# Darrell Wasyk

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Canadian film director (born 1958)

Darrell Wasyk Born (1958-05-18) 18 May 1958 (age 68) Edmonton, Alberta Occupations Film Director, Screenwriter, Producer, Artist, Theatre Director, Playwright

**Darrell Wasyk** (born 18 May 1958 in [Edmonton](/source/Edmonton), [Alberta](/source/Alberta)) is a Canadian film director.

## Biography

Darrell Wasyk was born in [Edmonton](/source/Edmonton), [Alberta](/source/Alberta).[1] He worked extensively in both theatre and opera before making the transition to film.

## Film

Making his feature film debut with *[H](/source/H_(1990_film))*,[2] it won the Toronto-City Award for Best Canadian Feature Film at the [Toronto International Film Festival](/source/Toronto_International_Film_Festival).[3] The film was presented at several Festivals that year including the [Berlin International Film Festival](/source/Berlin_International_Film_Festival), the [Hong Kong International Film Festival](/source/Hong_Kong_International_Film_Festival), the [Vienna International Film Festival](/source/Vienna_International_Film_Festival), the [Palm Springs International Film Festival](/source/Palm_Springs_International_Film_Festival), the Birmingham International Film and Television Festival, and the [Locarno International Film Festival](/source/Locarno_International_Film_Festival), where it picked up two major awards, making it the first Canadian feature film to win an official prize in the festival’s 47-year history. In Canada, *H* was presented at the [Montreal World Film Festival](/source/Montreal_World_Film_Festival), the Toronto International Film Festival, the Festival International du Film de Québec, and the [Vancouver International Film Festival](/source/Vancouver_International_Film_Festival), where it won the Best Canadian Screenplay Award.[4]

At the [12th Genie Awards](/source/12th_Genie_Awards) the film won a Best Actress Award for [Pascale Montpetit](/source/Pascale_Montpetit),[5] and also received two nominations one for Best Direction and the other for Best Original Screenplay.[6]

*[Mustard Bath](/source/Mustard_Bath_(film))*, Wasyk’s second feature film, made its world premiere at the 1993 Berlin International Film Festival, and then made its North American premiere at the WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival, where it won a Gold Prize[7] for the Best Dramatic Feature Film. Back in Canada, *Mustard Bath* screened at the [Montreal World Film Festival](/source/Montreal_World_Film_Festival), the [Toronto International Film Festival](/source/Toronto_International_Film_Festival), the Festival International du Film de Québec, and at the Vancouver International Film Festival.

At the [15th Genie Awards](/source/15th_Genie_Awards) the film won a Best Supporting Actress Award for [Martha Henry](/source/Martha_Henry).

[The Girl in the White Coat](/source/The_Girl_in_the_White_Coat) is Wasyk's third feature inspired by Gogol's [The Overcoat](/source/The_Overcoat), starring Pascale Montpetit where she picked up another Genie nomination for Best Actress performance in a Leading role in yet another Wasyk feature film, at the [32nd Genie Awards](/source/32nd_Genie_Awards), as well as a Best Supporting Actor nomination for Joey Klein at the 2013 [Jutra Awards](/source/Jutra_Award).

## Television

In television, Wasyk directed five episodes of [Ridley](/source/Ridley_Scott) and [Tony Scott](/source/Tony_Scott)’s Scottfree/Telescene Film Group’s [Showtime](/source/Showtime_(TV_network)) original series *[The Hunger](/source/The_Hunger_(TV_series))*, starring [David Bowie](/source/David_Bowie) and [Terence Stamp](/source/Terence_Stamp). Episodes include: *Sloan Men*, *Anais*, and *The Lighthouse* (1998), and *The Suction Method* and *The Perfect Couple* (1999).[8]

## Art

Wasyk’s art installations include *Intermission*, *List*, *Intermezzo*, *Middle*, and *Liszt, Franz* at the [Wynick/Tuck Gallery](/source/Wynick%2FTuck_Gallery),[9] as well as *On Going* at the YYZ Artists' Outlet[10] both in [Toronto](/source/Toronto), [Ontario](/source/Ontario).

