Guy Maddin
Guy Maddin | |
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Maddin at the 2017 James River Film Festival | |
| Born | February 28, 1956 |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, producer, cinematographer, installation artist, screenwriter, author |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Spouses | Martha Jane Waugh
(m. 1976; div. 1979)Elise Moore
(m. 1995; div. 1997)Kim Morgan
(m. 2010; div. 2014) |
| Children | 1 |
Guy Maddin CM OM (born February 28, 1956) is a Canadian screenwriter, director, author, cinematographer, film editor and installation artist. He is known for his fascination with lost Silent-era films and for incorporating their aesthetics into his own work. Maddin was appointed to the Order of Canada, the country's highest civilian honour, in 2012.
Maddin began serving as a visiting lecturer at Harvard University's Department of Art, Film, and Visual Studies in 2015.