# Sudz Sutherland

David "Sudz" Sutherland is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. His credits include the films Doomstown, Love, Sex and Eating the Bones, Guns, Speakers for the Dead and Home Again, as well as episodes of Drop the Beat, Da Kink in My Hair, Degrassi: The Next Generation, Wild Roses, Jozi-H, Reign, She's the Mayor, Designated Survivor, Shoot the Messenger, Murdoch Mysteries, Frankie Drake Mysteries, Batwoman and Superman & Lois.
He is married to screenwriter and producer Jennifer Holness, his partner in Hungry Eyes Film & Television.

## Filmography

| Year | Work | Director | Writer | Producer |
| 1998 | I'm a Big Girl | Yes | Yes | No |
| 1998 | Win/Loss/Tie | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 1999 | My Father's Hands | Yes | Yes | No |
| 2000 | Speakers for the Dead | Yes | No | No |
| 2003 | Love, Sex and Eating the Bones | Yes | Yes | No |
| 2006 | Doomstown | Yes | Yes | No |
| 2008 | Toronto Stories: Windows Segment | Yes | Yes | No |
| 2012 | Home Again | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2012 | The Phantoms | Yes | No | No |

## Television

| Year | Work | Director | Writer | Producer |
| 2004 | My Brand New Life (Music for Whose Ears) | Yes | No | No |
| 2005–2007 | Degrassi: The Next Generation: Season 4 Episode 17: Queen of Hearts (2005) Season 4 Episode 18: Modern Love (2005) Season 6 Episode 12: The Bitterest Pill (2007) Season 6 Episode 13: If You Leave (2007) | Yes | No | No |
| 2007 | 'da Kink in My Hair: Season1 Episode 1: Rules are Made Season 1 Episode 5: Love Can't Wrap Up in a Paper (Writer) Season 1 Episode 6: Every Hoe Have Him Stick (Writer) Season 2 Episode 9: Computer Love (2009) | Yes | Yes | No |
| 2008 | Guns | Yes | Yes | No |
| 2008–2009 | Heartland: Season 2 Episode 9: Showdown! (2008) Season 2 Episode 10: True Enough (2009) | Yes | No | No |
| 2009 | Wild Roses: Season 1 Episode 12: Time and Chance Season 1 Episode 13: First and Last | Yes | No | No |
| 2011 | She's the Mayor: Season 1 Episode 1: She's the Mayor? Season 1 Episode 3: The Empress' New Clothes Season 1 Episode 4: Proclamation Season 1 Episode 7: An Officer and a Mayor Season 1 Episode 12: Strange Bedfellows Season 1 Episode 13: The Return of Frank Crumb | Yes | Yes | No |
| 2013 | Cracked: Season 2 Episode 7 Hideaway | Yes | No | No |
| 2010–2014 | Murdoch Mysteries: Season 3 Episode 7: Blood and Circuses (2010) Season 3 Episode 9: Love and Human Remains (2010) Season 7 Episode 13: The Murdoch Sting (2014) Season 7 Episode 15: The Spy Who Came Up to the Cold (2014) Season 8 Episode 4: Holy Matrimony, Murdoch! (2014) Season 8 Episode 5: Murdoch Takes Manhattan (2014) | Yes | No | No |
| 2014–2015 | Reign: Season 1 Episode 20: Higher Ground (2014) Season 2 Episode 4: The Lamb and the Slaughter (2014) Season 2 Episode 17: Tempting Fate (2015) | Yes | No | No |
| 2014–2015 | Beauty & the Beast: Season 2 Episode 11: Held Hostage (2014) Season 3 Episode 11: Unbreakable (2015) | Yes | No | No |
| 2015 | Haven: Season 5 Episode 21: Close to Home (2015) Season 5 Episode 22: A Matter of Time (2015) | Yes | No | No |
| 2016 | Shoot the Messenger | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2017–2018 | Frankie Drake Mysteries: Season 1 Episode 3: Healing Hands (2017) Season 1 Episode 5: Out of Focus (2017) Season 2 Episode 5: Dressed to Kill (2018) Season 2 Episode 6: Extra Innings (2018) | Yes | No | No |
| 2018 | In Contempt: Season 1 Episode 3: Confessions Season 1 Episode 4: The Rules of Engagement Season 1 Episode 9: BLM, Part One Season 1 Episode 10: BLM, Part Two | Yes | No | No |
| 2019 | Blindspot: Season 4 Episode 18: 'Ohana | Yes | No | No |
| 2019 | Designated Survivor: Season 3 Episode 7: #identity/crisis Season 3 Episode 8: #scaredsh*tless | Yes | No | No |
| 2017–2019 | Private Eyes: Season 2 Episode 6: The P.I. Code (2017) Season 2 Episode 16: Look Who's Stalking (2018) Season 3 Episode 10: Tex Therapy (2019) Season 3 Episode 11: Aye, Aye, Tonya (2019) | Yes | No | No |
| 2019 | Carter: Season 2 Episode 9: Harley Doesn't Get His Man (2019) Season 2 Episode 10: Harley Takes a Bow (2019) | Yes | No | No |
| 2020 | Utopia Falls: Season 1 Episode 3: 99 Problems Season 1 Episode 4: Run This Town | Yes | No | No |
| 2020 | Batwoman: Season 1 Episode 16: Through the Looking Glass | Yes | No | No |
| 2020 | For the Record: Season 1 Episode 3: Dinner Music Season 1 Episode 4: Climax | Yes | No | No |
| 2021 | Ginny & Georgia: Season 1 Episode 5: Boo, B*tch Season 1 Episode 6: I'm Triggered | Yes | No | No |
| 2021 | Supergirl: Season 6 Episode 3: Phantom Menaces | Yes | No | No |
