Nathan Morlando
Birth Name:
Nathan Morlando
Birth Place:
Canada
Profession
Director, Producer, Writer
Fast Facts
- Won the Best Canadian First Feature Film Award at the Toronto International Film Festival for "Citizen Gangster" in 2011
- Graduated from the University of Toronto with a degree in Philosophy and Religious Studies and earned his Master's in Existential Philosophy from York University
- Wrote and directed the 2002 short drama film "Countdown․"
- Quote: "(On the Boyd gang): "I decided to be as compassionate as possible․․․They aren't heroes or monsters; they just made bad choices․․․it was very important to see the tragic consequences of those choices․․․there's nothing romantic or heroic about [them]․""
- Best known as the writer and director of "Citizen Gangster" and "The Lion's Share․"
- Founding partner of euclid 431 pictures with producer Allison Black
- Became interested in Edwin Boyd, the subject of "Citizen Gangster," during his childhood, and developed a relationship with him during his college years in preparation for the film
- Began working on the first draft of "Citizen Gangster" in 1995 and spent the next 16 years working on it
Awards
- 2011Best Canadian First Feature FilmWinner
- 2016Grand Special PrizeNominated
- 2017DGC Team Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film:Nominated
- 2020Outstanding Directorial Achievement - Movies for Television and Mini-Series:Nominated
- 2021Canadian Screen Award - Best Dramatic Series:Nominated