D.W. Gordon
- Producer
- Director
- Writer
DW Gordon is a critically-acclaimed and fiercely-independent
writer/producer. He is best known for One Year Left to Live (formerly I Hate Toronto: A Love Story),
which was nominated for a Voice Award in recognition of its
"dignified, respectful and accurate portrayal of individuals with
behavioral health problems".
He is also known for his genre-bending drama-thriller The Long Weekend. Before that, he first gained attention by making the world's first 'completely improvised' movie, entitled Steve. Gordon began his career by defying all odds and self-financing and shooting his first movie in a miraculous 6 days.
DW Gordon is as international a filmmaker as you will find. He was born in Jamaica, and raised in Cyprus, Haiti, Malaysia, Canada, the USA, Saudi Arabia and Egypt. He has worked in Toronto, New York and San Francisco. He is now based in Munich, Germany.
Gordon attended film school at the University of Western Ontario in London, Canada; graduating with a degree in Film and English. He then attended Ryerson University in Toronto, Canada; completing two years of the Certificate in Film Production program. Instead of completing the third year of the program, he struck out on his own and made his first feature in 1994 - an homage to Orwell's 1984 which Gordon titled 1994.
He is also known for his genre-bending drama-thriller The Long Weekend. Before that, he first gained attention by making the world's first 'completely improvised' movie, entitled Steve. Gordon began his career by defying all odds and self-financing and shooting his first movie in a miraculous 6 days.
DW Gordon is as international a filmmaker as you will find. He was born in Jamaica, and raised in Cyprus, Haiti, Malaysia, Canada, the USA, Saudi Arabia and Egypt. He has worked in Toronto, New York and San Francisco. He is now based in Munich, Germany.
Gordon attended film school at the University of Western Ontario in London, Canada; graduating with a degree in Film and English. He then attended Ryerson University in Toronto, Canada; completing two years of the Certificate in Film Production program. Instead of completing the third year of the program, he struck out on his own and made his first feature in 1994 - an homage to Orwell's 1984 which Gordon titled 1994.