| 2020–2021 | The Flash: Season 6 Episode 11: Love is a Battlefield (2020) Season 7 Episode 8: The People V. Killer Frost (2021) | Yes | No | No |
| 2021 | Kung Fu: Season 1 Episode 12: Sacrifice | Yes | No | No |
| 2021–2022 | Legends of Tomorrow: Season 6 Episode 4: Bay of Squids (2021) Season 7 Episode 12: Too Legit to Quit (2022) | Yes | No | No |
| 2021-2024 | Superman & Lois: Season 1 Episode 6: Broken Trust (2021) Season 2 Episode 8: Into Oblivion (2022) Season 3 Episode 12: Injustice (2023) Season 4 Episode 2: "A World Without" (2024) | Yes | No | No |
| 2022 | BLK, An Origin Story: Season 1 Episode 2: John "Daddy" Hall Season 1 Episode 3: Hogan's Alley | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2022 | FBI: Most Wanted: Season 4 Episode 6: Patent Pending | Yes | No | No |
| 2023 | All American: Season 5 Episode 19: Sabotage | Yes | No | No |
| 2023 | Pretty Hard Cases: Season 3, Episode 8: Badge Bitch Party | Yes | No | No |
| 2024 | Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent: Season 1 Episode 5: Bleeding Heart | Yes | No | No |
| 2024 | Alert: Missing Persons Unit: Season 2 Episode 8: Alexi | Yes | No | No |
| 2024 | Found Season 2 Episode 7: Missing While Hated | Yes | No | No |
| 2024 | Brilliant Minds Season 1 Episode 11: The Other Woman | Yes | No | No |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Work | Award/Nomination | Result |
| 2000 | My Father's Hands | Acapulco Black Film Festival's Short Film Award | Winner |
| 2000 | Drop the Beat | Gemini Awards Best Writing in a Dramatic Series Award | Nominated |
| 2003 | Love, Sex and Eating the Bones | Toronto International Film Festival Best Canadian First Feature Film Award (shared with Jennifer Holness) | Winner |
| 2004 | Love, Sex and Eating the Bones | Victoria Independent Film & Video Festival Best Canadian Feature Award (shared with Jennifer Holness) | Winner |
| 2004 | Love, Sex and Eating the Bones | American Black Film Festival Best Film Award (shared with Jennifer Holness) | Winner |
| 2004 | Love, Sex and Eating the Bones | Los Angeles Pan African Film Festival Best Feature Award (shared with Jennifer Holness) | Winner |
| 2004 | Love, Sex and Eating the Bones | Los Angeles Pan African Film Festival Audience Award (shared with Jennifer Holness) | Winner |
| 2004 | Love, Sex and Eating the Bones | San Francisco Black Film Festival Jury Award, Festival Prize | Nominated |
| 2005 | Love, Sex and Eating the Bones | Genie Awards Best Achievement in Direction Award | Nominated |
| 2005 | Love, Sex and Eating the Bones | Genie Awards Best Screenplay, Original | Nominated |
| 2007 | Doomstown | Gemini Awards Best Direction in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series Award | Winner |
| 2007 | Doomstown | Gemini Awards Best Writing in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series Award | Nominated |
| 2008 | Guns | Writer's Guild of Canada's WGC Award (shared with Jennifer Holness) | Nominated |
| 2008 | Guns | Director's Guild of Canada's DGC Team Award, Television Movie/Mini-Series | Nominated |
| 2010 | Guns | Gemini Awards Best Direction in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series Award | Winner |
| 2010 | Guns | Gemini Awards Best Writing in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series Award (shared with Jennifer Holness) | Winner |
| 2012 | Home Again | Whistler Film Festival Phillip Borsos Award for Best Canadian Film (shared with Jennifer Holness) | Nominated |
| 2013 | Home Again | Director's Guild of Canada Direction – Feature Film Award | Nominated |
| 2013 | Home Again | Los Angeles Pan African Film Festival Favourite Feature Film Audience Award (shared with Jennifer Holness) | Winner |
| 2013 | Home Again | Los Angeles Pan African Film Festival Best Narrative Feature (shared with Jennifer Holness) | Nominated |
| 2013 | The Phantoms | Director's Guild of Canada Direction – Television Movie/Mini-Series Award | Nominated |
| 2014 | The Phantoms | Canadian Screen Awards Best Direction in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series Award | Winner |
| 2014 | The Phantoms | International Emmy Awards, Kids: TV Movie/Mini-Series (shared with Timothy M. Hogan, Rick LeGuerrier and Andrew Wreggitt | Winner |
| 2020 | Stateless | Boston Latino Film Festival's Audience Award (shared with Jennifer Holness, Michèle Stephenson, Joe Brewster and Lea Marin) | Winner |
| 2021 | Stateless | Canadian Screen Awards Ted Rogers Best Feature Length Documentary Award (shared with Jennifer Holness, Michèle Stephenson, Joe Brewster and Lea Marin) | Nominated |
| 2022 | For the Record, for "Climax" | Canadian Screen Awards Best Direction, Web Program or Series Award | Nominated |