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Warren P. Sonoda

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Warren P. Sonoda, Director
THINGS I DO FOR MONEY - After taking $20,000 from a horrific crime scene, a young Japanese-Canadian cellist becomes entangled in the criminal underworld his older brother is keen on entering, and his parents have worked so hard to shield him from.
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BAFTA and CSA-winning, double Emmy-nominated filmmaker Warren P. Sonoda has directed over 110 episodes of television including Trailer Park Boys, Resident Alien, Todd & The Book Of Pure Evil, I Woke Up A Vampire, Hudson & Rex, Jane and the current Crave comedy hit The Trades, which he directed the pilot and all 8 episodes of season 1. Along with directing the pilots for The Trades, Netflix's I Woke Up A Vampire and Peacock's Take Note, Warren has directed 11 feature films including Things I Do For Money, Swearnet: The Movie and Coopers Camera, which was heralded by the Globe & Mail in 2023 as one of the 23 Best Canadian Comedies Ever Made. Finally, he's directed over 160 music videos which garnered 4 MuchMusic and 2 CCMA Awards, received a medal from the Queen, knocked Martin Scorsese out of the Guinness Book of World Records and in 2020, Japanese Canadian Sonoda was the first person of color to be elected National President of the Directors Guild of Canada. He also failed Ryerson (TMU) film school, twice.
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      • 3 wins & 7 nominations total

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    Known for

    Linda Hamilton, Alan Tudyk, Elizabeth Bowen, Meredith Garretson, Corey Reynolds, Sara Tomko, Levi Fiehler, Alice Wetterlund, and Judah Prehn in Resident Alien (2021)
    Resident Alien
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    Trailer Park Boys (2001)
    Trailer Park Boys
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    Jennifer Spence, Robb Wells, and Anastasia Phillips in The Trades (2024)
    The Trades
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    Maximilian Aoki and Theodor Aoki in Things I Do for Money (2019)
    Things I Do for Money
    5.1
    • Director
    • 2019

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    Director



    • Crash Addicts
      • Director
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2007
    • Odd Squad: Mobile Unit
      • Director
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2014



    • Jennifer Spence, Robb Wells, and Anastasia Phillips in The Trades (2024)
      The Trades
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2024–2025
    • Mon petit côté vampire (2023)
      Mon petit côté vampire
      5.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Jane (2023)
      Jane
      5.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Diesel vom Burgimwald and John Reardon in Hudson & Rex (2019)
      Hudson & Rex
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Mark Critch, Aba Amuquandoh, Stacey McGunnigle, Chris Wilson, and Trent McClellan in This Hour Has 22 Minutes (1993)
      This Hour Has 22 Minutes
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2016–2023
    • Nour Jude Assaf, Daire McLeod, and Princess K. Mapp in Le secret de la plume (2019)
      Le secret de la plume
      5.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Linda Hamilton, Alan Tudyk, Elizabeth Bowen, Meredith Garretson, Corey Reynolds, Sara Tomko, Levi Fiehler, Alice Wetterlund, and Judah Prehn in Resident Alien (2021)
      Resident Alien
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Joshua Kilimnik, Dalila Bela, Sean Michael Kyer, Millie Davis, T.J. McGibbon, and Filip Geljo in Odd Squad (2014)
      Odd Squad
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2015–2022
    • Take Note (2022)
      Take Note
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Arnold Pinnock, Charlie Zeltzer, Kate Hewlett, Millie Davis, Agape Mngomezulu, and Devin Cecchetto in The Parker Andersons/Amelia Parker (2021)
      The Parker Andersons/Amelia Parker
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Director (directed by)
      • 2021
    • Les enquêtes de Murdoch (2008)
      Les enquêtes de Murdoch
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Director (as Warren Sonoda)
      • 2019–2021
    • Odd Squad: Mobile Unit (2014)
      Odd Squad: Mobile Unit
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Lockdown (2020)
      Lockdown
      7.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Robbie G.K., Devyn Nekoda, Robyn Alomar, Phillip Forest Lewitski, Akiel Julien, Mickeey Nguyen, and Humberly González in Utopia Falls (2020)
      Utopia Falls
      5.3
      TV Series
      • Director (as Warren Sonoda)
      • 2020
    • Maximilian Aoki and Theodor Aoki in Things I Do for Money (2019)
      Things I Do for Money
      5.1
      • Director
      • 2019

