Atom Egoyan
Date of birth: 1960-07-19
Place of birth: Cairo, United Arab Republic [now Egypt]
Known for: Directing
Also known as: Atom Yeghoyan, Ատոմ Էգոյան
Biography
Atom Egoyan CC (/ɛˈɡɔɪən/; Armenian: Ատոմ Եղոյեան, romanized: Atom Yeghoyan; born July 19, 1960) is an Armenian-Canadian filmmaker. One of the most preeminent directors of the Toronto New Wave, he emerged during the 1980s and made his career breakthrough with Exotica (1994), a hyperlink film set in a strip club. He followed this with his most critically acclaimed film, The Sweet Hereafter (1997), an adaptation of the Russell Banks novel of the same name, for which he received Academy Award nominations for Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay. Egoyan's other significant films include The Adjuster (1991), Ararat (2002), Where the Truth Lies (2005), Adoration (2008), Chloe (2009), Devil's Knot (2013), and Remember (2015). His works often explore themes of alienation and isolation, featuring characters whose interactions are mediated through technology, bureaucracy, or other power structures. His films often follow non-linear plot structures, in which events are placed out of sequence in order to elicit specific emotional reactions from the audience by withholding key information. Many of his films also draw on his experiences as a first-generation immigrant, and as a member of the Armenian diaspora. In addition to his Oscar nods, Egoyan has won eight Genie/Canadian Screen Awards, out of 25 total nominations. He received the 2008 Dan David Prize for "Creative Rendering of the Past" and the 2015 Governor General's Performing Arts Award. He has been a member of the Order of Canada since 1999, and was ascended to Companion in 2015. Egoyan is married to actress Arsinée Khanjian, whom he has often cast in his films. Description above from the Wikipedia article Atom Egoyan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movie Credits
Viva Varda!
2023-05-17
A pioneering post-war female film director, an instigator of the New Wave who was honored by Hollywo
Talking Heads 2021
2021-09-23
The film was inspired by one of the most important documentaries shot by Krzysztof Kieślowski, Talki
This Film Is Not Yet Rated
2006-01-25
Kirby Dick's provocative documentary investigates the secretive and inconsistent process by which th
Calendar
1993-06-03
A photographer and his wife travel across Armenia photographing churches for a calendar project. Tra
The Rep - A Documentary
2012-10-17
Follows the first year of business for Alex, Charlie, and Nigel as they try to make their theatre, T
Rewind This!
2013-08-27
Home video changed the world. The cultural and historical impact of the VHS tape was enormous. This
Camilla
1994-11-25
Freda Lopez, an aspiring musician, travels with her husband to the beautiful beaches of Georgia wher
A Portrait of Arshile
1995-01-01
Egoyan juxtaposes home-video images of his son Arshile with a self-portrait of the famed Armenian ar
Formulas for Seduction: The Cinema of Atom Egoyan
1999-01-01
Documentary about the films of Atom Egoyan.
"I Will Revenge This World With Love" - S. Paradjanov
2024-08-28
The author of the film decides to leave the country where she lives, in connection with the outbreak
The Stupids
1996-08-08
An incredibly dull-witted family unknowingly stumble upon an illegal weapons deal while on the trail
At Sundance
1995-01-01
A group portrait of filmmakers attend the 1995 Sundance Film Festival. Featuring Matthew Harrison, R
Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche
2004-01-01
This compelling documentary explores Canadian film culture and tries to discover what defines Canadi
It Came from Kuchar
2009-09-22
It Came from Kuchar is the definitive, feature documentary about the legendary, underground filmmaki
Le cri du rhinocéros
2018-11-27
Marc Labrèche, the Director of this documentary, himself an author, actor and host, meets other crea
Sculpting Memory
2015-05-05
Sculpting Memory places Atom Egoyan in an audiovisual environment woven from the fabric of his own f
Barney's Version
2010-10-26
The picaresque and touching story of the politically incorrect, fully lived life of the impulsive, i
The Box of Sun
1988-09-11
In this silent, surrealist fantasy, thick clouds in a scorched sky prevent the sun from reaching the
Citadel
2006-07-03
A documentary about a journey to Beirut
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
2013-08-28
Made for the Venice Film Festival's 70th anniversary, seventy filmmakers made a short film between 6
Missing
2016-05-25