Boland was named one of the Birks Diamond Women In Film Award which recognizes women who are leaders in the Canadian film Industry. She was also picked as one of Playback’s 10 To Watch, with the leading industry magazine saying,

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Boland was awarded a bravoFact grant and directed the short film Lolz-Ita, that she wrote and starred in. Lolz-Ita had it’s North American premiere at the Austin Film Festival and was nominated for Best Narrative Short. It was also a part of TIFF’s Short Cuts: Share Her Journey, which highlights the “most exciting emerging female film makers in the world.” LolzIta also played the Whistler Film Festival where it was nominated for the EDA Short Film Award which recognizes female film makers. It was nominated for jury prizes at the Dallas International Film Festival and Cucalorus. It was also chosen as Short Of the Week, who said, “Boland portrays the title character with commendable subtlety, fleshing out the confusion of the young woman compellingly. It’s a complicated duality to inhabit… Her performance has the power to make or break the film, and Boland wows.” It was most recently chosen as a Vimeo Staff Pick.

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Previous credits as a director include work for Refinery29, HBO Canada and Lifetime TV.