Su Rynard

{{Short description|Canadian film and television director}}

Su Rynard (born 1961) is a Canadian film and television director, editor and video artist.Wyndham Wise, [https://www.northernstars.ca/rynard_su_interview_001/ "Su Rynard: The Making of Kardia"]. Northern Stars, 2005. She is most noted as the director of the 2005 feature film Kardia,Ken Eisner, [https://variety.com/2005/film/reviews/kardia-1200520711/ "Kardia"]. Variety, October 26, 2005. which was the winner of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Feature Film Prize at the 2005 Hamptons International Film Festival.Jeremy Kay, [https://www.screendaily.com/sloan-science-prize-at-hamptons-goes-to-cardia/4024652.article "Sloan science prize at Hamptons goes to Cardia"]. Screen Daily, October 6, 2005.

The niece of Canadian experimental filmmakers Michael Snow and Joyce Wieland,Jay Stone, "Director brings her vision to town". Ottawa Citizen, March 24, 2000. she began her career as a video artist in the 1980s,Nancy Baele, "Variety's the key to video art; SAW Gallery festival focuses on artists instead of technology". Ottawa Citizen, October 2, 1986. associated with Trinity Square VideoSalem Alaton, "Workshop a linchpin in the arts community". The Globe and Mail, February 3, 1986. and the YYZ Gallery art collective.Kate Taylor, "Art follows cable TV into the home Complaints prove that people are watching the videos from YYZ gallery"]. The Globe and Mail, March 27, 1993.

In the 1990s she had editing credits on Cynthia Roberts's films The Last Supper and Bubbles Galore,Robert Fife, "Lesbian porn film had federal, provincial backing: Bubbles Galore credits several government agencies". National Post, May 11, 1999. and directed the short films Signal (1993), Big Deal, So What (1995),John Doyle, "Critical List". The Globe and Mail, October 28, 1995. Eight Men Called Eugene (1996),"New directors toil in film-shorts proving ground". Toronto Star, August 30, 1996. and Strands (1997),Peter Birnie, "A point is made, darkly". Vancouver Sun, October 4, 1997. before graduating from the Canadian Film Centre in 1997.Peter Howell, "Film's brightest talent: Centre's class of six graduates unspools wares". Toronto Star, June 17, 1997. Her short films, united by themes of the relationship between science and life, were also later screened together as the anthology package Life Tests.John Laycock, "Festival draws independent films". Windsor Star, May 9, 1998.

She released her full-length debut documentary Dream Machine, a profile of musician Roberta Michele, in 2000.Marc Horton, "Local singer embraces star-maker machinery: NFB film reveals packaging side of music business". Edmonton Journal, September 28, 2001. She subsequently worked on various documentary television series before releasing Kardia in 2005. From 2008 to 2015, she directed numerous episodes of the documentary series Air Crash Investigation.

In 2015 she released the documentary film The Messenger, profiling the environmental threats to songbirds.Paul Nicholson, "Songbirds' future echoes environment". Chatham Daily News, May 30, 2015. In 2021 she released Duet for Solo Piano, a profile of pianist Eve Egoyan.Marc Glassman, [https://povmagazine.com/duet-for-solo-piano-review-in-tune-with-eve-egoyan/ "Duet for Solo Piano Review: In Tune with Eve Egoyan"]. Point of View, March 12, 2021.

Her television documentary Reef Rescue, about efforts to save coral reefs from environmental destruction, was broadcast in 2020 as an episode of The Nature of Things,[https://realscreen.com/2020/02/28/extra-cbc-slates-reef-rescue-former-fox-networks-group-exec-joins-programbuyer/ "Extra: CBC slates “Reef Rescue”; former Fox Networks Group exec joins ProgramBuyer"]. RealScreen, February 28, 2020. and in 2021 as an episode of Nova.