescue, Brad received a Leo Award. His original documentary projects include Blood Dolphins, Innocent Tricks, Fall Out!, In Bjossa’s Wake, Welcome Back to Molly’s Reach, and The Dolphin Dealer.

Through his company, Q Camera Productions Ltd., Brad produced and directed Volunteers Unleashed, an investigative film exploring the complex world of volunteer travel. More recently, for CBC’s The Nature of Things, he produced, directed, and wrote Grizzly Rewild, a documentary following a groundbreaking study on rewilded orphaned grizzly cubs. The film received multiple accolades, including Best Canadian Feature Documentary and Best Cinematography at the 2024 Hollywood North Film Awards, along with nominations at the 2024 Wildlife Conservation Film Festival and the Animal Behaviour Film Festival Award, as well as screening at the Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival.

Brad is currently developing new documentary projects, continuing his mission to craft stories that inspire reflection on critical social, environmental, and ethical issues.

However, the most critical part of the job is developing a strong enough rapport with the people you’re filming so that they feel comfortable sharing their stories and emotions. This often means being present during their most vulnerable and revealing moments. Within days of a young man jumping to his death, I filmed his mother bravely reading her son’s note, imploring her to advocate against bullying. I interviewed an army commando sharing the heart-wrenching moment his military career ended. I’ve documented people enduring pain and suffering in plastic surgeries, war clinics, and cancer wards. Each experience has demanded empathy, trust, and the ability to frame these moments in ways that resonate with audiences while honoring the people who share their stories.

As a director at heart, I love collaborating with skilled film crews who excel at capturing characters and action in the most cinematic and compelling ways. However, the realities of tighter budgets and shifting production demands have often required me to step in and assist across multiple areas. In doing so, I’ve become proficient in operating small cinema cameras. Likewise, my experience as a freelance writer and story editor has helped me learn to cut my own videos. These additional skills have allowed me to independently develop and produce my own projects, making me a more versatile filmmaker - better equipped to capture compelling, impactful stories that reflect the complexity of the human condition.