Yonah Lewis (born March 2, 1986) is a
Canadian film director and screenwriter, who collaborates on most of his work with
Calvin Thomas.
[James Adams]
"Yonah Lewis and Calvin Thomas: filmmakers"
''The Globe and Mail
''The Globe and Mail'' is a Canadian newspaper printed in five cities in western and central Canada. With a weekly readership of approximately 2 million in 2015, it is Canada's most widely read newspaper on weekdays and Saturdays, although it ...
'', September 9, 2011. The duo are most noted for their 2019 film ''
White Lie'', which was a
Canadian Screen Award nominee for
Best Motion Picture, and garnered the duo nominations for
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Film awards
* AACTA Award for Best Direction
* Academy Award for Best Director
* BA ...
and
Best Original Screenplay, at the
8th Canadian Screen Awards.
The duo, both alumni of
Sheridan College, released their debut feature film ''
Amy George
Amy George is a 2011 Canadian microbudget film written, produced and directed by Yonah Lewis and Calvin Thomas. The film tells the story of the 13-year-old Jesse who wants to be an artist, but believes that his mundane middle class life has left h ...
'' in 2011.
[ They followed up with '']The Oxbow Cure
''The Oxbow Cure'' is a 2013 Canadian independent film directed by Yonah Lewis and Calvin Thomas. It stars writer Claudia Dey as Lena, a woman who moves away from the city to a remote cottage in an attempt to heal herself and escape from her past. ...
'' in 2013, and '' Spice It Up'' in 2018, before releasing ''White Lie''. In addition to their Canadian Screen Award nominations, the duo also won the Vancouver Film Critics Circle award for Best Screenplay for a Canadian Film in 2019."Vancouver film critics award 'The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open'"
''North Shore News'', January 7, 2020.
Filmography
References
External links
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1986 births
21st-century Canadian screenwriters
Film directors from Montreal
Canadian male screenwriters
Sheridan College alumni
Living people
Writers from Montreal
Jewish Canadian writers
Jewish Canadian filmmakers
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