Atom Egoyan
Director Writer Producer
- Gender: Male
- Birthday: 1960-07-19 ( 64 years old )
- Place of Birth: Cairo, Egypt
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Born in Egypt to Armenian parents, he was raised in Western Canada. Both his parents were painters, and he planned to be a playwright, but after making a short film, he became hooked on telling stories visually. Returned to ethnic “homeland” when he filmed Kalendarz (1993) in Armenia. Won attention at the Sundance Film Festival for earlier work, … »