Bio

John Paizs is a director, writer, and actor from Winnipeg. In 1985 his much-celebrated independent comedy Crime Wave premiered at the Festival of Festivals (now the Toronto International Film Festival). His second feature film, 1999's Top of the Food Chain, is a stylish, low-budget send-up of Golden Age 50s science fiction movies. Paizs is currently the Director in Residence at the Canadian Film Centre. 

Works

Springtime in Greenland

  • 1981
  • John Paizs

Nick wears a gloomy cloud despite the sunny spring weather in John Paizs' first film, "Springtime in Greenland", from his "The Three Worlds of Nick Trilogy".

Springtime in Greenland

The International Style

  • 1984
  • John Paizs

The final film in the "The Three Worlds of Nick Trilogy", Paizs pokes fun at the jet set, the Cold War and Jean-Paul Sartre.

The International Style

Oak, Ivy and Other Dead Elms

  • 1982
  • John Paizs

John Paizs' second installment in his "Three Worlds of Nick" trilogy.

Oak, Ivy and Other Dead Elms

The Obsession of Billy Botski

  • 1980
  • John Paizs

A young man meets his obsession, a ghostly 60s Playboy-bunny styled "Connie", and is never the same!

The Obsession of Billy Botski

Ed Zorax of the Future City

  • 1979
  • John Paizs

A science fiction comedy by John Paizs.

Ed Zorax of the Future City

Ho Down

  • 1976
  • John Paizs

An enjoyable animated film done by drawing directly on the film in the tradition of Norman McLaren.

Ho Down

The Dreamer

  • 1976
  • John Paizs

The dreams of a frightened baby elephant, animated in the old Disney style, with the music of the Electric Light Orchestra.

The Dreamer