Mark Slutsky is a Canadian filmmaker, screenwriter, and video game director from Montreal, Quebec.T'Cha Dunlevy, "Montrealers go viral with lesbian Jehovah’s Witness teen love story". Montreal Gazette, March 29, 2023. He is best known for the 2022 film You Can Live Forever, which he co-directed and co-wrote with Sarah Watts.
Career Previously a film critic for the Montreal Mirror,"Critics brave wrath of, well, the critics". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, September 17, 2015. he made his debut as a filmmaker as codirector with Seth W. Owen and Daniel Perlmutter of the comedy mockumentary film The Recommendations in 2005.Murray Whyte, "Invoking Hollywood glory on nickel and dime; Trio makes movies that bid to entertain, for pizza money Automatic Vaudeville up to 50 films". Toronto Star, February 9, 2005. The three subsequently collaborated on the screenplay for the 2010 film Peepers, which was directed by Owen.Matthew Hays, "Quebec comics star in Peepers". Playback, December 15, 2008.
He subsequently wrote and directed a number of short films,Brendan Kelly, "Did you hear the one about ...?; Put a non-practising Jew together with a group of Hassidim, and Mark Slutsky finds comedy". Montreal Gazette, June 18, 2011. and cowrote Yung Chang's documentary film The Fruit Hunters, before collaborating with Watts on You Can Live Forever, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2022.
Filmography The Recommendations - 2005, codirector with Seth W. Owen and Daniel Perlmutter Peepers - 2010, cowriter with Seth W. Owen and Daniel Perlmutter The Decelerators - 2012, director and writer Sorry, Rabbi - 2012, director and writer The Fruit Hunters - 2012, cowriter with Yung Chang Never Happened - 2015, director and writer Final Offer - 2018, director and writer You Can Live Forever - 2022, codirector with Sarah Watts
Awards Award Year Category Work Result Canadian Comedy Awards 2011 Best Writing in a Film Peeperswith Seth W. Owen, Daniel Perlmutter Brendan Kelly, "Two Montreal films, Peepers and Good Neighbours, lead the race for the Canadian Comedy Awards". Montreal Gazette, June 10, 2011. Canadian Screen Awards 2020 Best Video Game Narrative We Happy Few: Lightbearerwith Alex Epstein, Lisa Hunter Alex Dudok de Wit, "Canadian Screen Awards 2020: All The Animation Nominees". Cartoon Brew, February 20, 2020. 2021 We Happy Few: We All Fall Downwith Alex Epstein, Lisa Hunter Directors Guild of Canada 2022 DGC Award for Best Direction in a Feature Film You Can Live Foreverwith Sarah Watts
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