Joanna Swan is an actor, singer, producer and fierce advocate for gender equity and diverse representation. After taking over production of the Toronto ACTRA Women’s Committee (TAWC) Short Film Creation Lab in 2017, she executive produced, produced and co-produced five short films (Moon Dog; Shoegazer; Rainbow Baby; Little Bird; Get Outta Here).
Turning her focus to support and promote femme-centric, diverse, 2SLGBTQIAP+ focused stories, she is currently co-producing ‘The Transamorous Trilogy’ by Kiley May (Pt 1. Discretion, Pt 2. Disclosure & Pt.3 Devotion), a trilogy of short films delving into the dating experiences of a two spirit trans woman. Swan has extensive experience working on large scale live and broadcasted music events including The JUNO Awards, The Tragically Hip’s Fully Completely Canadian tour and The Canadian Country Music Association Awards. Some of her on-screen credits include Bomb Girls, Mary Goes Round and Flashpoint.
Swan is the current chair of TAWC, and sits on multiple committee’s at ACTRA Toronto including OutACTRAto, the Constitution & By-Laws Committee, Ad-hoc Committee for Sexual Harassment and the Voice Committee. She is an active member of the Canadian Foundation For AIDS Research (CANFAR) AIDSbeat Committee, helping produce the annual fundraising battle of the bands event, and was one of the organizers for the 2017 #AFTERMETOO Symposium and round table discussions.