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John Paizs

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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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.

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Filmography
Castration Movie Anthology i. Traps poster
Castration Movie Anthology i. Traps
2025 • Dr. Stewart
Guy Maddin: Waiting for Twilight poster
Guy Maddin: Waiting for Twilight
1997 • Self - filmmaker
Smoked Lizard Lips poster
Smoked Lizard Lips
1991
Crime Wave poster
Crime Wave
1985 • Steven Penny
The International Style poster
The International Style
1983 • Nick
Oak, Ivy, and Other Dead Elms poster
Oak, Ivy, and Other Dead Elms
1982 • Nick
Springtime in Greenland poster
Springtime in Greenland
1981 • Nick
The Obsession of Billy Botski poster
The Obsession of Billy Botski
1980 • Billy Botski