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John Greyson (born March 13, 1960) is a Canadian director, writer, video artist, producer, and political activist, whose work frequently deals with queer characters and themes. He was part of a loosely affiliated group of filmmakers to emerge in the 1980s from Toronto known as the Toronto New Wave .
John Greyson was born in 1960 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is a director and writer, known for Lilies (1996), Zero Patience (1993) and Fig Trees (2009).
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Oct 11, 2013 · John Greyson and Tarek Loubani, who spent seven weeks in an Egyptian prison without being charged, have returned home to Canada.
Jun 10, 2024 · Identified by his irreverent humor, dance-hall pastiches, fierce political commitment, and brash inventiveness, the Canadian artist had amassed a global following through various showcases, including in New York and at the Berlin Film Festival.
Oct 30, 2008 · John Greyson is a prolific award-winning film- and video-maker who has achieved international recognition on the queer cinema and film festival circuits. His audacious films and videos experiment with form and genre, engage with explicitly gay subject matter, and provoke conversations about queer issues.
John Greyson. Zero patience for convention. You can’t unfasten John Greyson’s films from his political convictions.
John Greyson (writer/director) is a Toronto video/film artist. A pioneer of the new Queer Cinema, his many features, shorts, and transmedia works use humour and song to explore queer activist issues.
