Guy Édoin

Guy Édoin is a Canadian film director and screenwriter, whose debut full-length film Wetlands (Marécages) was released in 2011.[1]

Originally from Saint-Armand, Quebec, Édoin studied at the Université du Québec à Montréal and the Université de Montréal. He previously wrote and directed the short films The Bridge (Le Pont) in 2004, The Dead Water (Les Eaux mortes) in 2006 and Beyond the Walls (La Battue) in 2008. All three films received Prix Jutra nominations for Best Short Film, with The Dead Water winning, and Beyond the Walls received a Genie Award nomination for Best Live Action Short Drama.

His second feature film, Ville-Marie, was released in 2015.[2]

Édoin, who is gay, predominantly addresses LGBT themes in his work.[3]

References
  1. Matthew Hays, "FILM: Guy Édoin's Marécages comes out on DVD". Xtra!, March 14, 2012.
  2. "Egoyan, Rozema, Mehta lead Canadian features courting broad audiences at TIFF". Edmonton Journal, September 7, 2015.
  3. "Marécages : entrevue avec Guy Édoin". Être, October 19, 2011.


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