a little bit about Isobel…
Hailing from Orillia, Ontario, Isobel Grieve grew up making videos on her family’s camera. The subjects of her …cinematography and narration were, but not limited to, her toes, Barbies, and …grass. Her creativity and passion for storytelling are what pulled her through difficulties at school, growing up with a learning disability.
Isobel’s after-school elementary drama club forever cemented her heart as a theatre kid. After high school, she moved to Guelph to study at the University’s Theatre program. However, during her first few years there, it became apparent to Isobel that her genuine aspirations lay in TV and Film. She switched her major and graduated with a B.A.H. in English, Media & Cinema Studies.
Amid one of Ontario’s COVID-19 lockdowns, Isobel moved to Toronto, where she studied at Humber College. She graduated with a Postgraduate Certificate in Television Writing and Producing (and Zoom video conferencing).
Education led to her passion for TV and Film criticism and Pop Culture writing. She has written for The Mary Sue, the now-defunct Broken Pencil, the Toronto Guardian, and more. Isobel has attended TIFF twice with a press badge, which brings her immense pride.
Isobel also edits for her sister’s comics on Instagram, @geegeecomics, and her zines and two graphic novels in the works. When she’s not writing about symbolism on screen, she’s working on short stories and creative endeavours of her own or shelving books at the Toronto Public Library.