Also: Production Coordinator/ Background Performer/ Voice-over Artist

Karen Riley is a Saint John–based filmmaker and production professional with experience in documentary filmmaking, music videos, television, and feature film productions. She has worked in both creative and logistical roles and brings strong organizational skills, on-set experience, and a collaborative approach to production environments.

Karen completed a feature-length documentary, Highest Tides & Green Grass: Introducing Saint John’s Newest Hitmakers, celebrating Saint John’s designation as a Cultural Capital of Canada. The film premiered at the Imperial Theatre in Saint John (September 25, 2021), screened at the Silver Wave Film Festival, and later aired on television in Nova Scotia.

She has experience as a Production Coordinator and Production Assistant on music video projects with Canadian musicians and award-winning filmmakers, as well as background performance experience in film and television productions shot in Saint John.

Karen’s early media experience dates back to the late 1970s, when she produced a local television program profiling Canadian artist Miller Brittain, featuring interviews with Fred Ross and Mitchell Franklin.

Production Experience

Production Coordinator
• Side of the Road – Music video for Cat LeBlanc (2020)

Production Assistant
• Faces – Music video for Kylie Fox
Director: Ariana Marquis

Film & Television – Background Performer

2025
• Revival – TV Series (shopping mall scene), Saint John
• Manon Rouge – CBC Gem (French-language series), hospital scene
• Saint John Regional Hospital Foundation – Fundraising billboard campaign (Uproar Productions)

Feature Films
• In Her Self Defence – with Marilee Maitland
• The Fourth Floor – with William Hurt, James Caan
• When Irish Eyes Are Crying – with Daniel Baldwin
• Geraldine’s Fortune – with Jane Curtin, Mary Walsh
• The Patient – with Meaghan Fellows