Haida Wilkins

Haida grew up on a small rural island on the west coast. At a very early age she has a strong interest in movies, tv, stage and how they are made. In childhood acting and writing songs for the school plays was a yearly highlight.

In her youth the family moved to Vancouver Island. Coming from basically living in the wild to a modern small city was a big shift. When the question came "What you wanna be when you grow up?" came about. She didn't know exactly what. But she did know she wanted to be on set and create stories. Deciding on Makeup school. She saved up money for two years and moved to Surrey BC to begin her professional journey. Oddly enough adjustment came faster in comparison to before. She was soon in toe. Meeting new people and doing lots of exploring around the city. ​Enrolling at Blanche Macdonald for the one-year program. Learning from the industry professionals. Living away from home for the first time. Having no money to spend on school projects. She had to adapt. " The best creativity comes from barriers" Resonating words from an instructor was helpful In front of and away from the makeup table. 

Living in Richmond after graduation. She worked on numerous film and television productions, Vancouver Fashion week and photography projects. A little over a year after Blanche she had the chance to join the Intersections Media program. Learning more about lighting, storytelling and film editing.

Then covid hit and put her. Like many others in a tuff situation. A move back to Vancouver Island was the new path. Then getting hit with a huge heath challenge made doing any creative near impossible. After a diagnosis and a life saving surgery recovery was possible!!

After a few years she was able to start working again and the creative spark was beginning to return. She started to do small Makeup projects on occasion. Worked for a summer with a Vancouver Island fashion brand. Become a member of a choir for two years and attended singing workshops in Nanaimo. Most recently cast in a DND pod cast and begun building an actor portfolio and talking on a few more creative projects.