Laura Adkin

Acting

Laura Adkin

Born 1984-05-23 · Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Laura Adkin is a filmmaker born and raised in Vancouver, BC. She began her career in the film and television industry in the early 2000s, starting as an actor and then moving behind the camera a decade later as a producer, writer and most recently as a director. After writing and producing a number of short form projects, her directorial debut The Goodnight Kiss received the prestigious Bravofact grant and went on to play festivals around the world and earn many awards and accolades including Best Short Film at the Edmonton International Film Festival and 8 Leo Awards nominations. Some of Laura's accolades include being handpicked for a female directors initiative through Disney, being chosen to pitch for the MPPIA short film award, having screenplays and short film's in competition finalist multiple times at the Austin Film Festival, being chosen for Telus Storyhive's Career Accelerator and WIDC's Career Advancement Module. Her feature film debut Re: Uniting was developed through Women in the Directors Chair having gone through their Story & Leadership program. When not writing, directing, producing (or acting) Laura is actively involved in the film community and a huge Vancouver Canucks fan.

Acting credits

It's a Disaster poster
6.2

Four couples meet for Sunday brunch only to discover they are stuck in a house together as the world may be about to end.

It's a Disaster

2013

37 Teen poster
5.8

Billionaire, software mogul, Adam Pi has everything in life with the exception of positive memories from High School. He begrudging goes to the 20th reunion and has such an amazing time he finds himself wondering "If I knew then what I know now" and offers the entire grad class one year's salary to come back and do one more month of the 12th grade.

37 Teen

2019

No artwork available
NR

When five teenagers decide to get drunk in the woods, they don't anticipate any problems. But when their recently deceased friend joins the party, all hell breaks loose. The group must work together to overcome the imminent danger, and avoid the horde of angry zombies intent on sampling the flavor of their flesh...

Prey

2006

Fashionably Yours poster
6.5

After years of organizing fashion in the city, Lauren decides to move home. In exchange for her organizing services, mover Rob makes it his mission to help her see the beauty of Seattle.

Fashionably Yours

2020

Guiding Emily poster
8.1

Emily's life changes after losing her eyesight, while a guide dog struggles with training. Through a series of missed encounters both overcome their obstacles and find each other.

Guiding Emily

2023

An Easter Bloom poster
7.7

A young gardener sets out to save her family farm by entering a floral competition for Easter. She meets a local pastor along the way who helps her restore the hope she lost.

An Easter Bloom

2024

Family for Christmas poster
5.7

At the height of her career, investigative journalist Hannah Dunbar finds herself wondering what would have been had she stayed with the love of her life, Ben, 10 years before. When Santa Claus hears her “what ifs?” as a Christmas wish, he transports Hannah to a version of her life where she and Ben started a family.

Family for Christmas

2015

Re:Uniting poster
6.0

Follows six best friends from college, now in their 40s, who reconnect for their 25 year reunion weekend. As secrets are revealed, one will force them all to reevaluate their lives

Re:Uniting

2023

I Wanna Date U poster
NR

After being stood up by her dream guy, a perpetually single Holly and her best friend Lucy decide to take a stand for women everywhere and hunt him down.

I Wanna Date U

2015

The Twisted Slipper poster
10.0

With the help of his Fairy Drag Mother, a young barista breaks out of the humdrum of his hipster coffee shop life to find the dress and the man of his dreams. Hopefully his nagging stepmother and savage stepsisters don't get in the way.

The Twisted Slipper

2015

Behind the camera