Mike Hoolboom

Mike Hoolboom

Known for
Directing
Born
January 1, 1959 (age 67)
Birthplace
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Biography

Michael "Mike" Hoolboom is a Canadian independent, experimental filmmaker. Having begun filmmaking at an early age, Hoolboom released his first major work, a "film that's not quite a film" entitled White Museum, in 1986. Although he continued to produce films, his rate of production improved drastically after he was diagnosed with HIV in 1988 or 1989; this gave a "new urgency" to his works. Since then he has made dozens of films, two of which have won Best Short Film at the Toronto International Film Festival. His films have also featured in more than 200 film festivals worldwide.

Known For

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Filmography

2026
Body Electric poster

Body Electric

Movie · Director

2024
Rain poster

Rain

Movie · Director

2024
Promises

Promises

Movie · Director

2024
Veterans

Veterans

Movie · Director

2024
White Harlem poster

White Harlem

Movie · Director

2023
Nazareth poster

Nazareth

Movie · Director

2023
Winter poster

Winter

Movie · Director

2023
Birgit Hein poster

Birgit Hein

Movie · Director

2023
Wind poster

Wind

Movie · Director

2022
Freedom from Everything poster

Freedom from Everything

Movie · Director

2022
Letter to Fred poster

Letter to Fred

Movie · Director

2022
Close-Up poster

Close-Up

Movie · Director

2022
The Central Gesture poster

The Central Gesture

Movie · Director

2022
Skinship poster

Skinship

Movie · Director

2022
Waves poster

Waves

Movie · Director

2022
New York State of Mind

New York State of Mind

Movie · Director

2021
For the Birds poster

For the Birds

Movie · Director

2021
The Guy on the Bed poster

The Guy on the Bed

Movie · Director

2021
Haifa poster

Haifa

Movie · Director

2021
Sundays poster

Sundays

Movie · Director

2021
Listening

Listening

Movie · Director

2021
Model Citizens poster

Model Citizens

Movie · Director

2021
Feeling States poster

Feeling States

Movie · Director

2021
Cut poster

Cut

Movie · Director

2021
Postcards poster

Postcards

Movie · Director

2021
Skinned poster

Skinned

Movie · Director

2021
Ice Cream poster

Ice Cream

Movie · Director

2021
Soft Landings for Capitalism

Soft Landings for Capitalism

Movie · Director

2021
23 Thoughts About My Mother

23 Thoughts About My Mother

Movie · Director

2020
We Are Islands poster

We Are Islands

Movie · Director

2020
Judy Versus Capitalism poster

Judy Versus Capitalism

Movie · Director

2020
Zen Basketball poster

Zen Basketball

Movie · Director

2020
After Victory Day poster

After Victory Day

Movie · Director

2020
Feast poster

Feast

Movie · Director

2020
TOUCH Memory (VIETNAM) poster

TOUCH Memory (VIETNAM)

