THE LETTER PROJECT
SELECTED WORKS
Wordless Writings is an ongoing correspondence project exploring music as a form of conversation, care, and queer community-building. Funded and supported by Canada Council for the Arts Explore & Create grant, seven queer composers exchanged 12 original musical “letters,” over one year, creating an evolving dialogue shaped by friendship, distance, memory, and everyday life. The resulting collection forms an interconnected archive of queer artistic exchange, revealing how musical ideas can communicate emotional nuance beyond words. As the project continues, it expands into collaborative performance, inviting dancers and choreographers to engage with the correspondence and explore movement as a further expression of nonverbal dialogue.
COMPOSITION FOR FILM AND THEATRE
“Don’t Stop (Coming Around)” - closing credits original composition
A short film written and directed by filmmaker Lu Fine, featuring Char McCutcheon, debuted in the 2022 San Francisco Transgender Film Festival, also screened at independent and queer film festivals, including the Independent Shorts Awards and Queer Shorts Festival.
Mannequin (2022), Directed by Lu Fine
The People’s Joker (2022), Directed by (and starring) Vera Drew
“Char created my favorite track that we used in my film and collabing with them was a dream come true!” - Vera Drew, The People’s Joker
This acclaimed debut feature, reimagines the Batman universe as a bold, semi-autobiographical story of gender identity, comedy, and self-discovery. Premiering at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival, the film became a cult phenomenon and earned Drew the 2024 Gotham Breakthrough Director Award.
A short film by Ericsson San Pablo Chu, scored by Char McCutcheon. Released in 2010, the film is a dialogue-free work in which the score plays a central role in shaping the atmosphere and complex emotional landscape.
PIGS (2005), Directed by Ericsson San Pablo Chu
Scattered Seeds of Troy, Farm Arts Collective
Char is thrilled to be making their theatrical debut as composer and sound designer for Farm Arts Collective’s devised theatre production Scattered Seeds of Troy, inspired by the ancient anti-war Greek tragedyThe Trojan Women and directed by Tannis Kowalchuk.
Premiering in November 2026
SOUND DESIGN
Half-tone, The Fabric Workshop and Museum Podcast (Seasons 1-3, 2021-2025)
Science Cabaret (2025)
Corporate new year wishes animation video for French-Swiss railroad company TGV-Lyria
TGV Lyria Wishes (2011)
What happens when you pair four neuroscientists with four creatives? Answer: Science Cabaret! It took place on Saturday, October 25, 2025 at 7 p.m. at Farm Arts Collective’s Agri-Cultural Center at Willow Wisp Organic Farm.
Each scientist was paired with a performer who used the scientists’ research as inspiration for the creation of a new performance piece. Following each of the scientists’ talk, the artists presented their creative response.