Atom Egoyan

Biography

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 t…

Directed

1. Chloe (2010) — Director
2. The Captive (2014) — Director
3. Remember (2015) — Director
4. Devil's Knot (2013) — Director
5. The Sweet Hereafter (1997) — Director
6. Exotica (1994) — Director
7. Where the Truth Lies (2005) — Director
8. Friday the 13th: The Series (1987) — Director
9. To Each His Own Cinema (2007) — Director
10. Felicia's Journey (1999) — Director
11. Ararat (2002) — Director
12. The Adjuster (1991) — Director
13. The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985) — Director
14. Adoration (2009) — Director
15. Seven Veils (2025) — Director
16. Family Viewing (1987) — Director
17. Calendar (1993) — Director
18. Speaking Parts (1990) — Director
19. Next of Kin (1984) — Director
20. Guest of Honour (2020) — Director
21. Venice 70: Future Reloaded (2013) — Director
22. Montreal Stories (1991) — Director
23. Invisible World (2013) — Director
24. Krapp's Last Tape (2000) — Director
25. Gross Misconduct: The Life of Brian Spencer (1993) — Director
26. Peep Show (1981) — Director
27. Howard in Particular (1979) — Director
28. Open House (1982) — Director
29. Sarabande (1997) — Director
30. A Portrait of Arshile (1995) — Director
31. Lust of a Eunuch (1977) — Director
32. After Grad with Dad (1980) — Director
33. In This Corner (1986) — Director
34. Men: A Passion Playground (1985) — Director
35. The Line (2000) — Director
36. Looking for Nothing (1988) — Director
37. Diaspora (2001) — Director
38. In Passing (1991) — Director
39. Preludes (2000) — Director
40. Citadel (2006) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Barney's Version (2010) — O'Malley Director #1
2. This Film Is Not Yet Rated (2006) — Self - Director of 'Where the Truth lies'
3. The Stupids (1996) — TV Studio Guard
4. Rewind This! (2013) — Self
5. Calendar (1993) — Photographer
6. Camilla (1994) — Sea Bunnies Director
7. Indie Sex (2007) — Self
8. Venice 70: Future Reloaded (2013)
9. It Came from Kuchar (2009) — Self
10. Viva Varda! (2023) — Self
11. At Sundance (1995) — Self
12. Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche (2004) — Self
13. Formulas for Seduction: The Cinema of Atom Egoyan (1999)
14. A Portrait of Arshile (1995) — Voice
15. "I Will Revenge This World With Love" - S. Paradjanov (2024) — Himself
16. Talking Heads 2021 (2021) — Self
17. Le cri du rhinocéros (2018) — Self
18. The Box of Sun (1988)
19. Check the Gate: Putting Beckett on Film (2003) — Self - Director ("Krapp's Last Tape")
20. The Rep - A Documentary (2012) — Himself
21. Sculpting Memory (2015)
22. Citadel (2006) — Self
23. Missing (2016)