Mystery Byrd

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Job title
artist   film worker   writer   director   actor  
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queer   Mixed European  
Places of practice

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Alternate names

Chrussy Byrd

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Biography

mystery byrd is a queer artist and film worker based on Treaty One territory with a lifelong background in DIY moviemaking and over 16 years of industry experience. They have functioned in such roles as writer, director, editor, actor, camera op, production assistant, location scout and assistant locations manager.

Experimental production styles inspired by grassroots organizing, philosophy through montage and video as archive are core concepts in mystery’s work and outlook, as well as themes of history, economics, colonialism, community, relationships, gender and sexuality. They continue to shoot, cut and develop works.

“Mystery Byrd.” n.d. Creative Manitoba. Accessed September 11, 2026. https://creativemanitoba.ca/listing/mystery-byrd/.
Filmography
References
FilmFreeway. n.d. “Mystery Byrd.” Accessed September 11, 2026. https://filmfreeway.com/ChrussyByrd.FilmFreeway. n.d. “Mystery Byrd.” Accessed September 11, 2026. https://filmfreeway.com/ChrussyByrd.