    Producer



    • Odd Squad: Mobile Unit
      • creative producer
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2014



    • Jennifer Spence, Robb Wells, and Anastasia Phillips in The Trades (2024)
      The Trades
      6.3
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • consulting producer
      • 2024–2025
    • Mon petit côté vampire (2023)
      Mon petit côté vampire
      5.2
      TV Series
      • co-producer
      • 2023
    • Joshua Kilimnik, Dalila Bela, Sean Michael Kyer, Millie Davis, T.J. McGibbon, and Filip Geljo in Odd Squad (2014)
      Odd Squad
      7.4
      TV Series
      • creative producer
      • 2021–2022
    • Odd Squad: Mobile Unit (2014)
      Odd Squad: Mobile Unit
      7.8
      TV Series
      • creative producer
      • 2021
    • Red Balloon (2020)
      Red Balloon
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2020
    • Maximilian Aoki and Theodor Aoki in Things I Do for Money (2019)
      Things I Do for Money
      5.1
      • executive producer
      • 2019
    • Avi Federgreen, Evan Siemann, James Griffith, Warren P. Sonoda, Tomas Street, Mike Donis, Michael Lipka, Christine Rochon, Laura Tremblay, Kristen Da Silva, and Jack Foley in Fugue (2018)
      Fugue
      4.6
      • executive producer
      • 2018
    • He Hated Pigeons (2015)
      He Hated Pigeons
      6.2
      • associate producer
      • 2015

    Editor



    • Textuality (2011)
      Textuality
      4.0
      • Editor
      • 2011
    • Forrest Griffin, Nathan Marquardt, Keith Jardine, and Rashad Evans in Unrivaled (2010)
      Unrivaled
      4.1
      • Editor
      • 2010
    • Puck Hogs (2009)
      Puck Hogs
      4.4
      • Editor
      • 2009
    • Coopers' Camera (2008)
      Coopers' Camera
      5.9
      • Editor
      • 2008
    • Everything Is Connected
      6.1
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2007
    • Five Girls (2006)
      Five Girls
      4.4
      • Editor
      • 2006
    • Baby Don't Stop (2004)
      Baby Don't Stop
      5.0
      TV Short
      • Editor
      • 2004
    • Phil the Alien (2004)
      Phil the Alien
      5.5
      • Editor
      • 2004
    • Ham & Cheese (2004)
      Ham & Cheese
      4.4
      • Editor
      • 2004

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    Things I Do For Money - Festival Trailer
    Demo Reel 1:53
    Things I Do For Money - Festival Trailer
    Things I Do For Money (Greenband Trailer)
    Demo Reel 1:37
    Things I Do For Money (Greenband Trailer)
    Things I Do For Money (Greenband Trailer)
    Demo Reel 1:37
    Things I Do For Money (Greenband Trailer)
    Merlin and the Book of Beasts
    Trailer 1:50
    Merlin and the Book of Beasts
    Coopers' Camera
    Trailer 1:39
    Coopers' Camera

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Warren Paul Sonoda
    • Other works
      Directed music video for Supergarage, "Sugar".

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    • Trivia
      Has won 4 MuchMusic Video Awards (2000, 1998, 1997 and 1995) and holds the record for consecutive years nominated (six in a row, 1995-2000).
    • Trademark
        Editing style punctuated with staccato cuts, a knack for comedic timing and use of a wide range of coverage.
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      • WPS

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