Greta Makena Gibson

Greta Makena Gibson

History

Greta Makena Gibson is a writer, director, musician, and editor local to Vancouver, Canada. They graduated from the Motion Picture Arts Program at Capilano University in 2018, where they immediately launched into constant writing and film creation. Their short film “The Rio: A Love Story” was a notable achievement as a contribution to the “Save the Rio” campaign to protect a beloved local theater from demolition. Greta has continued on to write and direct advertisements, PSAs, and promos for a number of local Vancouver organizations. They have also worked as story editor on a number of short films around Vancouver.

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Greta Makena Gibson

Movies

Your Turn
Writer
An old family secret comes to light over a board game between grandmother and granddaughter in this exploration of intergenerational feminism.
Your Turn
Director
An old family secret comes to light over a board game between grandmother and granddaughter in this exploration of intergenerational feminism.
Salt Water
Writer
An elderly Chinese woman named Heidi runs a dry cleaning business in her apartment after losing her daughter and husband in a car accident. She employs the help of a young ambitious girl named Penny, and must confront the grief over her family in order to rescue Penny from her abusive mother.
The Shack
Teenage Girl
After suffering a family tragedy, Mack Phillips spirals into a deep depression causing him to question his innermost beliefs. Facing a crisis of faith, he receives a mysterious letter urging him to an abandoned shack deep in the Oregon wilderness. Despite his doubts, Mack journeys to the shack and encounters an enigmatic trio of strangers led by a woman named Papa. Through this meeting, Mack finds important truths that will transform his understanding of his tragedy and change his life forever.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Lunch Kid #2
Greg Heffley is headed for big things, but first he has to survive the scariest, most humiliating experience of any kid’s life – middle school! That won’t be easy, considering he’s surrounded by hairy-freckled morons, wedgie-loving bullies and a moldy slice of cheese with nuclear cooties!