| Pissoir | |
| Director: | John Greyson |
| Producer: | John Greyson |
| Music: | Glenn Schellenberg |
| Runtime: | 100 minutes |
| Country: | Canada |
| Language: | English |
Pissoir, retitled Urinal in some countries, was the first feature film directed and released by John Greyson.[1] Released in 1988, the film's central character is an unnamed man who conjures a circle of dead literary and artistic figures, including Sergei Eisenstein, Dorian Gray, Yukio Mishima, Frida Kahlo, and Langston Hughes, to help him formulate a response to police crackdowns on gay sex venues in Toronto,[2] blending fiction with documentary as Greyson also includes quotes from real Canadian journalistic and political figures, including Barbara Amiel and Svend Robinson, about civil liberties and public morality.[3]
The film's cast includes Paul Bettis, Pauline Carey, Lance Eng, and Olivia Rojas.
The film premiered at the 1988 Toronto International Film Festival.[3] It was subsequently screened at the 39th Berlin International Film Festival in 1989,[4] where it won a Teddy Award for Best Essay Film.[5]