Trixie Pacis

Age: 35
Ethnicity: Filipina
Occupation and/or Company: Director/Producer at Figment Films
Years of experience: 15

Personal & professional philosophy:
I am passionate about stories that amplify unheard voices and explore the intersection between creativity, community, and adventure.

Upcoming performances/ project:
My first three documentary films (Wildflowers, Wild Aerial, and Ahon) will be screening at the upcoming Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival.
What is the highlight of your work?
In addition to having three films on the film festival circuit this year, my first feature screenplay Dil Rakh is now available in Canada on Amazon and Tubi!

Future goals:
I would like to write a second feature and direct a full-length film.

Project brief / teaser:
• https://vimeo.com/figmentfilmsbc/wildaerialtrailer
Wild Aerial follows adventure aerialist Sasha Galitzki to remote icescapes to document the most ambitious routine she has ever performed outdoors. Overcoming extreme cold and dizzying heights, she draws attention to the beauty and fragility of our rapidly changing landscapes.

• https://vimeo.com/figmentfilmsbc/wildflowersteaser
Writer and historian Meghan J. Ward recruits an all-woman team to revisit Mary Schäffer Warren’s 1908 expedition to Maligne Lake in Jasper National Park.

• https://vimeo.com/figmentfilmsbc/ahonteaser
In Filipino, “ahon” means to rise, emerge, or break through a surface. “Ahon” recounts the rise of the K8 Mountaineering Club of Alberta, a non profit organization that helps Filipino Canadians reach new heights in the Canadian Rockies.