Yonah Lewis

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Yonah Lewis
Born (1986-03-02) March 2, 1986 (age 37)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Occupation(s) Film director, producer, screenwriter
Years active2011–present
Known for White Lie
Website lisapictures.com

Yonah Lewis (born March 2, 1986) is a Canadian film director and screenwriter, who collaborates on most of his work with Calvin Thomas. [1] The duo are most noted for their 2019 film White Lie , which was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Motion Picture, and garnered the duo nominations for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay, at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards. [2]

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The duo, both alumni of Sheridan College, released their debut feature film Amy George in 2011. [1] They followed up with The Oxbow Cure in 2013, [3] and Spice It Up in 2018, [4] before releasing White Lie. In addition to their Canadian Screen Award nominations, the duo also won the Vancouver Film Critics Circle award for Best Screenplay for a Canadian Film in 2019. [5]

Filmography

YearFilmTypeDirectorWriterProducerNotes
2011 Amy George Feature filmYesYesYes Directorial debut
2013 The Oxbow Cure Feature filmYesYesYes
2016 The Intestine Feature filmNoNoYesDirected by Lev Lewis
2018 Spice It Up Feature filmYesYesYes
2019 White Lie Feature filmYesYesYes
2020Every Day's Like ThisShort filmNoNoYesDirected by Lev Lewis

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References

  1. 1 2 James Adams, "Yonah Lewis and Calvin Thomas: filmmakers". The Globe and Mail , September 9, 2011.
  2. Wilner, Norman (February 18, 2020). "Canadian Screen Awards 2020: Prepare for a Schitt's show". Now . Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  3. Teodoro, José (August 22, 2013). "The Oxbow Cure". NOW . Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  4. Hertz, Barry (December 24, 2018). "The top 10 Canadian films of 2018". The Globe and Mail . Retrieved August 19, 2019.
  5. "Vancouver film critics award 'The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open'". North Shore News, January 7, 2020.