Mark Slutsky
Canadian filmmaker
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Mark Slutsky is a Canadian filmmaker, screenwriter, and video game director from Montreal, Quebec.[1] He is best known for the 2022 film You Can Live Forever, which he co-directed and co-wrote with Sarah Watts.[2]
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| Occupations | Film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 2000s–present |
Career
Previously a film critic for the Montreal Mirror,[3] he made his debut as a filmmaker as codirector with Seth W. Owen and Daniel Perlmutter of the comedy mockumentary film The Recommendations in 2005.[4] The three subsequently collaborated on the screenplay for the 2010 film Peepers, which was directed by Owen.[5]
He subsequently wrote and directed a number of short films,[6] and cowrote Yung Chang's documentary film The Fruit Hunters,[7] before collaborating with Watts on You Can Live Forever, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2022.[8]
Filmography
- The Recommendations - 2005, codirector with Seth W. Owen and Daniel Perlmutter
- Peepers - 2010, cowriter with Seth W. Owen and Daniel Perlmutter
- The Decelerators - 2012, director and writer
- Sorry, Rabbi - 2012, director and writer
- The Fruit Hunters - 2012, cowriter with Yung Chang
- Never Happened - 2015, director and writer
- Final Offer - 2018, director and writer
- You Can Live Forever - 2022, codirector with Sarah Watts
Awards
| Award | Year | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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| Canadian Comedy Awards | 2011 | Best Writing in a Film | Peepers with Seth W. Owen, Daniel Perlmutter |
Nominated | [9] |
| Canadian Screen Awards | 2020 | Best Video Game Narrative | We Happy Few: Lightbearer with Alex Epstein, Lisa Hunter |
Nominated | [10] |
| 2021 | We Happy Few: We All Fall Down with Alex Epstein, Lisa Hunter |
Won | [11] | ||
| Directors Guild of Canada | 2022 | DGC Award for Best Direction in a Feature Film | You Can Live Forever with Sarah Watts |
Nominated | [12] |