Atom Egoyan

About

Atom Egoyan CC (/ɛˈɡɔɪən/; Armenian: Ատոմ Եղոյեան, romanized: Atom Yeghoyan; born July 19, 1960) is an Armenian-Canadian filmmaker. One of the most preeminent directors of the Toronto New Wave, he emerged during the 1980s and made his career breakthrough with Exotica (1994), a hyperlink film set in a strip club. He followed this with his most critically acclaimed film, The Sweet Hereafter (1997), an adaptation of the Russell Banks novel of the same name, for which he received Academy Award nominations for Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay. Egoyan's other significant films include The Adjuster (1991), Ararat (2002), Where the Truth Lies (2005), Adoration (2008), Chloe (2009), Devil's Knot (2013), and Remember (2015). His works often explore themes of alienation and isolation, featuring characters whose interactions are mediated through technology, bureaucracy, or other power...

Known for

The New Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries • 1985Friday the 13th: The SeriesSeries • 1987ChloeMovie • 2010Where the Truth LiesMovie • 2005The CaptiveMovie • 2014Devil's KnotMovie • 2013Seven VeilsMovie • 2025Barney's VersionMovie • 2010RememberMovie • 2015Away from HerMovie • 2007AraratMovie • 2002The Sweet HereafterMovie • 1997ExoticaMovie • 1994Venice 70: Future ReloadedMovie • 2013To Each His Own CinemaMovie • 2007AdorationMovie • 2009FoolproofMovie • 2003Stories We TellMovie • 2012The StupidsMovie • 1996Guest of HonourMovie • 2020The Saddest Music in the WorldMovie • 2003The AdjusterMovie • 1991CalendarMovie • 1993Felicia's JourneyMovie • 1999