Atom Egoyan

Directing·Jul 19, 1960·Cairo, United Arab Republic [now Egypt]

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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.

Film	Credit
Seven Veils2025 · Director, Producer, Screenplay	Director, Producer, Screenplay
"I Will Revenge This World With Love" - S. Paradjanov2024 · Himself	Himself
Viva Varda!2023 · Self	Self
TTalking Heads 20212021 · Self	Self
Guest of Honour2020 · Director, Producer, Writer	Director, Producer, Writer
Le cri du rhinocéros2018 · Self	Self
MMissing2016 · Actor	Actor
Remember2015 · Director	Director
Sculpting Memory2015 · Actor	Actor
The Captive2014 · Director, Screenplay, Producer	Director, Screenplay, Producer
Venice 70: Future Reloaded2013 · Actor, Director	Actor, Director
Rewind This!2013 · Self	Self
Invisible World2013 · Director	Director
Devil's Knot2013 · Director	Director
The Rep - A Documentary2012 · Himself	Himself
Barney's Version2010 · O'Malley Director #1	O'Malley Director #1
Chloe2010 · Director	Director
It Came from Kuchar2009 · Self	Self
Adoration2009 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
To Each His Own Cinema2007 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
This Film Is Not Yet Rated2006 · Self - Director of 'Where the Truth lies'	Self - Director of 'Where the Truth lies'
CCitadel2006 · Self, Director	Self, Director
Where the Truth Lies2005 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche2004 · Self	Self
Check the Gate: Putting Beckett on Film2003 · Self - Director ("Krapp's Last Tape")	Self - Director ("Krapp's Last Tape")
Ararat2002 · Director, Screenplay, Producer	Director, Screenplay, Producer
DDiaspora2001 · Director	Director
CClose2001 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Preludes2000 · Director	Director
Krapp's Last Tape2000 · Director	Director
TThe Line2000 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Felicia's Journey1999 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
FFormulas for Seduction: The Cinema of Atom Egoyan1999 · Actor	Actor
Sarabande1997 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Sweet Hereafter1997 · Director, Screenplay, Producer	Director, Screenplay, Producer
The Stupids1996 · TV Studio Guard	TV Studio Guard
A Portrait of Arshile1995 · Voice, Director, Writer	Voice, Director, Writer
At Sundance1995 · Self	Self
Camilla1994 · Sea Bunnies Director	Sea Bunnies Director
Exotica1994 · Director, Producer, Writer	Director, Producer, Writer
Calendar1993 · Photographer, Director, Writer, Producer	Photographer, Director, Writer, Producer
Gross Misconduct: The Life of Brian Spencer1993 · Director	Director
The Adjuster1991 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
Montreal Stories1991 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
In Passing1991 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Speaking Parts1990 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
The Box of Sun1988 · Actor	Actor
LLooking for Nothing1988 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay