Kimber Sider
Artistic Director & Lead Programmer
artistic@guelphfilmfestival.ca

As a documentary filmmaker, performance practitioner, and academic, Kimber has a passion for the transformative potential of storytelling in all of its diverse forms. Kimber moved to Guelph in 2011 to pursue graduate studies in theatre and performance, and fell in love with the city’s natural charm, vibrant community, and passion for ecological and social justice.

Kimber has a soft spot for quirky documentaries that take an unconventional artistic approach to storytelling, and in doing so offer a deeper understanding of another’s experience and/or perspective.

As Artistic Director, Kimber looks forward to continuing the festival’s advocacy work, promoting diverse voices and striving toward gender parity in the film industry, while supporting (and growing) the brilliant community of artists that call Guelph home. 

Caroline Mills
Partnerships & Operations Director
operations@guelphfilmfestival.ca

Caroline comes to the Guelph Film Festival with a background in operations, event planning as well as marketing and communications where her work focused on financial services, strategic planning and not-for-profit organizations. She also owned and operated her own yoga business, Sahayoga, in Rockwood, Ont for 8 years.

Community engagement and social justice have been consistent threads in Caroline’s life. She has been an active volunteer since 1999 when she joined the GH Wood Foundation as a Director and learned the true value of social justice and the importance of giving back to her community. She recognizes that building relationships takes time but together we can overcome complex issues and ignite dynamic community conversations.

Caroline loves a good read, birds, long walks with thoughtful conversation and has been a film geek for decades.  She lives in Guelph with her husband, two boys and female Wheaten Terrier who balances out some of the male energy.

Steve D’Alimonte
Technical Director
tech@guelphfilmfestival.ca

Video storytelling has always been central to Steve’s work. Steve has worked in non-fiction video production in Canada and the United States for more than a decade. This experience includes work on the Discovery Channel’s Daily Planet as well as an Oscar short-listed feature about Lyme disease. As a freelance video producer, Steve has had the opportunity to do work for clients such as the Canadian Red Cross and the 2014 Olivia Chow mayoral campaign.

In addition to video-making, Steve is also passionate about video-education as a means to help young people engage with issues in their lives and communities. As Tech Director, Steve looks forward to connecting more deeply with the Guelph community.

Dustin Seabrook | STILL CREATES
Webmaster & Trailer

Dustin Seabrook is a multi-disciplinary artist working in film and music. Primarily self-taught, Seabrook is acknowledged for his work as a director, cinematographer, editor, producer, and musician. He has produced several music videos, media art, and created a mini docuseries called, Project Isolation. Seabrook’s work has been acknowledged by CBC Music, Indie88, Hillside Music Festival, Guelph Film Festival, WKP Kennedy Gallery, Tom Thomson Art Gallery, KAZOO! He was the 2022 recipient of ED Video’s Kenny Doren Award. www.stillcreates.com

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