Martha Ferguson is a multifaceted Canadian artist, renowned for her exceptional work as a film director, actor, and writer. Her impressive repertoire includes the critically acclaimed films "The Wet Season", "The Crying Booth", "Airing on", "Elbow Shots", "it's not you, it's me", "Love School", and "Freestate", which garnered the prestigious Best Short Film award at the IIFF in Zimbabwe.
Her films have been showcased at various esteemed film festivals worldwide, including the Cannes Short Film Corner, Raindance London Film Festival, Soho NYC Film Festival, Toronto Independent Film Festival, Female Eye Toronto Film Festival, IIFF-International Images of Zimbabwe, The Vancouver Film Festival, Montreal World Film Festival, and L.A. Short Film Festival. Moreover, her film "Love School" had a special screening at Haute House in the Palais Royal in Paris, and her work can be viewed on the pay TV channel ShortsTV.
Martha's journey in the entertainment industry began as a child actor, appearing in Canadian TV and film, as well as TV commercials. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Drama from the University of Guelph and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Media Arts Program from Ryerson University. She further honed her craft by studying acting at the H.B Studio in NYC under the guidance of renowned instructors Uta Hagen, Herbert Bergoff, and William Hickey, and in Toronto under Miriam Laurence, Jacqueline McClintock, and David Rotenberg.
Martha splits her time between Paris, France, and Toronto, Canada, where she co-founded the critically acclaimed Bananafish Theatre Company. She co-created, produced, and acted in several theatre productions, including "Bananafish: The Album", "Measuring the False", "Dog Poetry", "The Door is Closed Backwards", and "This Hotel".
In addition to her work in film and theatre, Martha has also been involved in various projects in Zimbabwe. From 2010 to 2012, she lived in Harare, where she served on the jury for IIFF: The International Images Festival for Women of Zimbabwe. She also co-produced and performed in the Zimbabwean documentary "HIFA: Harare International Festival of the Arts" and produced and performed in the play "The Fever" by Wallace Shawn.
In 2016, Martha completed the web-series "Paris Crush", which she co-created, co-wrote, and directed, shot entirely in Paris, France. She is currently developing the feature film version of "Freestate" in Zimbabwe and the film "Ronnie and Linda later died" in Paris.
Martha's family is deeply rooted in the arts, with her mother being an actress and her father a jazz pianist. She is married to Edzo Wisman and they have two children together.
