Carl Bessai
Place of Birth
Edmonton, Canada
Biography
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 ...
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.
Filmography (25)
4 or 5 things I want you to know about me (an essay)
2025
Field Sketches
2025
🎬 Director
Evelyne
2021
Kreuzberg
2018
🎬 Director
The Lears
2017
Rehearsal
2015
Ungodly Acts
2015
Mr. Miracle
2014
Bad City
2014
No Clue
2014
Embrace of the Vampire
2013
Sisters & Brothers
2011
Repeaters
2011
Fathers & Sons
2010
Fathers and Sons
2010
🎬 Director
Cole
2009
Mothers & Daughters
2008
A Charman Event
2008
🎬 Director
Normal
2007
Unnatural & Accidental
2006
Severed
2005
Emile
2003
Lola
2001
Out of Orbit: The Life and Times of Marshall McLuhan
1999
🎬 Director
Johnny
1999