John Paizs
- Known for
- Directing
- Birthplace
- Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Paizs (born in 1957) is a director, writer and actor from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. In 1985 his much-celebrated independent comedy Crime Wave was presented at the Toronto International Film Festival. He was the male lead and also wrote and directed the film. He worked on several TV series, but has not made another feature film until 1999's Top of the Food Chain, a stylish, low-budget sendup of Golden Age '50s science fiction movies. John is currently the Director in Residence at the Canadian Film Centre. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Paizs, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Castration Movie Anthology I. Traps 2024
as Fertility Doctor (voice)
Marker 2005
Director
Top of the Food Chain 1999
Director
Guy Maddin: Waiting for Twilight 1997
as Self - filmmaker
Smoked Lizard Lips 1991
Actor
Crime Wave 1985
as Steven Penny, Director, Writer, Producer, Editor, Graphic Designer, Art Direction, Production Design
The International Style 1983
as Nick, Director, Writer
Oak, Ivy, and Other Dead Elms 1982
as Nick, Director, Writer
Springtime in Greenland 1981
as Nick, Director, Writer, Cinematography, Editor
The Obsession of Billy Botski 1980
as Billy Botski, Director, Writer
Ed Zorax of the Future City 1979
Writer, Director, Producer
Highway 61 Revisited 1978
Director
The Dreamer 1977
Director
Ho Down 1976
Director
The Nine to Five Crack 1974
Director
Credits from TMDB.