Ed Gass-Donnelly

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Edward Gass-Donnelly

(1977-08-17) August 17, 1977 (age 46)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Occupation(s) Film director, screenwriter, producer and editor
Website http://www.3ldfilms.com/

Ed Gass-Donnelly (born August 17, 1977) is a Canadian film director, screenwriter and producer. His first full-length film, This Beautiful City , was released in 2008 and nominated for four Genies at the 29th Genie Awards. [1] In January 2011 Gass-Donnelly was selected as one of the top ten film makers to watch by Variety . [2]

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He is the son of noted theatre director Ken Gass, a founder of Toronto's Factory Theatre. [3]

Filmography

Director
YearFilmGenreOther notes
2002 PolishedShort
Dying Like Ophelia Short
PonyShort [4]
2003 PinkShort
2007 This Beautiful City
60 Seconds of RegretShort
2010 Small Town Murder Songs
2013 The Last Exorcism Part II
2014 The Determinist Short
2016 Lavender

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References

  1. Harris, Brandon. "ED GASS-DONNELLY, "SMALL TOWN MURDER SONGS"". Filmmaker Magazine. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  2. "Variety taps Canadians among directors to watch". CBC. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  3. Robert Crew, "Ken Gass". The Canadian Encyclopedia , October 26, 2011.
  4. Przywara, Dennis. "Pony (review)". Film Threat. Retrieved 29 November 2014.