Mattias Graham is a settler filmmaker from Regina, Saskatchewan (Treaty 4), currently based in Montreal. He has a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Concordia University, and his work focuses on prairie stories, masculinity, and helping others tell their own stories. His short Gas Can (2017) won the SIFA for Best Short Film and the Ruth Shaw – Best of Saskatchewan Award at the Yorkton Film Festival. His upcoming short film Bleach, produced by Leitmotiv Productions, won the WGC English-language script prize at the Cours écrire ton court and is being distributed worldwide by Traveling.