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Evan Morgan is a Canadian filmmaker and screenwriter. He is most noted for his 2020 film The Kid Detective, for which he was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Original Screenplay at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021.
Evan Morgan is known for The Kid Detective (2020), The Dirties (2013) and A Pretty Funny Story (2012).
The Kid Detective is a 2020 Canadian mystery comedy-drama film written and directed by Evan Morgan and starring Adam Brody, Sophie Nélisse, Wendy Crewson, Sarah Sutherland, and Tzi Ma. It was inspired by the Encyclopedia Brown book series.
Mar 19, 2021 · The film, which premiered virtually at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in September and recently competed screenings in the Kingston Canadian Film Festival this past month, follows a washed up, alcoholic detective (Adam Brody) as he tries to solve a murder in his small town.
Jan 12, 2021 · While in the York film and video program, Evan Morgan (BFA ’08) developed his voice as a writer and filmmaker while part of a tight-knit community. With “a penchant for dark humour,” he embraced his fate as a director, as the modest beginnings of a dark comedy short film loomed in the background.
Oct 27, 2020 · The Kid Detective is the directing debut of Toronto filmmaker (and Letterboxd member) Evan Morgan, who first received attention for The Dirties (2013), an alternately funny and upsetting micro-budget dark comedy in found-footage style, which he produced, co-wrote and co-edited.
Jan 29, 2021 · Mr. Morgan, a York University film graduate who has lived in Toronto his whole life, wrote and directed one of my favourite films of 2020, The Kid Detective. He also co-wrote, edited and produced The Dirties , another all-time favourite of mine.
Oct 16, 2020 · Evan Morgan's 'The Kid Detective' stars Adam Brody as a former wunderkind struggling with adulthood.
Oct 15, 2020 · Movies. ‘The Kid Detective’ Review: Adam Brody Is a Failed Gumshoe in Curious Black Comedy. Evan Morgan's directorial debut rewrites the Encyclopedia Brown mythos with mixed results, including...
Evan Morgan is known as an Writer, Actor, Director, Producer, Editor, Executive Producer, Screenplay, and Camera Operator. Some of his work includes The Kid Detective, The Dirties, Day 40, A Pretty Funny Story, and The Pedestrian Jar.
