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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Joan Greenwood to James Handy
John Greyson Biography (1960-)
Born March 1960, in Nelson, British Columbia, Canada; son of Richard I. and Dorothy F. (maiden name, Auterson) Greyson. Avocational interests: Painting, writing fiction. Career: Director, producer, editor, and screenwriter. V/Tape Distribution, board member; taught at numerous workshops; independent curator; freelance designer. Member: Trinity Square Video, LIFT, Writers Guild of Canada, Charles Street Video, AIVF. Awards, Honors:Honorable Mention, Toronto Film Festival, best Canadian feature, Sudbury Film Festival Award, best Canadian film, 1993, both for Zero Patience; Jack Bubuscio/Gay Times Award, 1994, for contribution to gay cinema; Montreal World Film Festival Award, people's choice--best Canadian film, Locarno Film Festival Award, best young director, Golden Leopard Award nomination, LocarnoInternational Film Festival, Genie Award, best film, 1996, Audience Award, San Francisco International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival, best feature, Grand Jury Award, outstanding narrative feature, L.A. Outfest, 1997, all for Lilies; five Canadian Council grants; five Ontario Arts Council grants; one Gay Community Appeal grant; two External Affairs grants. Addresses:Contact: 29 McCaul Ave., Toronto M5T 1V7 Canada.
- Nationality
- Canadian
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- director, producer, editor, screenwriter
- Birth Details
- March, 1960
- Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Director, Except Where Indicated
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The First Draft, 1980
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Breathing Through Opposing Nostrils, 1982
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Disrupting Diplomacy, 1983
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Manzana Por Manzana, 1983
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The Perils of Pedagogy, 1984
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Changing the Current, 1984
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Kipling Meets the Cowboy, 1985
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To Pick is not to Choose, 1985
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The Jungle Boy, 1985
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Moscow Does Not Believe in Queers, 1986
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You Taste American, 1986
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The ADS Epidemic [Acquired Dread of Sex], 1987
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A Moffie Called Simon, 1987
- And producer, video editor and video cinematographer, Pissoir (also known as Urinal), 1988
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Angry Initiatives, Defiant Strategies, 1988
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The Pink Pimpernel, 1989
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The World is Sick [sic], 1989
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No Way Charlie Brown, 1990
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Letter to Ray Navarro, 1992
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Zero Patience, Cinevista, 1993
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After the Bath, 1995
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Lilies, Turbulent Arts, 1996
- And producer, Uncut, 1997
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The Making of Monsters, 1998
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Televison Work
- ITVS commissioning team, Positive: Life with HIV (special), PBS, 1996
- Director, Welcome to Paradox (episodic), Sci-Fi Channel, 1998
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WRITINGS
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Screenplays
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Pissoir (also known as Urinal), 1988
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Zero Patience, Cinevista, 1993
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Uncut, 1997
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The Making of Monsters, 1998
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Television Specials
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Positive: Life with HIV, PBS, 1996
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Nonfiction
- Co-editor, Queer Looks: Perspectives on Lesbian and Gay Film and Video, 1993
- Also wrote Urinal and Other Stories; contributed over 50 articlesin various periodicals
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Periodicals:
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The Advocate, September 16, 1997, p. 71.
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Maclean's, December 9, 1996, p. 54.*
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