Biography: Tavis Putnam is a filmmaker, writer, and performer from Treaty 1 Territory: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Exploring the squirmy middle ground between comedy and tragedy, his projects have screened at SXSW Sydney, Fantasia, the Calgary Underground Film Festival, and NoBudge. His debut feature A Social was voted “Favourite Film by a Local Filmmaker” by readers of The University of Winnipeg newspaper The Uniter in 2022, and is currently available to rent or buy on Amazon and Gumroad.