Phaedra Vandenbrun

History

Phaedra Vandenbrun is an award winning costume designer who graduated from the Fashion program at Ryerson University in 1994. Upon graduation, she opened Raven's Wing, a company dedicated to reproducing military uniforms and civilian clothing from the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Under this label she still creates uniforms for the 78th Fraser Highlanders commemorative unit. In 1997, she moved to Calgary and after a few years of working in the oil and gas industry, turned her attention to creating costumes for theatre and independent film. Since 2006 she has worked with a variety of local theatre companies and producers including Theatre Junction, Morpheus Theatre, Cowtown Opera, Storybook Theatre, and Insurrection Films. In 2013, Phaedra launched her new company, Wearhaus, a full service costume supply company to provide creative solutions to the performing arts and film industries.

Movies

Herschell Gordon Lewis' BloodMania
Herschell Gordon Lewis' BloodMania
Costume Supervisor
The Godfather of Gore, Herschell Gordon Lewis makes his long awaited return to the genre that he is given credit for inventing in “Herschell Gordon Lewis’ BloodMania”. “BloodMania” is a horror anthology consisting of four segments. Herschell has co-written one segment and will direct two. Each segment has its own unique style and feel, but all contain the signature gore that has come to be associated with Mr. Lewis’ work. The film is being released by Diabolique Films, the film division of the critically acclaimed Diabolique Magazine, an established leader in the horror print industry. “Herschell Gordon Lewis’ BloodMania” is Mr. Lewis’ gift to his many fans, and fans of the “Splatter” genre alike. Directed by Herschell Gordon Lewis, Kevin Littlelight and Melanie Reinboldt.
The Northlander
The Northlander
Costume Design
In the year 2961, the time is after humanity and nature has recovered the land. A hunter named Cygnus is called to rise above his duty. He provides for Last Arc, a once nomadic band of survivors in need of food and water that is now growing scarce. The answer must be found before a group of outlandish Heretics descend upon them. Cygnus must voyage across the treacherous landscape to defend his people. Sent by Nova, the matriarch of the band, she acts based on her vision for Cygnus to find a seed of hope. The future of Last Arc is for him to discover, Cygnus ventures into a hostile landscape in search of an answer for his people. On this journey of encountering many traps and dangers, Cygnus discovers what has been hunting him is his identity.