## Theatre

A student of the [National Theatre School of Canada](/source/National_Theatre_School_of_Canada) in [Montreal](/source/Montreal), [Quebec](/source/Quebec), Wasyk went on to apprentice with [Sir Peter Hall](/source/Peter_Hall_(director)) at the [Glyndebourne Festival Opera](/source/Glyndebourne_Festival_Opera) on Hall's productions of [Mozart](/source/Mozart)’s *[Don Giovanni](/source/Don_Giovanni)* and [Dame Janet Baker](/source/Dame_Janet_Baker)’s farewell performance of [Gluck](/source/Gluck)’s *[Orfeo ed Euridice](/source/Orfeo_ed_Euridice)*. His apprenticeship with Sir Peter Hall continued on to the [National Theatre of Great Britain](/source/National_Theatre_of_Great_Britain), where he worked with [Harold Pinter](/source/Harold_Pinter) on *[Other Places](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Other_Places_(play)&action=edit&redlink=1)*, and on [Oscar Wilde](/source/Oscar_Wilde)’s *[The Importance of Being Earnest](/source/The_Importance_of_Being_Earnest)*, both starring [Judi Dench](/source/Judi_Dench).

In New York, Wasyk worked with [Tennessee Williams](/source/Tennessee_Williams), directing the off-Broadway production of *[Out Cry](/source/Out_Cry)*. He continued studying at the [Actors Studio](/source/Actors_Studio), and later worked with [Marshall W. Mason](/source/Marshall_W._Mason) at the [Circle Repertory Company](/source/Circle_Repertory_Company).

Wasyk became the Associate Artistic Director of the [Toronto Free Theatre](/source/Toronto_Free_Theatre) from 1984 to 1986, as well as becoming the founding Artistic Director of his own theatre company 45.3, where he wrote and directed the [Chalmers](/source/Floyd_S._Chalmers_Canadian_Play_Award)-nominated play *In the Wee Hours*. Other productions included [Bertolt Brecht](/source/Bertolt_Brecht)’s *[Baal](/source/Baal_(play))*, [Alfred Jarry](/source/Alfred_Jarry)’s *[Ubu the King](/source/Ubu_Roi)*, [Béla Bartók](/source/B%C3%A9la_Bart%C3%B3k)’s, *[Bluebeard’s Castle](/source/Bluebeard%E2%80%99s_Castle)*, and [Sam Shepard](/source/Sam_Shepard)’s *[Killer’s Head](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Killer%E2%80%99s_Head&action=edit&redlink=1)*. During the [Shaw Festival](/source/Shaw_Festival)’s 1984 season, Wasyk directed the first play reading series, *New Works*.

## Filmography

### Feature films

Year Film Notes 1990 H 1994 Mustard Bath 2011 The Girl in the White Coat

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Darrell Wasyk at the IMDb"](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0913764/). *[IMDb](/source/IMDb)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20170216230924/http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0913764/) from the original on 16 February 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [H at the Film Reference Library](http://www.filmreferencelibrary.ca/index.asp?layid=44&csid1=489&navid=46) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20090226212750/http://www.filmreferencelibrary.ca/index.asp?layid=44) 26 February 2009 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["The Toronto International Film Festival Awards Archives"](https://web.archive.org/web/20081001002222/http://tiff08.ca/aboutthefestival/festivalinfo/awards/archive/default.aspx). Archived from [the original](http://tiff08.ca/aboutthefestival/festivalinfo/awards/archive/default.aspx) on 1 October 2008. Retrieved 17 February 2009.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["The Vancouver International Film Festival Awards History"](https://web.archive.org/web/20081222020433/http://www.viff.org/08awards/awardshistory.htm#1990). Archived from [the original](http://www.viff.org/08awards/awardshistory.htm#1990) on 22 December 2008. Retrieved 17 February 2009.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Pascale Montpetit at the IMDb"](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0600270). *[IMDb](/source/IMDb)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20170215182504/http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0600270/) from the original on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["The IMDb Genie Award Section"](https://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Genie_Awards/1991). *[IMDb](/source/IMDb)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20100211025719/http://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Genie_Awards/1991) from the original on 11 February 2010. Retrieved 30 November 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** [The Houston Worldfest winners page](http://www.worldfest.org/PAGES/winners.htm) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20070225000000/http://www.worldfest.org/PAGES/winners.htm) 25 February 2007 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["*The Hunger* (T.V. series) at the IMDb"](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118346/). *[IMDb](/source/IMDb)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20190921025221/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118346/) from the original on 21 September 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["The Wynick/Tuck Official Website"](http://www.wynicktuckgallery.ca/). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20191002235818/http://wynicktuckgallery.ca/) from the original on 2 October 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2009.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["The YYZ Artists' Outlet Official Website"](http://www.yyzartistsoutlet.org/). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20090226220203/http://www.yyzartistsoutlet.org/) from the original on 26 February 2009. Retrieved 17 February 2009.

## External links

- [Darrell Wasyk](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0913764/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

- [Darrell Wasyk](https://www.facebook.com/dwasyk) on [Facebook](/source/Facebook_(identifier))

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