====== Liv McNeil ======

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**Olivia McNeil** is a Canadian artist, actor and filmmaker based in [[canada:ontario:Toronto]], [[canada:Ontario]]. 

===== Education =====

McNeil is a student at the [[Etobicoke School of the Arts]].((Buchli, C. //Liv McNeil.// IMDb. Retrieved November 10, 2022, from https://archive.ph/CPVQm))
===== History =====

==== COVID-19 ====

In 2020, as a grade 9 student, McNeil produced, shot, edited and starred in a short film as an end of year school project that illustrated the effects of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] [[lockdowns_as_public_health_policy|lockdown]] on teens' mental health.((Liv McNeil. (2020). //numb - a short film - liv mcneil// [YouTube Video]. [[YouTube]]. https://web.archive.org/web/20221110072027/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSkbd6hRkXo)) This passion project titled "Numb" hit a global nerve, reaching an audience of millions, and garnering Liv film festival awards and accolades from across the globe.((Buchli, C. //Liv McNeil.// IMDb. Retrieved November 10, 2022, from https://archive.ph/CPVQm))