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Carl Bessai studied at the Ontario College of Art and Design and at York University in Toronto graduating with an MFA. An acclaimed director, his debut feature film Johnny premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 1999 where it received a special jury citation. His feature Unnatural and Accidental premiered at the Museum of Modern Art in New York and at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2006 before earning awards and nominations at the American Indian Film Festival, the Vancouver International Film Festival, the British Columbia film Awards Leos and the 2007 Genie Awards. Bessai is a member of the Directors Guild of Canada, the Writers Guild of Canada and the Canadian Film and Television Producers Association.
Features & TV Movies:
VR indicates Direct-to-Video Release
Brothers from Vietnam (1998)
Johnny (1999)
Bang! (2001)
Lola (2001)
Indie Truth: An Inquiry Into the Documentary (TV-2002)
Emile (2003)
Severed (2005)
Unnatural & Accidental (2006)
Normal (2007)
Mothers & Daughters (2008)
Cole (2009)
Repeaters (2010)
Fathers & Sons (2010)
Sisters & Brothers (2011)
Embrace of the Vampire (VR-2013)
No Clue (2013)
Bad City (2014)
Mr. Miracle (TV-2014)
Ungodly Acts (TV-2015)
Rehearsal (2015)
The Lears (2017)
Kreuzberg (2017)
In Her City (2020)
Evelyne (2021)
Remedial Ed (2021)
Féline@6.15 (2022)
Lichtenberg (2024)
TV Series – at least 1 episode of:
A Scattering of Seeds (2000)
Hiccups (2010, 2011)
Health Nutz (2013)
Blood and Water (2016, 2017)
Ashbridge (2019, mini-series)
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