Emily Kai Bock (born 1983 or 1984) is a Canadian writer and film
director.In 2017, her short film A Funeral for Lightning was included
in TIFF's annual Canada's Top Ten list of the top 10 Canadian short
films of the year, selected by a panel of filmmakers and industry
professionals. It went on to be nominated for a Canadian Screen Award
for Best Live Action Short Drama, and won the Grand Jury Award for
Best Short Film at the LA Film Festival and an honorable mention for
Best U.S. Short and Best Tennessee Short at the Nashville Film
Festival.In 2014, Bock won the Prism Prize and UK Music Video Awards
for writing and directing a video for the Arcade Fire song Afterlife
and was nominated for Director of the Year at the 2014 Much Music
Video Awards.Bock has also directed notable music videos for Lorde,
Grizzly Bear, and Grimes.
director.In 2017, her short film A Funeral for Lightning was included
in TIFF's annual Canada's Top Ten list of the top 10 Canadian short
films of the year, selected by a panel of filmmakers and industry
professionals. It went on to be nominated for a Canadian Screen Award
for Best Live Action Short Drama, and won the Grand Jury Award for
Best Short Film at the LA Film Festival and an honorable mention for
Best U.S. Short and Best Tennessee Short at the Nashville Film
Festival.In 2014, Bock won the Prism Prize and UK Music Video Awards
for writing and directing a video for the Arcade Fire song Afterlife
and was nominated for Director of the Year at the 2014 Much Music
Video Awards.Bock has also directed notable music videos for Lorde,
Grizzly Bear, and Grimes.
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