B I O
Award-winning Writer-Director Simone Stock creates vivid performances from a distinctively emotional point of view. She is known for her cinematic, character-driven storytelling.
Born and raised in Toronto where she graduated from the University of Toronto majoring in English & Film, Simone worked her way up from film location caterer to personal assistant (learning from industry greats like Liam Neeson, Anne Bancroft and Lynda Obst to name a few) to 2nd Unit Director where she cut her teeth in China, Rwanda, UK and the Canadian Arctic.
The Girl Who Escaped - Kara Robinson Story garnered 3 Canadian Screen Award Wins (Best Direction in a TV Movie, Best TV Movie & Best Actor) and a DGC nomination for Outstanding Direction in a TV Movie. Over 275m TikTok engagements have been tallied to date. TV Movie Stolen by their Father earned two Canadian Screen Award nominations.
TIFF nominated Simone for comedy short Motown Morning (made at AFI) for Best Short. Sci-fi short Iris screened at Cannes, was broadcast on CRAVE and won awards around the world. Sci-Fi feature STARLIGHT, for which Simone won the Telefilm New Voices Award is currently seeking producing partners.
In Development
STARLIGHT - Feature
SciFi story about a feisty single mother in the north who faces the choice of a life time, allow her non-verbal teenage son to travel through space with aliens he can effortlessly talk to, or stay home safe... but silent.