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Emma Higgins is a director, a writer with a solid variance of dynamics and dexterity.
Emma Higgins is a writer and director raised in Vancouver, Canada. She is known for her work in music videos including Jessie Reyez "No One’s in the Room" which won video of the year at the 2021 Juno Awards. This marked her first Juno win and second nomination after being nominated in 2018 for her video for Mother Mother’s “The Drugs”. Her obsession with colour, wardrobe, art direction, hair and makeup give her work a distinct visual language. Above all else, she is dedicated to the humanity in every story she approaches, with a particular love of the misfit or outcast, she has a punk rock heart.
In long form, she is best known for her film The Northwoods (2021) of which she is also the writer. Her short films have screened at The Atlanta Film Festival, CFC Film Festival, Sacramento Horror Festival, Citizen Jane Film Festival and most recently at the 2021 Hollyshorts Film Festival.
Outside of directing she enjoys all things halloween, middle eastern food, cats, hiking, running fast and the 1982 masterpiece Poltergeist. She currently splits her time between Los Angeles, Toronto and Vancouver.