Guy Maddin

Born: 1956-02-28

Guy Maddin CM OM is a Canadian screenwriter, director, author, cinematographer and film editor of both features and short films, as well as an installation artist, from Winnipeg, Manitoba. His most distinctive quality is his penchant for recreating the look and style of silent or early sound era films which has solidified his popularity and acclaim in alternative film circles. Since completing his first film in 1985, Maddin has become one of Canada's most well-known and celebrated film-makers. Maddin has directed eleven feature films and numerous short films, in addition to publishing three books and creating a host of installation art projects. A number of Maddin's recent films began as or developed from installation art projects, and his books also relate to his film work. Maddin has been the subject of much critical praise and academic attention, including two books of interviews with Maddin and two book-length academic studies of his work. Maddin was appointed to the Order of Canada, the country's highest civilian honour, in 2012.


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My Winnipeg

as Narrator (voice)
Released: 2008-06-13

The geographical dead center of North America and the beloved birthplace of Guy Maddin,...

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J.T. LeRoy

as Reader
Released: 2019-04-26

A young woman named Savannah Knoop spends six years pretending to be a transgender writer named...

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Nostradamus

as Waiter Joe
Released: 2000-04-27

A medieval cult travels to the 20th century and kills people in an attempt to bring about the...

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It Came from Kuchar

as Self
Released: 2009-09-22

It Came from Kuchar is the definitive, feature documentary about the legendary, underground...

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Guy Maddin: Waiting for Twilight

as Self - filmmaker
Released: 1997-09-07

Interviews with Guy Maddin and his pals are included in this documentary about the Canadian...

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The Amazed Spectator

as Himself
Released: 2016-01-29

A kino-investigation about spectatorship, a continuous conversation between different kinds of...

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Horse Brothers

as Anton the Horse (voice)
Released: 2022-03-13

Two paranoid brothers are consumed with murderous fantasies after a horse convinces them that...

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Vinyl

as Himself
Released: 2000-08-01

Toronto filmmaker Alan Zweig analyzes the phenomenon of record collecting.

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Manuelle Labor

as uncredited
Released: 2007-02-02

A woman with an oddly hairy belly gives birth to a pair of hands in Marie Losier’s giddily...

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Trump Dreams

as uncredited
Released: 2017-11-06

A dream-inspired stream-of-consciousness download charting the trace infection lines Trump’s...

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97 Percent True

as uncredited
Released: 2008-08-12

Documentary featuring interviews with director Guy Madden and his collaborators

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Tales from the Winnipeg Film Group

as uncredited
Released: 2017-11-01

The explosive story of how a stubborn band of independent filmmakers started a film co-operative...

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The International Style

as Nurse
Released: 1983-01-01

An amusing melange of '60s spy thrillers and other classics. Super secret agent Nick attempts to...

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Oak, Ivy, and Other Dead Elms

as Student
Released: 1982-01-01

The further adventure of Nick, Paizs' silent hero sets off to college where he meets Brock West...

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CLIFF: A PORTRAIT OF AN ARTIST

as Self
Released: 2021-06-26

Acclaimed Canadian artist Cliff Eyland looks back on his life after a successful double lung...

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Louis Riel for Dinner

as Narrator
Released: 2014-09-16

Guy Maddin narrates a surreal animated ode to the Métis freedom fighter and founder of the...

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