Sudz Sutherland started writing stories that matter on his mother’s Smith-Corona in grade one, and he continues to fill blank pages on his iPad every day. Starting with music videos and award-winning short films, Sudz and his partner Jen Holness started Hungry Eyes Media, a production company that makes features, docs, drama and comedy series, and the occasional Mobile Game. He lives with his wife, three teenage daughters, and two fluffy dogs named Shiloh and Otis.

Sudz co-created the doc series BLK: An Origin Story for History which tells epic stories of little-known Black Canadian history that premiered in February 2022. Sudz’s powerful half-hour dramatic debut, My Father’s Hands screened at The Toronto International Film Festival. It won the $20,000 HBO Short Film Award at the Acapulco Black Film festival, and in Canada, it went on to win prizes at the Yorkton Film Festival (four awards including best drama, script, direction, and best actor). The film was also nominated for a Gemini Award for Best Short.

Sudz’ first feature was the TIFF award-winning Love, Sex and Eating the Bones. His second feature was the internationally award-winning Home Again, the story of Jamaican deportees. Sudz also co-wrote and directed the dramatic miniseries Guns for CBC based on four families caught up in illegal gun trafficking. Starring Colm Feore and Elisha Cuthbert, Guns won five Gemini Awards including Best writer and Directing. Sudz also wrote and directed the triple Gemini award-winning (Best Direction, Best Supporting Actress, Best Television Movie) Doomstown, an MOW for CTV/Sarrazin Couture.

Sudz has directed over 75 hours of television on shows as diverse as Netflix’s Ginny and Georgia, Superman and Lois, Batwoman, The Flash, Blindspot, Netflix’s Designated Survivor, CW’s Reign, Murdoch Mysteries, and many others. He’s won an International Emmy (The Phantoms) and 3 CSA’s for Best Director. He also co-created the series She’s the Mayor (VisionTV) and Shoot the Messenger and Guns (CBC).