Gary Burns

Gary Burns (b. 1960, Calgary) is a writer, director and producer, was born in Calgary on April 18, 1960. He studied literature and fine arts and graduated in film studies at Concordia University in Calgary in 1992. He has made several short films. His directorial debut, The Suburbanators, was a critical success at the 1995 Toronto Film Festival. After his second film, Kitchen Party, he came to be considered one of Canada' s most interesting young directors. Films: Happy Valley (1992, short), Beerland (1993, short), Turtleheads (1993, short), The Suburbanators (1995), Kitchen Party (1997), Fuck Coke (1999, short), Waydowntown (2000), My Life as a Movie (2003, TV), A Problem with Fear (2003).

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