BIOGRAPHIE

Kaio Kathriner is a Swiss-Canadian filmmaker whose short film and documentary work has most recently received “The Flaming Faun” for Best of Switzerland – Audience Choice Award at Shnit Worldwide Shortfilmfestival 2019. From shooting at Everest Base Camp to NHL superstar Connor McDavid, his filmmaking adventures have landed him in Nepal, Cambodia, Peru and the US, as well as shooting for CBC Arts, NBC Sports and NHL Studios. He recently premiered his latest narrative short “The Day We Left”, at EIFF 2021 and is in development of its feature of the same name, supported by the Harold Greenberg Fund (BellMedia/CRAVE). Through scripted dramas and documentaries alike, Kaio’s work expresses a focus on refugee stories through sport and history.

FILMOGRAPHIE

• 2021 The Day We Left Director, Referent, Script, Script
• 2018 Refuge in the Rockies Director, Sales, Referent, Script, Script
• 2013 Hunt for the Mad Trapper Director, Script, Script