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Carl Bessai
Edmonton, 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…
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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.
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4 or 5 things I want you to know about me (an essay)
Movie Director
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2025
Field Sketches
Movie Director
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2024
WAR TIMES
Movie Production Supervisor
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2021
Evelyne
Movie Gary
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2018
Kreuzberg
Movie Director
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2017
The Lears
Movie Writer
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2015
Rehearsal
Movie Producer
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2015
Ungodly Acts
Movie Director
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2014
Mr. Miracle
Movie Director
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2014
Bad City
Movie Director
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2014
No Clue
Movie Director
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2013
Embrace of the Vampire
Movie Director
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2011
Sisters & Brothers
Movie Director
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2011
Repeaters
Movie Director
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2010
Fathers & Sons
Movie Writer
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2010
Hiccups
TV show Director
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2010
Fathers and Sons
Movie Director
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2009
Gloves of Stone
Movie Writer
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2009
Cole
Movie Director
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2008
Mothers & Daughters
Movie Documentary Filmmaker
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2008
A Charman Event
Movie Director
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2007
Normal
Movie Director
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2006
Unnatural & Accidental
Movie Director
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2005
Severed
Movie Director
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2005
Floored by Love
Movie Director of Photography
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2003
Emile
Movie Director
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2001
Lola
Movie Director
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1999
Out of Orbit: The Life and Times of Marshall McLuhan
Movie Director
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1999
Johnny
Movie Writer
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Movie Quarrell McHumphrey
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