Tim Southam has mined virtually every medium in pursuit of his favourite themes. He has directed award-winning dramas and documentaries exploring his fascination with life on the land, several well-known movies and miniseries dealing with major political events, and a parallel strand of internationally acclaimed films focusing on the performing arts. He has worked as a professional director on several of the world's most-watched television series and as a pilot director for new series.

Highlights include the feature film The Bay of Love and Sorrows, the feature documentary Drowning in Dreams, the television movie One Dead Indian, the miniseries Trudeau: Maverick in the Making, and the stage-inspired films The Tale of Teeka, Perreault Dancer and Satie and Suzanne. His work as a professional director includes the Fox series House, Bones and the CBC pilot Cracked.

Tim's work has won critical acclaim, major ratings successes and multiple awards including three best directing Geminis, two best-program Geminis, the Banff Award and nominations for the Genie, DGC, Jutra and Grammy awards.