
Guy Maddin
Known for directing · Born 28 February 1956 · 70 · Winnipeg, Canada
90 credits
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.
Known for

Rumours
2024

My Winnipeg
2008

The Heart of the World
2000

The Forbidden Room
2015

The Saddest Music in the World
2003

Brand Upon the Brain!
2007

Archangel
1990

Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary
2002

Sissy-Boy Slap-Party
2004

Keyhole
2011

Tales from the Gimli Hospital
1988

Cowards Bend the Knee
2003