Roshell Bissett is a Canadian independent filmmaker who wrote and directed several short films, including the award-winning ''Cotton Candy'', and one feature-length film entitled ''Winter Lily''.

Career

She began making films in the early 1990s including the short films ''Blue Canary'' 1991, ''Stella Signata'' in 1993 and ''Eating Noodles by the Mekong'' in 1994. Her most significant film, ''Cotton Candy'', was shot in

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in 1995 and went on to receive the awards for Best Canadian Short Film at the

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in 1997, and Best Short Film at the

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in 1998. In 1998 she directed and co-wrote the feature film ''Winter Lily''."Winter Lily unfolds as strange thriller: Local film is first in a proposed series". ''

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'', February 11, 2000. She taught film production for a short time at the

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at Concordia University in

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* 1968 births Living people University of Ottawa alumni Concordia University alumni Canadian women film directors {{Canada-film-director-stub