Calyx Passailaigue

Calyx Passailaigue (he/they) is an award-winning writer, director, producer and actor. Their work has received support from organizations such as Canada Council for the Arts, the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto, Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, the Tarragon Theatre, the Varley Art Gallery, Troma Entertainment, Film Shortage, CaribbeanTales Media Group, Rudy Blair Entertainment Media and CBC-Radio Canada.

Calyx is a winner of Toronto Metropolitan University's Jack Kuper Film Award, the Universal Studios Canada Scholarship in Filmmaking, Best Film & Best Screenplay at the Miami 4 Social Change Film Festival, Best Medium Length Narrative at the Trinidad + Tobago Film Festival and Best Toronto Based Filmmaker at the Toronto Arthouse Film Festival. Their work has screened as an Official Selection at many established film festivals throughout Europe, Asia, Africa, Central America, the Caribbean, the United States and Canada.