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Mike Hoolboom

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Mike Hoolboom

Born
(age 67)
Birthplace
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Credits
139 titles

Biography

Michael "Mike" Hoolboom is a Canadian independent, experimental filmmaker. Having begun filmmaking at an early age, Hoolboom released his first major work, a "film that's not quite a film" entitled White Museum, in 1986. Although he continued to produce films, his rate of production improved drastically after he was diagnosed with HIV in 1988 or 1989; this gave a "new urgency" to his works. Since then he has made dozens of films, two of which have won Best Short Film at the Toronto International Film Festival. His films have also featured in more than 200 film festivals worldwide.

Latest project Best work, ranked IMDb

Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 12

YearTitleRole
2019 How to Watch Pornography Film Director
2017 Tales from the Winnipeg Film Group Film Himself
2016 Land of Not Knowing Film Himself
2013 Buffalo Death Mask Film Himself
2009 All Fall Down Film Himself
1999 Vacancy Film Narrator (voice)
1999 Hoolboom Film Himself
1998 Faultlines Film (Voice)
1997 Pensão Globo Film (voice)
1994 Scattering Stars Film
1993 Sleepy Haven Film
1990 Antigone Film

Crew credits 130

YearTitleJob
2026 Body Electric Film Director, Producer
2024 Veterans Film Director
2024 Promises Film Director
2024 White Harlem Film Director
2024 Rain Film Director
2023 Nazareth Film Director
2023 Birgit Hein Film Director
2023 Winter Film Director
2023 Wind Film Director
2022 Close-Up Film Director
2022 The Central Gesture Film Director
2022 New York State of Mind Film Director
2022 Waves Film Director
2022 Skinship Film Director
2022 Letter to Fred Film Director
2022 Freedom from Everything Film Director
2021 Postcards Film Director
2021 Model Citizens Film Director
2021 Listening Film Director
2021 The Guy on the Bed Film Director
2021 Cut Film Director
2021 Soft Landings for Capitalism Film Director
2021 23 Thoughts About My Mother Film Director, Editor
2021 For the Birds Film Director
2021 Feeling States Film Director
2021 Ice Cream Film Director
2021 Skinned Film Screenplay, Director
2021 Haifa Film Director
2021 Sundays Film Director
2020 We Are Islands Film Director
2020 TOUCH Memory (VIETNAM) Film Director, Producer
2020 Feast Film Director
2020 Zen Basketball Film Director
2020 After Victory Day Film Director
2020 Judy Versus Capitalism Film Director
2019 Language, not territory Film Director
2019 Gramsci’s Notebooks Film Director
2019 (S)he Said that Film Director
2019 After Drowning Film Director
2019 I Touched Her Legs remix Film Director
2019 Father Auditions Film Director
2019 27 Thoughts About My Father Film Cinematography, Producer, Editor, Sound Designer, Director
2019 Threshold Film Director
2019 Be Your Dog Film Director
2019 Lover Man Film Director
2019 Soft Animal Body Film Director
2019 Credit Card Film Director
2019 How to Watch Pornography Film Director
2018 Introduction to Alchemy Film Director
2018 Supernatural Power Film Director, Editor, Writer, Sound
2018 The Bed and the Street Film Sound, Producer, Director
2018 Lions Film Director
2018 After the American Election Film Editor, Producer, Cinematography, Sound, Director
2018 I Saw Him There Film Sound, Director, Editor
2018 Instructions for Robots Film Director
2018 A Boy’s Life Film Director
2018 Aftermath Film Director
2017 3 Dreams of Horses Film Director
2017 Ghost Film Editor, Producer, Director, Cinematography, Sound, Writer
2017 Citizen Poet Film Sound, Cinematography, Editor, Director, Producer
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