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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. Prior to ''Wetlands'' he wrote and directed the "Les Affluents" short film trilogy of ''

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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

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nominations for Best Short Film, with ''The Dead Water'' winning at the 9th Jutra Awards, and ''Beyond the Walls'' received a

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nomination for Best Live Action Short Drama at the

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. His second feature film, '' Ville-Marie'', was released in 2015. Édoin, who is

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, frequently addresses

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themes in his work. He began shooting the film '' Frontiers (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 *'' Frontiers (Frontières)'' - 2023

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