Born in 1968 in Canada, director Christy Garland's award-winning documentary Canadian-Danish 'The Bastard Sings the Sweetest Song' was qualified as “unclassifiable…echoing the work of Bresson and the Dardennes” and garnered rave reviews by The National Post, Now Magazine, and Film Threat. 'Cheer Up' is her third feature documentary. Before documentaries, she directed several award-winning dramatic and comedy shorts, while working in the film industry as an assistant director.