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D. W. Waterson is a Canadian DJ, drummer, writer, director, and web series creator. They are known for their work as a performer and for creating, writing, and directing the award-winning web series That's My DJ (2014–2017). Their feature-length directorial film debut, Backspot, was released in 2023. [ 1]
D.W. Waterson is the non-binary creator and director of the 6 million viewed, award-winning digital series THAT'S MY DJ (2015-2018). Waterson's work has garnered a Canadian Screen-award Nomination, won 5 Best Director awards as well as Noteable's 2017 Director of the Year award.
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D.W. Waterson (they/them) is a Toronto-based, award-winning, non-binary/queer filmmaker and world-touring electronic music artist.
Jun 10, 2024 · Waterson strikes a genuine balance between action and heart while keeping her larger themes grounded and engrossing. This is not “ Bring It On ” or “ Step Up ,” where it trades style over substance and simultaneously mocks and glamorizes its own subject matter.
Jun 1, 2024 · D.W. Waterson ’s cheer drama Backspot, also produced by Elliot Page under Page Boy Productions, aims to tell a more well-rounded and ambitious story about the seemingly glamorous but...
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Sep 5, 2023 · With their feature debut, Backspot, D.W. Waterson has made a gripping and tender coming-of-age story about the world of competitive cheerleading. The film premieres at the Toronto...
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Waterson's feature debut is Backspot. It's the sort of film that they wish they had seen growing up in their "very Canadian, very hockey" household: A high school drama about a queer cheerleader (played by Devery Jacobs) where the conflict doesn't center on her coming out.