Guy Édoin is a

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film director and screenwriter, whose debut full-length film ''

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(Marécages)'' was released in 2011. Originally from Saint-Armand,

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, Édoin studied at the

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and the

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. He previously wrote and directed the short films ''

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(Le Pont)'' in 2004, '' The Dead Water (Les Eaux mortes)'' in 2006 and '' Beyond the Walls (La Battue)'' in 2008. All three films received Prix Jutra nominations for Best Short Film, with ''The Dead Water'' winning, and ''Beyond the Walls'' received a

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nomination for Best Live Action Short Drama. His second feature film, '' Ville-Marie'', was released in 2015. Édoin, who is gay, predominantly addresses

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themes in his work. He began shooting the film ''

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(Frontières)'' in fall 2021.Charles-Henri Ramond
"Guy Édoin en tournage"
''Films du Québec'', November 19, 2021.

Filmography

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(Le Pont)'' - 2004 *'' The Dead Water (Les Eaux mortes)'' - 2006 *'' Beyond the Walls (La Battue)'' - 2008 *''

(Marécages)'' - 2011 *''Corno'' - 2013 *'' Ville-Marie'' - 2015 *''Malek'' - 2019 *''

(Frontières)'' - 2023

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