Evan Johnson (filmmaker)
Evan Johnson is a Canadian filmmaker from Winnipeg, Manitoba, most noted for his frequent collaborations with Guy Maddin.[1] He was codirector of Maddin's The Forbidden Room, which was the winner of the Toronto Film Critics Association's Rogers Best Canadian Film Award at the Toronto Film Critics Association Awards 2015.[2]
Johnson and Maddin have also codirected the short films Puberty (2014), Elms (2014), Colours (2014), Cold (2014), Lines of the Hand (2015) and Once a Chicken (2015).
He and his brother Galen Johnson were jointly codirectors of Maddin's short films Bring Me the Head of Tim Horton (2015),[3] Seances (2016),[4] The Green Fog (2017),[5] Accidence (2018),[6] Stump the Guesser (2020)[7] and The Rabbit Hunters (2020), as well as the feature film Rumours (2024).
References
[edit]- ^ Steve Erickson, "Interview: Guy Maddin and Evan Johnson on The Forbidden Room". Slant Magazine, October 4, 2015.
- ^ "'The Forbidden Room' earns $100,000 Toronto film critics prize". CTV News. Canadian Press. January 6, 2016.
- ^ James Adams, "War epic Hyena Road’s ‘making-of’ film has a unique take". The Globe and Mail, October 9, 2015.
- ^ Robert Everett-Green, "Seances: Guy Maddin’s film generator is an endless cinematic experience". The Globe and Mail, May 2, 2016.
- ^ Eric Kohn (April 15, 2017). "'Vertigo' Revisited: Guy Maddin Explores Hitchcock's Classic With Found Footage — SF International Film Festival". IndieWire.
- ^ Jessica Kiang, "Berlin: Behind the Scenes With Guy Maddin’s ‘Accidence’". Variety, February 26, 2018.
- ^ Mindy Bond, "Canadian Auteur Guy Maddin World Premiering New Film at 2020 Berlinale". The Culture Files, February 25, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Evan Johnson at IMDb