Mark Slutsky is a Canadian filmmaker, screenwriter, and video game director from Montreal, Quebec.[1] He is best known for the 2022 film You Can Live Forever, which he co-directed and co-wrote with Sarah Watts.[2]
Mark Slutsky | |
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| Occupations | Film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 2000s–present |
Career
editPreviously a film critic for the Montreal Mirror,[3] he made his debut as a filmmaker as codirector with Seth W. Owen and Daniel Perlmutter of the comedy mockumentary film The Recommendations in 2005.[4] The three subsequently collaborated on the screenplay for the 2010 film Peepers, which was directed by Owen.[5]
He subsequently wrote and directed a number of short films,[6] and cowrote Yung Chang's documentary film The Fruit Hunters,[7] before collaborating with Watts on You Can Live Forever, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2022.[8]
Filmography
edit- The Recommendations - 2005, codirector with Seth W. Owen and Daniel Perlmutter
- Peepers - 2010, cowriter with Seth W. Owen and Daniel Perlmutter
- The Decelerators - 2012, director and writer
- Sorry, Rabbi - 2012, director and writer
- The Fruit Hunters - 2012, cowriter with Yung Chang
- Never Happened - 2015, director and writer
- Final Offer - 2018, director and writer
- You Can Live Forever - 2022, codirector with Sarah Watts
Awards
edit| Award | Year | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian Comedy Awards | 2011 | Best Writing in a Film | Peepers with Seth W. Owen, Daniel Perlmutter |
Nominated | [9] |
| Canadian Screen Awards | 2020 | Best Video Game Narrative | We Happy Few: Lightbearer with Alex Epstein, Lisa Hunter |
Nominated | [10] |
| 2021 | We Happy Few: We All Fall Down with Alex Epstein, Lisa Hunter |
Won | [11] | ||
| Directors Guild of Canada | 2022 | DGC Award for Best Direction in a Feature Film | You Can Live Forever with Sarah Watts |
Nominated | [12] |
References
edit- ↑ T'Cha Dunlevy, "Montrealers go viral with lesbian Jehovah’s Witness teen love story". Montreal Gazette, March 29, 2023.
- ↑ Power, Tom (May 12, 2023). "Filmmakers Sarah Watts and Mark Slutsky on their new movie You Can Live Forever". CBC Arts. Retrieved April 9, 2025.
- ↑ "Critics brave wrath of, well, the critics". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, September 17, 2015.
- ↑ Murray Whyte, "Invoking Hollywood glory on nickel and dime; Trio makes movies that bid to entertain, for pizza money Automatic Vaudeville up to 50 films". Toronto Star, February 9, 2005.
- ↑ Matthew Hays, "Quebec comics star in Peepers". Playback, December 15, 2008.
- ↑ Brendan Kelly, "Did you hear the one about ...?; Put a non-practising Jew together with a group of Hassidim, and Mark Slutsky finds comedy". Montreal Gazette, June 18, 2011.
- ↑ "The Fruit Hunters: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. May 15, 2013. Retrieved April 9, 2025.
- ↑ Hipes, Patrick (June 7, 2022). "'You Can Live Forever' Trailer: First Look At Canadian LGBTQIA+ Drama In Tribeca's Viewpoints Lineup". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 9, 2025.
- ↑ Brendan Kelly, "Two Montreal films, Peepers and Good Neighbours, lead the race for the Canadian Comedy Awards". Montreal Gazette, June 10, 2011.
- ↑ Alex Dudok de Wit, "Canadian Screen Awards 2020: All The Animation Nominees". Cartoon Brew, February 20, 2020.
- ↑ Milligan, Mercedes (April 4, 2021). "Canadian Screen Awards: Animation, VFX & Digital Media Nominees". Animation Magazine. Retrieved April 9, 2025.
- ↑ Vlessing, Etan (September 23, 2022). "DGC Awards: 'Nightmare Alley,' 'Crimes of the Future,' 'Night Raiders' Lead Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 9, 2025.
External links
edit- Mark Slutsky at IMDb