

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

4 or 5 things I want you to know about me (an essay)
2025
Writer

Evelyne
2021
Writer

The Lears
2017
Writer

Rehearsal
2015
Writer

Sisters & Brothers
2011
Writer

Fathers & Sons
2010
Writer
- Fathers and Sons
Fathers and Sons
2010
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Gloves of Stone
2009
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Severed
2005
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Emile
2003
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Johnny
1999
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