Carl Bessai

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

40

Gender

Male

Birthday

-

Place of Birth

Edmonton, Canada

Carl Bessai

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 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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Known For

Repeaters
5.8%

Repeaters

Apr 22, 2011

Repeaters
5.8%

Repeaters

Apr 22, 2011

Embrace of the Vampire
4.4%

Embrace of the Vampire

Oct 15, 2013

Severed
4.9%

Severed

Oct 20, 2005

Severed
4.9%

Severed

Oct 20, 2005

Normal
5.5%

Normal

Sep 10, 2007

Normal
5.5%

Normal

Sep 10, 2007

Normal
5.5%

Normal

Sep 10, 2007

No Clue
5.2%

No Clue

Mar 7, 2014

No Clue
5.2%

No Clue

Mar 7, 2014

Mr. Miracle
5.7%

Mr. Miracle

Dec 6, 2014

Ungodly Acts
4.3%

Ungodly Acts

Sep 19, 2015

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Camera

2014
Bad City as Director of Photography
2011
Sisters & Brothers as Director of Photography
2011
Repeaters as Director of Photography
2007
Normal as Director of Photography
2005
Floored by Love as Director of Photography

Crew

2010
Fathers & Sons as Cinematography

Directing

2018
Kreuzberg as Director
2017
The Lears as Director
2015
Rehearsal as Director
2015
Ungodly Acts as Director
2014
Mr. Miracle as Director
2014
Bad City as Director
2014
No Clue as Director
2013
Embrace of the Vampire as Director
2011
Sisters & Brothers as Director
2011
Repeaters as Director
2010
Fathers & Sons as Director
2010
Hiccups as Director
2009
Cole as Director
2008
Mothers & Daughters as Director
2007
Normal as Director
2006
Unnatural & Accidental as Director
2005
Severed as Director
2003
Émile as Director
2001
Lola as Director
1999
Out of Orbit: The Life and Times of Marshall McLuhan as Director
1999
Johnny as Director

Production

2024
WAR TIMES as Production Supervisor
2015
Rehearsal as Producer
2014
No Clue as Co-Producer
2011
Sisters & Brothers as Producer
2010
Fathers & Sons as Producer
2007
Normal as Producer

Writing

2017
The Lears as Writer
2015
Rehearsal as Writer
2011
Sisters & Brothers as Writer
2010
Fathers & Sons as Writer
2009
Gloves of Stone as Writer
2005
Severed as Author
1999
Johnny as Writer
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Carl Bessai