B: March 31, 1950 in Campbellton, New Brunswick
In his early films, Clay Borris was one of the few directors working in Canada making films about working-class life. Many of these first movies were drawn from his own experiences and they often featured members of his family. He is pictured above in a photo used on the cover of Cinema Canada’s Issue 44 which featured its lead story on his film Rose’s House. He wrote, directed and co-produced the film, a docudrama, which earned four 1978 Genie Award nominations, including Best Screenplay and Best Film, and a 1978 Silver Hugo Award at the Chicago International Film Festival. His first feature film, Alligator Shoes, which he wrote and co-produced, received four 1982 Genie Award nominations, including Best Screenplay. It won the 1981 Mannheim Film Festival Golden Dugat for Best First Feature Film Director. It was also shown at the 1981 Cannes Film Festival Director`s Fortnight. |
Features & TV Movies: Parliament Street (1968) Paper Boy (1971) Alligator Shoes (1981-W) Prom Night IV: Deliver Us From Evil (1992) X Wins (2014)
TV Series: At least one episode of: Sweating Bullets (aka Tropical Heat, 1991) Forbidden Science (2009) |
