A Tough Day
A father reflects on his dysfunctional upbringing and
how that has shaped him today, while a daughter
discovers a new side of her father through his memories.
Directed/Produced by Averie Severs
Cinematography by Haley O'Halloran
Sound by Lolita Shamon
Editing by Rowan O'Brien
First-Time Filmmakers Session 2019
The Lift-Off Session 2020
Twinkle Toes
Averie searches for the answer as to why young boys
are pushed out of the dance world.
Directed/Produced by Averie Severs
Cinematography by Dylan Alsop
Sound by Lolita Shamon
Editing by Rowan O'Brien
Now available to stream on the DanceBUG Channel
CRUSHED
Closeted high school student Nicki has a crush on her
friend Ellen, and, after an incident at their graduation
party, wonders if she feels the same way.
Directed by Rowan O'Brien
Produced by Averie Severs
Cinematography by Haley O'Halloran
Sound by Lolita Shamon
Editing by Maya Vukov
Toronto Youth Shorts (2019) Self-Reflections program, co-presented by Inside Out LGBT Film Festival
Holding On
A young woman tries to rid her memory of broken love.
Directed by Averie Severs
Cinematography by Cristian Nigro
Editing by Danish Gaffer
Filmed on 16mm film
Finalist AltFF Alternative Film Festival 2017
Semi-Finalist Women's Voices Now Online Film Festival 2019
Where I Am
WINNER OF BEST EDITING & BEST SOUND — CineSiege 2020
Pleasure Dome Essential Work Program, 2020
Toronto Queer Film Festival, 2021
Breakthroughs Film Festival, 2021
Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival, 2021
Director/Sound Design by Christine Wu,
Edited by Averie Severs,
Title Sequence by Meagan Veneracion
(link upon request)
About Me
Averie Severs recently attended York University for film production where she focused on documentary filmmaking and producing. She left with a Bachelor in Fine Arts and a plethora of knowledge. Averie produced four films during her time at York and she extended her producing knowledge by helping a variety of productions with funding and post-production work, running a successful Indiegogo campaign for Rumspringa, and managing Instagram and other social media accounts. To date, Averie has directed two documentaries, A Tough Day and Twinkle Toes. Currently, Averie is expanding her interests by writing her web series, Q&Aime and her short film Nathan. She is currently working on the short film Hospice planned to film in late summer 2022. All while working remotely as an editor, streaming assistant and tech support at a large media company with clients in Canada and the United States. Averie still has an interest in documentary filmmaking outside of school and is slowly developing a project that will highlight amazing humans in her hometown.
Besides film, Averie also has an interest in journalism and social media marketing. Averie was the Campus Correspondent for the York U Chapter of Her Campus. An online magazine supporting women while in University. Other interests include film photography and food photography aka her side gig Crave with Ave.
