Northern Unicorn Films

The Company, the Table Reads and beyond…

Back in the early 2000s, I started making short films and needed a name for my fledgling production company.  After a couple of false starts, I settled on Northern Unicorn Films Ltd. because I’m Canadian (North), I consider myself unique ( a Unicorn), and I wanted a limited liability production company to produce my own work and someday the work of others.

​Then, in the summer of 2020, as the pandemic raged across the globe, I saw the opportunity to help other creatives find an outlet for their gifts.

​So, I got a Zoom account and started hosting table reads with writers, actors, directors and invited an audience, advertised, and the Northern Unicorn Films table read community was born.

​Join us!

​Every day we grow and
get closer to our dreams.

JE Swainston