John Greyson (born 1960 in Nelson, British Columbia) is a Canadian filmmaker, whose work frequently deals with gay themes. Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nelson (population 10,000) is a city located in the Selkirk Mountains on the extreme west arm of Kootenay Lake in the southern interior of British Columbia, Canada. ... GAY can mean: Gay, a term referring to homosexual men or women The IATA code for Gaya Airport Category: ...

Greyson was raised in London, Ontario. He moved to Toronto in 1980, becoming a writer for The Body Politic and other local arts and culture magazines, and becoming a video and performance artist. He directed several short films, including The Perils of Pedagogy, Kipling Meets the Cowboy and Moscow Does Not Believe in Queers, before releasing his first feature film, Pissoir, in 1988. Nickname: Location of London in relation to Middlesex County and the Province of Ontario Coordinates: , Country Canada Province Ontario County Middlesex County Settled 1826 as a village Incorporated 1855 as a city Government  - City Mayor Anne Marie DeCicco-Best  - Governing Body London City Council  - MPs Sue Barnes (LPC) Glen Pearson... Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Diversity Our Strength Image:Toronto, Ontario Location. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... The Body Politic was a Canadian monthly magazine, which was published from 1971 to 1987. ... Pissoir, retitled Urinal in some countries, was the first feature film directed and released by John Greyson. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ...

He made his breakthrough as a filmmaker with Zero Patience, a musical film which challenged AIDS orthodoxy, in 1993. In 1996, he released his most famous film, Lilies, an adaptation of Michel Marc Bouchard's play Les feluettes. Zero Patience is a Canadian film directed by John Greyson and released in 1993. ... For other uses, see AIDS (disambiguation). ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Lilies is a 1996 Canadian film directed by John Greyson. ... Michel Marc Bouchard is an openly gay Canadian playwright. ... Les feluettes is the critically acclaimed play written by openly gay French-Canadian playwright Michel Marc Bouchard. ...

His other films include Uncut (1997), The Law of Enclosures (1999) and Proteus (2003). He has also directed for television, including episodes of Queer as Folk, Made in Canada and Paradise Falls. Uncut is a Canadian docudrama film, released in 1997. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... The Law of Enclosures is a Canadian drama film, released in 1999. ... This article is about the year. ... Proteus is a film by Canadian director John Greyson. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Queer as Folk was an American television series produced by Showtime, which was based on the British series of the same name created by Russell T. Davies. ... Made in Canada is a Canadian television sitcom / single camera comedy, which aired on the CBC from 1998 to 2003. ... Cast of Paradise Falls Paradise Falls was a weekly soap opera shown nationally on the Showcase channel in Canada, starting in 2001. ...

Greyson is popular with film critics but controversial with some audiences because of the flamboyant theatricality and thematic complexity of his filmmaking style, and the frank depiction of gay themes in his work. Film criticism is the analysis and evaluation of films. ... Serge Sudeikins poster for the Bat Theatre (1922). ...

He is currently a professor at York University, where he teaches film production and editing. York University (French: Université York), located in Toronto, Ontario, is Canadas third-largest university and has produced several of the countrys top leaders in the fields of law, politics, business, space sciences, and fine arts. ...

External links

• John Greyson interview at The Film Journal
• IMDb profile
• John Greyson on glbtq.com

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