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 "The Calendar (1993)" in Armenia. Won attention at the Sundance Film Festival for earlier work, then broke through critically and commercially with "Sweet Hereafter (1997)".

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