Gary Yates (director) explained

Gary Yates (born in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian film director, producer, and screenwriter.^[1] His films include Seven Times Lucky, High Life,^[2] Niagara Motel^[3] and Taken in Broad Daylight. The latter, released in 2009, starred Sara Canning as Anne Sluti,^[4] James Van Der Beek,LeVar Burton, and was based on true events.^[5] The film was described as "another woman-In-peril TV movie".^[6]

Awards

His short film Without Rockets was a Genie Award nominee for Best Theatrical Short Film at the 15th Genie Awards in 1994.^[7]

Yates’ films have won eight international awards and been nominated for twelve Genie Awards and six Director's Guild Awards. His feature film Seven Times Lucky premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and won Best Film and Best Screenplay at the Method Fest Film Festival in Los Angeles. His heist-comedy High Life premiered at the Berlin Film Festival. Johanna Schneller named High Life one of the 10 Best Films of 2010.^[8]

Notes and References

1. Katherine Monk, "Film director Gary Yates no longer needs to bluff". Vancouver Sun, March 24, 2006.
2. Web site: Review of Gary Yates' drug induced heist comedy HIGH LIFE. Quiet Earth. 28 September 2017. 29 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170929044122/http://www.quietearth.us/articles/2010/01/12/Review-of-Gary-Yates-drug-induced-heist-comedy-HIGH-LIFE. dead.
3. Bernard Pérusse, "Dark comedy mix of hard-luck tales". Montreal Gazette, April 21, 2006.
4. Book: Calhoun, Crissy . Love You to Death: The Unofficial Companion to the Vampire Diaries . 2010-11-12 . ECW Press . 978-1-55490-853-0 . en.
5. Book: Dadson, Nanabanyin . Graphic Showbiz: Issue 626 June 3-9 2010 . 2010-06-03 . Graphic Communications Group . en.
6. Book: The Vindicator . The Vindicator . en.
7. "Exotica dominates Genie nominations". Montreal Gazette, October 20, 1994.
8. Web site: Johanna Schneller's 10 best films of 2010. The Globe and Mail. 28 September 2017. 31 December 2010.