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Carl Bessai

Director, Producer, Writer, Actor, Editor, Additional Credits
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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 & Shows on Plex

  • They Wait
  • Embrace of the Vampire
  • Severed
  • No Clue
  • Normal
  • Emile
  • Mr. Miracle
  • Lola
  • Johnny
  • Bad City
  • Rehearsal
  • Fathers & Sons
  • Kreuzberg
  • Evelyne
  • Féline@6.15
  • In Her City

Known For

  • Repeaters
  • Embrace of the Vampire
  • Severed
  • They Wait
  • No Clue
  • Normal
  • Emile
  • Mr. Miracle
  • Sisters & Brothers
  • Cole
  • Unnatural & Accidental
  • Gloves of Stone
  • Lola
  • Johnny
  • Hiccups
  • The Lears
  • Ungodly Acts
  • Mothers & Daughters
  • Bad City
  • Rehearsal
  • Fathers & Sons
  • Blood and Water
  • Kreuzberg

Carl Bessai Filmography

2025
Field Sketches · as Second Bodyguard
2021
Evelyne · as Gary
2020
In Her City · as Director Jack
2008
Mothers & Daughters · as Documentary Filmmaker
2001
Lola · as Tow Yard Attendant

2025
Field Sketches · as Cinematographer
2024
WAR TIMES · as Production Supervisor
2024
Lichtenberg · as Cinematographer
2021
Evelyne · as Cinematographer
2020
In Her City · as Cinematographer
2014
Bad City · as Director Of Photography
2011
Sisters & Brothers · as Director Of Photography
2010
Fathers & Sons · as Cinematographer
2010
Repeaters · as Director Of Photography
2009
Cole · as Cinematographer
2008
Mothers & Daughters · as Cinematographer
2008
Mothers & Daughters · as Creator
2008
A Charman Event · as Cinematographer
2007
Normal · as Director Of Photography
2006
Unnatural & Accidental · as Cinematographer
2005
Severed · as Author
2005
Floored by Love · as Director Of Photography
2003
Emile · as Director Of Photography
2001
Lola · as Written By
1996
Life and Times (TV Series) · as Cinematographer

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