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Atom Egoyan
b. July 19, 1960 in Cairo, Egypt
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Joseph and Shushan Yeghoyan had great foresight in 1960 to bestow the name Atom on their newborn son. The completion of Egypt's first nuclear reactor must have inspired the Yeghoyan's to identify this bundle of energy in its purest form. Their move to Victoria, B.C., three years later found them changing their name to Egoyan for simplicity's sake. Growing up in B.C., Atom Egoyan had a relatively average childhood. His quest for assimilation led him to reject his family's culture. However, years later when he attended the University of Toronto he began to reconnect with his Armenian past. In August of 2011 it was announced that Egoyan would direct Devil's Knot, an under $20 million feature based on investigative reporter Mara Leveritt's 2003 book Devil's Knot: The True Story of the West Memphis Three, an in-depth chronicle of the trials that sent three men to prison for the murder of the three 8-year old boys.
Learn more about Atom Egoyan.
Official website
Also see: Chloe: Mother of Mercy! Is this the End of Atom Egoyan?
Also see: Atom Egoyan: Face the Strange, by Geoff Pevere.
Also see: Atom Egoyan interviewed by Wyndham Wise.
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Features & TV Movies:
VR indicates Direct-to-Video Release
Howard in Particular (1979)
After Grad with Dad (1980)
Peep Show (1981)
Open House (1982)
Next of Kin (1984)
Men: A Passion Playground (1985)
In This Corner (TV-1995)
Family Viewing (1987)
Looking for Nothing (TV-1988)
Speaking Parts (1991)
The Adjuster (1991)
Montréal vu par (one segment, 1991)
Calendar (1993)
Gross Misconduct (TV-1993)
Exotica (1994)
A Portrait of Arshile (1995)
The Sweet Hereafter (1997)
Felicia's Journey (1999)
The Line (2000)
Krapp's Last Tape (TV-2001)
Diaspora (2001)
Ararat (2002)
Where the Truth Lies (2005)
Adoration (2008)
Chloe (2009)
Seven Wonders (2009)
8 1/2 screens (2010)
Devil's Knot (2013)
Queen of the Night (2014)
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