Carl Bessai doesn't know much about being a son to a father, at least not firsthand; his father died from a brain tumour when Carl was 4. But the Vancouver-based film director certainly knows his ...

You probably couldn’t squeeze more of Vancouver’s multicultural mashup into Carl Bessai’s Fathers & Sons if you tried. (Trust him—he tried.) “It was in part because when I started on the project, I ...

Well this is definitely on my "radar" now. HitFix just debuted an early trailer for a "gritty, sci-fi film" called Repeaters, from director Carl Bessai, that will be premiering at the Toronto Film ...

Vancouver filmmaker Carl Bessai makes dark studies of people under pressure. In original, small-scale efforts like Johnny, Lola, and Emile, a few characters battle for their identities, often in ...

In Carl Bessai’s “Emile,” an affecting probe of the power of memory, Ian McKellen, in the title role, plays a distinguished London scientist who returns to his native Canada to accept an honorary ...

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British Columbia director Carl Bessai's small-town drama "Cole" grabbed the best Canadian feature trophy at the Atlantic Film Festival, which wrapped Sept. 26. By Etan Vlessing, The Associated Press ...

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 ...

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Sisters & Brothers marks the sixth consecutive year a feature directed by Carl Bessai will receive its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. But for the prolific Vancouver ...

Utilizing many of the same actors and a similar work shopped improvisational template, Carl Bessai's examination of the volatile and exclus... It s from Canada. It s called Normal. What are the ...