A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Alias:
John Paisz
Birthplace:
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Paizs, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Art Direction:
1985 Crime Wave
Cinematography:
1981 Springtime in Greenland
1985 Crime Wave
Director:
1976 Ho Down
1977 The Dreamer
1978 Highway 61 Revisited
1979 Ed Zorax of the Future City
1980 The Obsession of Billy Botski
1981 Springtime in Greenland
1982 Oak, Ivy, and Other Dead Elms
1983 The International Style
1985 Crime Wave
1999 Top of the Food Chain
2005 Marker
Editor:
1976 Ho Down
1977 The Dreamer
1978 Highway 61 Revisited
1979 Ed Zorax of the Future City
1980 The Obsession of Billy Botski
1981 Springtime in Greenland
1982 Oak, Ivy, and Other Dead Elms
1983 The International Style
1985 Crime Wave
1999 Top of the Food Chain
2005 Marker
Graphic Designer:
1976 Ho Down
1977 The Dreamer
1978 Highway 61 Revisited
1979 Ed Zorax of the Future City
1980 The Obsession of Billy Botski
1981 Springtime in Greenland
1982 Oak, Ivy, and Other Dead Elms
1983 The International Style
1985 Crime Wave
1999 Top of the Food Chain
2005 Marker
Producer:
1976 Ho Down
1977 The Dreamer
1978 Highway 61 Revisited
1979 Ed Zorax of the Future City
1980 The Obsession of Billy Botski
1981 Springtime in Greenland
1982 Oak, Ivy, and Other Dead Elms
1983 The International Style
1985 Crime Wave
1999 Top of the Food Chain
2005 Marker
Production Design:
1976 Ho Down
1977 The Dreamer
1978 Highway 61 Revisited
1979 Ed Zorax of the Future City
1980 The Obsession of Billy Botski
1981 Springtime in Greenland
1982 Oak, Ivy, and Other Dead Elms
1983 The International Style
1985 Crime Wave
1999 Top of the Food Chain
2005 Marker
Writer:
1976 Ho Down
1977 The Dreamer
1978 Highway 61 Revisited
1979 Ed Zorax of the Future City
1980 The Obsession of Billy Botski
1981 Springtime in Greenland
1982 Oak, Ivy, and Other Dead Elms
1983 The International Style
1985 Crime Wave
1999 Top of the Food Chain
2005 Marker
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Filtering is applied here to film projects flagged as "adult" by TheMovieDB. Pending "popular demand" I am contemplating a login and profile system with preferences (such as whether to allow adult images to appear) and permissions (such as data entry).
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