Joshua Raven
- Director
- Actor
- Writer
A prolific visual artist, Joshua Raven started at a young age, training
with a Manhousat First Nation master carver. After receiving several
scholarships to the University of Victoria's Fine Arts department,
Joshua went on to graduate from the Victoria Motion Picture school. As
featured in the October 2011 Reader's Digest, he painted one of
Chemainus, B.C.'s world famous murals. Before starting production on
his feature film, "The SeaSerpent's Song", Joshua was the director of
the Cowichan First Nation's Vision Digital Media program, a hugely
successful film school for at-risk aboriginal youth. Mr. Raven is a
dedicated community volunteer, mentoring at-risk, disabled and
disadvantaged youth through local youth services agencies and First
Nation administrations, as well as supporting the Canadian Blood
Services Agency.
