Atom Egoyan

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1960-07-19 (65 years old)

Place of Birth

Cairo, Egypt

Atom Egoyan

Biography

Atom Egoyan CC (/ɛˈɡɔɪən/; Armenian: Ատոմ Եղոյեան; born July 19, 1960) is a Canadian filmmaker. Emerging in the 1980s as part of the Toronto New Wave, he made his career breakthrough with Exotica (1994), a film set in a strip club. Egoyan's most critically acclaimed film is the drama The Sweet Hereafter (1997), for which he received two Academy Award nominations. His biggest commercial success is the erotic thriller Chloe (2009). Egoyan's 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 plo...

Acting

Production

1997

1997

The Sweet Hereafter

as Screenplay

1997

1994

Exotica

as Director

2005

2005

2005

Where the Truth Lies

as Executive Producer

2009

Adoration

as Director

2009

Adoration

as Writer

1987

Family Viewing

as Director

1987

2010

Chloe

as Director

2007

1991

The Adjuster

as Director

2002

Ararat

as Director

1999

1999

Felicia's Journey

as Screenplay

2000

1993

Calendar

as Director

1993

Calendar

as Writer

1993

Calendar

as Producer

1993

Calendar

as Editor

1990

Speaking Parts

as Director

1984

Next of Kin

as Director

1984

Next of Kin

as Writer

1984

Next of Kin

as Producer

1984

Next of Kin

as Editor

1994

Exotica

as Screenplay

2013

Devil's Knot

as Director

1991

Montreal Stories

as Director

2012

Invisible World

as Director

2014

The Captive

as Director

2000

Preludes

as Director

1989

Roadkill

as Thanks

2004

Childstar

as Thanks

1979

Howard in Particular

as Cinematography

1981

Peep Show

as Writer

1981

Peep Show

as Cinematography

1981

Peep Show

as Editor

1997

Sarabande

as Director

1997

Sarabande

as Writer

1995

2015

Remember

as Director

2014

The Captive

as Screenplay

2014

The Captive

as Story

2014

The Captive

as Producer

2000

1979

1981

Peep Show

as Director

1982

Open House

as Director

1977

Lust of a Eunuch

as Director

1980

2006

Citadel

as Director

1991

The Adjuster

as Writer

1993

Calendar

as Camera Operator

2007

Away from Her

as Executive Producer

2025

Seven Veils

as Director

2025

Seven Veils

as Writer

2025

Seven Veils

as Producer

2004

Luck

as Executive Producer

2002

Gambling, Gods and LSD

as Executive Producer

1994

Exotica

as Producer

2020

Guest of Honour

as Director

2020

Guest of Honour

as Producer

1986

In This Corner

as Director

1991

2003

The Saddest Music in the World

as Executive Producer

2020

2002

Ararat

as Screenplay

2012

2019

Mouthpiece

as Thanks

2002

Ararat

as Producer

2009

Adoration

as Producer

1990

1990

Speaking Parts

as Producer

1987

Family Viewing

as Producer

1987

1991

The Adjuster

as Producer

1988

1988

Looking for Nothing

as Screenplay

2000

The Line

as Director

2000

The Line

as Screenplay

2001

Diaspora

as Director

2001

Close

as Director

2001

Close

as Screenplay

2001

Close

as Editor

1991

In Passing

as Director

1991

In Passing

as Writer

1996

Curtis's Charm

as Executive Producer

2007

1990

Speaking Parts

as Co-Editor

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