Mike Hoolboom
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- January 1, 1959
- Birthplace
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Michael "Mike" Hoolboom is a Canadian independent, experimental filmmaker. Having begun filmmaking at an early age, Hoolboom released his first major work, a "film that's not quite a film" entitled White Museum, in 1986. Although he continued to produce films, his rate of production improved drastically after he was diagnosed with HIV in 1988 or 1989; this gave a "new urgency" to his works. Since then he has made dozens of films, two of which have won Best Short Film at the Toronto International Film Festival. His films have also featured in more than 200 film festivals worldwide.
Filmography
Body Electric 2026
Director, Producer
- Veterans
Veterans 2024
Director
- Promises
Promises 2024
Director
White Harlem 2024
Director
Rain 2024
Director
Nazareth 2023
Director
Birgit Hein 2023
Director
Winter 2023
Director
Wind 2023
Director
Close-Up 2022
Director
The Central Gesture 2022
Director
- New York State of Mind
New York State of Mind 2022
Director
Waves 2022
Director
Skinship 2022
Director
Letter to Fred 2022
Director
Freedom from Everything 2022
Director
Postcards 2021
Director
Model Citizens 2021
Director
- Listening
Listening 2021
Director
The Guy on the Bed 2021
Director
Cut 2021
Director
- Soft Landings for Capitalism
Soft Landings for Capitalism 2021
Director
- 23 Thoughts About My Mother
23 Thoughts About My Mother 2021
Director, Editor
For the Birds 2021
Director
Ice Cream 2021
Director
Feeling States 2021
Director
Skinned 2021
Screenplay, Director
Sundays 2021
Director
Haifa 2021
Director
We Are Islands 2020
Director
TOUCH Memory (VIETNAM) 2020
Director, Producer
Feast 2020
Director
Zen Basketball 2020
Director
After Victory Day 2020
Director
Judy Versus Capitalism 2020
Director
Language, not territory 2019
Director
Gramsci’s Notebooks 2019
Director
(S)he Said that 2019
Director
After Drowning 2019
Director
I Touched Her Legs remix 2019
Director
Father Auditions 2019
Director
27 Thoughts About My Father 2019
Director, Sound Designer, Editor, Producer, Cinematography
Credit Card 2019
Director
Threshold 2019
Director
Soft Animal Body 2019
Director
Be Your Dog 2019
Director
Lover Man 2019
Director
How to Watch Pornography 2019
as Director, Director
- Introduction to Alchemy
Introduction to Alchemy 2018
Director
Supernatural Power 2018
Director, Sound, Editor, Writer
The Bed and the Street 2018
Sound, Producer, Director
Lions 2018
Director
I Saw Him There 2018
Sound, Editor, Director
After the American Election 2018
Cinematography, Director, Editor, Producer, Sound
Instructions for Robots 2018
Director
A Boy’s Life 2018
Director
Aftermath 2018
Director
3 Dreams of Horses 2017
Director
Citizen Poet 2017
Producer, Director, Sound, Cinematography, Editor
Ghost 2017
Director, Sound, Writer, Producer, Cinematography, Editor
Tales from the Winnipeg Film Group 2017
as Himself
Visiting Hours 2017
Producer, Sound, Editor, Director
Nursing History 2017
Director, Sound, Editor, Writer
Spectator 2017
Director
From the Archives of the Red Cross 2017
Director
Colour My World 2017
Director
Identification 2017
Cinematography, Director, Producer, Editor
- Subway Stops
Subway Stops 2017
Director, Cinematography, Producer, Editor
In 1974 2017
Producer, Sound, Editor, Director
Introduction to Mountains 2016
Director
Incident Reports 2016
Director
We Make Couples 2016
Director
Land of Not Knowing 2016
as Himself
Mirrors 2015
Director
Farrago 2015
Director
- Scrapbook
Scrapbook 2015
Director
Second Nature 2014
Director, Writer, Producer, Editor, Sound
Safety Film Collection 2014
Director
Safety Picture Collection 2014
Director
Buffalo Death Mask 2013
as Himself, Director
Lacan Palestine 2012
Writer, Editor, Sound, Cinematography, Director, Producer
Forest Walk 2011
Director
5 Klesas 2010
Director
All Fall Down 2009
as Himself
Mark 2009
Director
Fascination 2006
Director
Amy 2004
Director
Tradition 2004
Director
Hiro 2004
Director
Glass 2004
Director
Public Lighting 2004
Director
In the Theatre 2004
Director
Imitations of Life 2003
Director, Writer
Portrait 2003
Director
Last Thoughts 2003
Director
Imitation of Life 2003
Director
The Game 2003
Director
The Invisible Man 2003
Director
In the Dark 2003
Director
Rain 2003
Director
Beacon 2002
Writer
- Tom
Tom 2002
Director
Writing 2001
Director
Secret 2000
Director
Jack 2000
Director
In the City 2000
Director
Vacancy 1999
as Narrator (voice)
Damaged 1999
Director
Hey Madonna 1999
Director
Hoolboom 1999
as Himself, Writer
Faultlines 1998
as (Voice)
Panic Bodies 1998
Cinematography, Screenplay, Producer, Director
- Passing On
Passing On 1998
Director
In the Future 1998
Director
Positiv 1998
Director
In My Car 1998
Director
Pensão Globo 1997
as (voice)
Eternity 1996
Director of Photography, Director, Editor
- Letters From Home
Letters From Home 1996
Director
Dear Madonna 1996
Director
Moucle's Island 1995
Director
House of Pain 1995
Director
Scattering Stars 1994
Actor
Frank's Cock 1994
Writer, Editor, Sound, Camera Operator, Director
- Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day 1994
Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
Justify My Love 1994
Director
Sleepy Haven 1993
Actor
Shiteater 1993
Director
- Escape in Canada
Escape in Canada 1993
Director
Escape in Canada 1993
Director
1+1+1 1993
Director
In the Cinema 1992
Director
Mexico 1992
Director
Antigone 1990
Actor
Sugar Maple Stand 1990
Director
- Brand
Brand 1989
Director
Scaling 1988
Director
- Fat Film
Fat Film 1987
Director
- White Museum
White Museum 1986
Director
Credits from TMDB.