Petra Totten
Director, Editor
Petra Totten
Director, Editor
I consider myself first and foremost an essayist in conception and practice.
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Petra Totten is an Emmy Award-Winning filmmaker and video artist currently based in Toronto, Ontario. Her work has been screened in galleries and festivals in Europe, Asia, and North America.
Petra holds an MFA '21 in Documentary Media and BA ’18 in Media Arts Studies. Petra’s work is exploratory in nature, seeking to highlight the beauty in lived experience; utilizing the essay film form and visual anthropology to represent communities in ways grounded in care and mutual respect.
Filmography
  • Director (9 Credits)
    A Constellation of Ideas: The Work of Kenneth Hartvigen2024
    Documentary, Short
    As We Gather 'Round The Giant Stone Peacock2023
    Documentary, Experimental, Short
    Six Places I've Had Conversations in my Home2023
    Documentary, Experimental, Short
    my body is a place, just like any other2021
    Documentary, Experimental, Short, Student
    my body is a place, just like any other - 15 min2021
    Documentary, Experimental, Short, Student
    we do believe2020
    Documentary, Experimental, Short, Student
    2 by 22019
    Documentary, Short
    I'm Six Years Old2019
    Documentary, Experimental
    it's home2017
    Documentary
  • Creator (1 Credit)
    visitations2025
    Documentary, Short
  • Filmmaker (1 Credit)
    die Strömung 2017
    Documentary, Short, Student, Other
Education
College
Toronto Metropolitan University
MFA, Documentary Media
2019 – 2021
College
Brigham Young University
BA, Media Arts Studies
2011 – 2018
Personal Details
Current City
Toronto, ON
Hometown
Moorhead, MN
Zodiac Sign
Gemini
I consider myself first and foremost an essayist in conception and practice.
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