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1998–present. Carl Bessai (born 1966 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. [1] Bessai studied at OCAD University and at York University in Toronto graduating with a Master of Fine Arts Degree. He got his start directing documentary films before moving to Vancouver and directing his debut feature film Johnny in 1999.
Carl Bessai is known for Normal (2007), Unnatural & Accidental (2006) and Severed (2005). Menu. Movies. Release Calendar Top 250 Movies Most Popular Movies Browse ...
Carl Bessai has directed 25 feature films, also producing and writing or co-writing most of them. Many of these films star internationally renowned actors such as Academy Award nominees Sir Ian McKellen and Bruce Dern, as well as Tantoo Cardinal, Bruce Carrie-Ann Moss, and Cory Monteith, to name just a few.
Carl Bessai is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. Bessai studied at OCAD University and at York University in Toronto graduating with a Master of Fine Arts Degree. He got his start directing documentary films before moving to Vancouver and directing his debut feature film Johnny in 1999.
Sep 16, 2016 · Carl Bessai helped the Canadian Film Institute celebrate its 80th anniversary with this special message.Carl Bessai is a Canadian film director and screenwri...
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'Emile' is the third in a loose trilogy of films written and directed by Carl Bessai, all exploring aspects of personal identity. The first, 'Johnny', looked at a teenager with his life ahead of them, the second, 'Lola', portrayed a middle-aged woman trying to escape an abusive relationship, and 'Emile' is a Proustian examination of memory, imagination, regret, lost roots, and the possibility of redemption and reconciliation, all seen through the eyes of an old man whose life is almost over.
Oct 7, 2008 · Normal: Directed by Carl Bessai. With Carrie-Anne Moss, Kevin Zegers, Callum Keith Rennie, Andrew Airlie. A deadly car accident brings together a group of previously unrelated people, each of whom is forced to deal with the emotional fallout.
