Carl Bessai

Known for DirectingEdmonton, Canada

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Carl Bessai (born 1966 in Edmonton, Alberta) 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. Bessai has made a career working on low-budget independent features but has worked with A-List actors Ian McKellen and Deborah Kara Unger on his film Emile and Carrie-Anne Moss on his film Normal. He was nominated for the Genie Award for Best Achievement in Direction for the latter film. Bessai is a member of the Director’s Guild of Canada, the Writer’s Guild of Canada, and the Canadian Film and Television Producer's Association. Description above from the Wikipedia article Carl Bessai, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.Read more

Movies & web series

4 or 5 things I want you to know about me (an essay)

Cole

Emile

Evelyne

Repeaters

The Lears

No Clue

Mr. Miracle

Normal

Hiccups

Lola

Johnny

Severed

Sisters & Brothers

Embrace of the Vampire

Unnatural & Accidental

Gloves of Stone

Ungodly Acts

Floored by Love

Rehearsal

Bad City

Fathers & Sons

Mothers & Daughters

Field Sketches

WAR TIMES

Kreuzberg

Fathers and Sons

A Charman Event

Out of Orbit: The Life and Times of Marshall McLuhan

T.U.R.D

Influence