
Carl Bessai
Director, Producer, Writer, Actor, Editor
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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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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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| 1999 | JohnnyOn Plex |
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| 2008 | Mothers & Daughters · as Documentary Filmmaker |
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| 2014 | Bad City · as Director Of PhotographyOn Plex |
| 2011 | Sisters & Brothers · as Director Of Photography |
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| 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 PhotographyOn Plex |
| 2006 | Unnatural & Accidental · as Cinematographer |
| 2005 | Severed · as AuthorOn Plex |
| 2005 | Floored by Love · as Director Of Photography |
| 2003 | Emile · as Director Of PhotographyOn Plex |
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