David Wharnsby (born June 20, 1967) is a Canadian film editor. He was married to director and actress Sarah Polley.
Life and career Wharnsby was born in Waterloo, Ontario. He attended Kitchener-Waterloo Collegiate and Vocational School.
Some of Wharnsby's numerous credits include; the CBC's miniseries Northern Town, directed by Gary Burns; At The Hotel, directed by Ken Finkleman; TIFF top ten films, I, Claudia, by Chris Abraham; The Uncles by James Allodi; Ken Finkleman's The Newsroom and Foreign Objects; I Shout Love by Sarah Polley; Atom Egoyan's Sarabande; The Four Seasons and Don Giovanni Unmasked by Barbara Willis Sweete; David Weaver's Siblings and Century Hotel; and Three Stories by Semi Chellas.
His television directing credits include one episode of Billable Hours ("Killer Comma"), two episodes of Being Erica ("This Be the Verse" and "The Unkindest Cut") and three episodes of Saving Hope.
Wharnsby received a Gemini Award for his work on Jennifer Baichwal's documentary The Holier It Gets. He has also worked with Baichwal on The True Meaning of Pictures, and the Let It Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles. He won a Genie Award in 2004 for his work on Guy Maddin's The Saddest Music in the World. Wharnsby was also awarded the DGC Craft Award for Picture Editing of a Feature Film for Away from Her in 2007. Regardless of the myriad of awards he has been nominated for and/or received, he has rarely made any public appearances.
Wharnsby married Sarah Polley, who in addition to directing is an actress, singer, writer, and activist, in September 2003. They have since divorced. He collaborated with then wife Polley on the 2006 feature-length film Away from Her, which Polley directed. His mother Marnie was host of the children's television show Romper Room in the 1960s for CKCO-TV. His brother Tim is a sports reporter for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's website, cbcsports.ca. He also has two sisters.
Filmography
+Editor Year Title Notes1996Project GrizzlyDocumentary1996DriveShort film1997Hong Kong SymphonyTV movie1997Bach Cello Suite #4: Sarabande1998Let It Come Down: The Life of Paul BowlesDocumentary1998Short film1999Heater1999In MemoryShort film1999Don't Think TwiceShort film2000HindsightShort film2000PreludeShort film2000Short film200024fpsShort film2000The Holier It Gets20002001Great PerformancesEpisode: "Don Giovanni Unmasked"2001Three Stories from the End of EverythingShort film2001Century Hotel2001I Shout LoveShort film2002Documentary2002Perfect Pie2002Escape from the NewsroomTV movie20032004Episode: "America, America"2004Elizabeth RexTV movie2004Trouser AccidentsShort film2004I, Claudia2004Siblings2006At the HotelTV series2006Northern TownTV series2006Away from Her2008Passchendaele2008Green DoorShort film2022Into the Weeds
+Director Year Title Notes2007Billable HoursEpisode: "The Killer Comma"2009Being EricaEpisode 108: "This Be the Verse"Episode 207: "The Unkindest Cut"2012Saving HopeEpisode 217: "Twinned Lambs" Episode 308: "The Heartbreak Kid"
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