Scott Beveridge (born 1964) is a Canadian independent film director and video artist, who was one of the key figures in LGBTQ art in Canada in the 1990s.Thomas Waugh, Romance of Transgression in Canada: Queering Sexualities, Nations, Cinemas. McGill-Queen's University Press, 2006. . p. 371. He is most noted for his 1999 short film Quiver, which premiered at the 1999 Toronto International Film Festival,Peter Howell, "Toronto International Film Festival Going long on shorts ; To make a memorable short film, you've got to pull out all the stops -- and that's where Canadians are tops". Toronto Star, September 4, 1999. and was one of the winners of the award for Best Canadian Short Film at the 2000 Inside Out Film and Video Festival.
A graduate of the University of British Columbia, where he was active with the student gay and lesbian group,Douglas Todd, "UBC's 'breeders' come out". Vancouver Sun, December 4, 1986. he later worked as an HIV/AIDS educator and outreach worker.Sharon Kirkey, "Everyone is at risk of contracting AIDS, youth conference hears". Ottawa Citizen, May 15, 1990. He began making video art with the filmmaking collective Vtape in the 1990s, and studied at the Canadian Film Centre.Christopher Harris, "Film centre hires artistic director; Program to be more structured". The Globe and Mail, June 16, 1994.
He first became widely known for his 1993 film When You Name Me, about anti-gay violence.Marc Horton, "Gay film fest ranges from Wilde to Paglia". Edmonton Journal, June 16, 1995. It was typically reported in this era that Beveridge's short films were all entirely self-funded.
Quiver starred journalist Gerald Hannon in a sexually explicit short film about S&M.Gordon Bowness, "A-list homosexuals". Xtra Magazine, August 25, 1999.
Films Untitled (1992) When You Name Me (1993) Taking Control (1994) What's His Face (1995) For Madness Is Freedom in Prison (1996) Quiver (1999) Odessa (2000)
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