Carl Bessai
- Known for
- Directing
- Place of birth
- Edmonton, Canada
Biography
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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.
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Movies with Carl Bessai
- Evelyne 2021 · ★ 6.0
- Mothers & Daughters 2008 · ★ 1.0
- T.U.R.D
- The Black Square
Movies directed by Carl Bessai
- Repeaters 2011 · ★ 5.8
- Embrace of the Vampire 2013 · ★ 4.4
- Severed 2005 · ★ 4.8
- Normal 2007 · ★ 5.2
- No Clue 2014 · ★ 5.3
- Mr. Miracle 2014 · ★ 5.2
- Unnatural & Accidental 2006 · ★ 4.4
- Ungodly Acts 2015 · ★ 4.0
- Emile 2003 · ★ 6.2
- Sisters & Brothers 2011 · ★ 4.7
- Lola 2001 · ★ 5.0
- Cole 2009 · ★ 6.5
- Bad City 2014 · ★ 3.5
- Johnny 1999 · ★ 5.0
- The Lears 2017 · ★ 5.3
- Fathers & Sons 2010 · ★ 2.7
- Rehearsal 2015 · ★ 3.7
- Mothers & Daughters 2008 · ★ 1.0
- Evelyne 2021 · ★ 6.0
- 4 or 5 things I want you to know about me (an essay) 2025 · ★ 8.0
- Kreuzberg 2018
- Out of Orbit: The Life and Times of Marshall McLuhan 1999
- A Charman Event 2008
- Field Sketches 2025
- Fathers and Sons 2010