Carly Stone
Carly Stone is a Canadian film director and screenwriter.Personal life
Stone was born and raised in Toronto, by parents who were immigrants from South Africa. Her mother is a journalist, her father "an entrepreneur, with a passion for wildlife photography." She has two older siblings, one of whom is also a film-maker.
She and her husband, a lawyer, make their home in Toronto.Career
Prior to directing her first feature film, The New Romantic she worked as a writer for the television series Kim's Convenience.
The New Romantic premiered in March 2018, at the South by Southwest Festival. In a profile in The Globe and Mail the film was characterized as the festival's darling. Stone was awarded Special Jury Recognition for First Feature. Her brother's first feature film also premiered at the festival.
Stone says the second film she is working on will be based on her experiences in Toronto's competitive dance scene. She is also developing an idea about a film centred around mentally unstable poets.
