Wendy Tilby, Amanda Forbis

Wendy Tilby studied visual arts and literature at the University of Victoria before attending the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, where she majored in film and animation. With the success of her student film, Tables of Content, Tilby was invited to join the National Film Board of Canada in Montreal.

Amanda Forbis studied theatre and fine art at the University of Lethbridge before attending the Emily Carr University of Art and Design in Vancouver, where she studied film, video and animation. She joined the National Film Board of Canada (Vancouver) in 1990 as animation director on an educational film titled The Reluctant Deckhand. In 1995, Wendy Tilby invited her to Montreal to co-direct When the Day Breaks (1999).