Wendy Motion Brathwaite facts for kids
Wendy Motion Brathwaite is a Canadian musician, writer, and activist from Toronto, Ontario. She is known for her amazing work in film, television, music, and poetry.
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Who is Wendy Motion Brathwaite?
Wendy Motion Brathwaite is a creative person who uses her talents in many ways. She writes stories for movies and TV shows. She also performs as a hip hop artist and a spoken word poet. A spoken word poet is someone who performs their poetry out loud, often with rhythm and passion.
Her Work in Film and TV
Wendy is famous for writing movies. She helped write the movie Akilla's Escape in 2020 with Charles Officer. For this movie, they won a big award called the Canadian Screen Award for Best Original Screenplay in 2021. A screenplay is the script for a movie, telling the story and what the characters say.
She also wrote two short films: A Man's Story (2016) and Theodore (2020). Short films are like mini-movies.
Writing for TV Shows
Wendy has also worked on popular TV shows. She was a writer and story editor for the TV series Coroner. A story editor helps make sure the story of a TV show makes sense and flows well.
In 2022, she was nominated for another Canadian Screen Award for her writing on the Coroner episode "Eyes Up." This was for Best Writing in a Drama Series. In 2023, she was nominated again for her writing on "The One Who Dies First," an episode of the comedy web series Revenge of the Black Best Friend. A web series is a show made to be watched online.
Music and Poetry
Wendy is also a talented musician and poet. She performs hip hop and spoken word poetry using her stage name, Motion. She released a CD called Motion in Poetry: The Audio Xperience.
Published Works
Besides her music, Wendy has published books of poetry. These are called Motion in Poetry and 40 Dayz. She has also written several plays for the theater. Some of her plays include Oraltorio: A Theatrical Mixtape, 4our Woman, Aneemah’s Spot, Loveleigh’s Logue, Nightmare Dream, and Rebirth of the Afronauts: A Black Space Odyssey.
