Marni van dyk
Director
Marni Van Dyk is a Multi-Platform Storyteller (Director, Screenwriter, Producer) who works in a variety of formats in both scripted and documentary.
Marni is the Series Director on the follow-doc comedy Made for TV with Boman Martinez-Reid (Crave/Bell Media). She served as a Senior Story Editor on the six-part documentary series For The Culture with Amanda Parris.
She was a Senior Producer on both Still Standing (CBC) and The Beaverton (CTV), expanding the formats and viewership for each. She’s began her career in sports documentaries, working in all roles and facets of production from development to launch.
Additionally, she’s served as Head Writer for event specials for ABC, CBS, CBC, and CTV. Most recently she has served as the Head Writer for Rare Beauty’s Rare Impact Fund Benefit in support of youth mental health, writing for Selena Gomez, hosts Martin Short (2023) and Billy Crudup (2024), as well as organizational President, Elyse Cohen.
Her latest film, a short entitled This is Not About Swimming, had its World Premiere at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival, and is now available on CBC and to stream on CBC Gem. Her first feature-length drama Learn to Swim, written with Director Thyrone Tommy (Leilani Films/Wildling Pictures) had its World Premiere at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival. It is distributed by Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY Releasing on NETFLIX in the US, UK, AUS/NZ, and by Mongrel Media in Canada.
