April Johnson is a filmmaker and emerging producer currently residing in Vancouver, British Columbia. She is of Métis/Nehiyaw (Muskoday First Nation) and European settler descent. She attended the University of Victoria and the Indigenous Digital Film Program (IDF) at Capilano University and has worked as a video-journalist at Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) as well as on numerous Indigenous film and television projects since completing her studies.In 2017 April was one of four emerging producers selected for Canada’s National Screen Institute (NSI) IndigiDoc course, a development program that provides training and financial assistance for Indigenous documentary filmmakers. With the support of the NSI, April produced Leo-nominated doc Cedar, Tree of Life, which was broadcast on the Documentary Channel as well as APTN. In 2019, April completed the Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA) mentee program. The program fosters emerging producer mentorships and enabled April to work alongside the head of scripted development at Thunderbird Entertainment (TSX-V: TBRD). While April worked at Great Pacific Television (a Thunderbird Company) she became an associate producer of Reginald, the Vampire, a new series starring Jacob Batalon (Spiderman: Homecoming) which recently premiered on Amazon, Syfy and Hulu. In 2021, April produced and directed Stardust, a short documentary chronicling the creation of a memorial blanket for her mother following her brother’s accidental fentanyl overdose. Stardust was screened at both the 2021 Gimli Film Festival as well as Los Angeles Skins Festival. With the support of the Indigenous Screen Office (ISO), April wrote, produced and Directed Serving Shaid, a comedic satire about the Indigenous shopping experience. The film is based on true events of her mother (a visibly Indigenous woman) getting followed around stores. The film premiered at Los Angeles Skins Fest and the American Indian Film Festival in San Fransisco in 2022.In 2023, April began her working relationship with Lark Productions on Season 2 of Farming for Love. With the ensemble cast of S2 including an Indigenous 2Spirit farmer looking for love, April worked in casting and scouted an Indigenous dater, thus leading to an Indigenous LGBT2Q+ romantic storyline coming soon to CTV and Crave.