Movie · Director

2019
After Drowning poster

After Drowning

Movie · Director

2019
Gramsci’s Notebooks poster

Gramsci’s Notebooks

Movie · Director

2019
I Touched Her Legs remix poster

I Touched Her Legs remix

Movie · Director

2019
Lover Man poster

Lover Man

Movie · Director

2019
Be Your Dog poster

Be Your Dog

Movie · Director

2019
Soft Animal Body poster

Soft Animal Body

Movie · Director

2019
Threshold poster

Threshold

Movie · Director

2019
Credit Card poster

Credit Card

Movie · Director

2019
How to Watch Pornography poster

How to Watch Pornography

Movie · Director

2019
27 Thoughts About My Father poster

27 Thoughts About My Father

Movie · Director

2019
Father Auditions poster

Father Auditions

Movie · Director

2019
(S)he Said that poster

(S)he Said that

Movie · Director

2019
Language, not territory poster

Language, not territory

Movie · Director

2018
A Boy’s Life poster

A Boy’s Life

Movie · Director

2018
Lions poster

Lions

Movie · Director

2018
Aftermath poster

Aftermath

Movie · Director

2018
Supernatural Power poster

Supernatural Power

Movie · Director

2018
Introduction to Alchemy

Introduction to Alchemy

Movie · Director

2018
After the American Election poster

After the American Election

Movie · Director

2018
I Saw Him There poster

I Saw Him There

Movie · Director

2018
The Bed and the Street poster

The Bed and the Street

Movie · Director

2018
Instructions for Robots poster

Instructions for Robots

Movie · Director

2017
From the Archives of the Red Cross poster

From the Archives of the Red Cross

Movie · Director

2017
Spectator poster

Spectator

Movie · Director

2017
3 Dreams of Horses poster

3 Dreams of Horses

Movie · Director

2017
Colour My World poster

Colour My World

Movie · Director

2017
Nursing History poster

Nursing History

Movie · Director

2017
Identification poster

Identification

Movie · Director

2017
Ghost poster

Ghost

Movie · Director

2017
In 1974 poster

In 1974

Movie · Director

2017
Citizen Poet poster

Citizen Poet

Movie · Director

2017
Subway Stops

Subway Stops

Movie · Director

2017
Visiting Hours poster

Visiting Hours

Movie · Director

2016
Incident Reports poster

Incident Reports

Movie · Director

2016
We Make Couples poster

We Make Couples

Movie · Director

2016
Introduction to Mountains poster

Introduction to Mountains

Movie · Director

2015
Mirrors poster

Mirrors

Movie · Director

2015
Farrago poster

Farrago

Movie · Director

2015
Scrapbook

Scrapbook

Movie · Director

2014
Safety Picture Collection poster

Safety Picture Collection

Movie · Director

2014
Safety Film Collection poster

Safety Film Collection

Movie · Director

2014
Second Nature poster

Second Nature

Movie · Director

2013
Buffalo Death Mask poster

Buffalo Death Mask

Movie · Director

2012
Lacan Palestine poster

Lacan Palestine

Movie · Director

2011
Forest Walk poster

Forest Walk

Movie · Director

2010
5 Klesas poster

5 Klesas

Movie · Director

2009
Mark poster

Mark

Movie · Director

2006
Fascination poster

Fascination

Movie · Director

2004
In the Theatre poster

In the Theatre

Movie · Director

2004
Amy poster

Amy

Movie · Director

2004
Public Lighting poster

Public Lighting

Movie · Director

2004
Glass poster

Glass

Movie · Director

2004
Hiro poster

Hiro

Movie · Director

2004
Tradition poster

Tradition

Movie · Director

2003
Rain poster

Rain

Movie · Director

2003
Imitations of Life poster

Imitations of Life

Movie · Director

2003
In the Dark poster

In the Dark

Movie · Director

2003
The Invisible Man poster

The Invisible Man

Movie · Director

2003
The Game poster

The Game

Movie · Director

2003
Imitation of Life poster

Imitation of Life

Movie · Director

2003
Last Thoughts poster

Last Thoughts

Movie · Director

2003
Portrait poster

Portrait

Movie · Director

2002
Tom

Tom

Movie · Director

2001
Writing poster

Writing

Movie · Director

2000
In the City poster

In the City

Movie · Director

2000
Jack poster

Jack

Movie · Director

2000
Secret poster

Secret

Movie · Director

1999
Hey Madonna poster

Hey Madonna

Movie · Director

1999
Damaged poster

Damaged

Movie · Director

1998
In My Car poster

In My Car

Movie · Director

1998
Positiv poster

Positiv

Movie · Director

1998
Panic Bodies poster

Panic Bodies

Movie · Director

1998
Passing On

Passing On

Movie · Director

1998
In the Future poster

In the Future

Movie · Director

1996
Dear Madonna poster

Dear Madonna

Movie · Director

1996
Letters From Home

Letters From Home

Movie · Director

1996
Eternity poster

Eternity

Movie · Director

1995
Moucle's Island poster

Moucle's Island

Movie · Director

1995
House of Pain poster

House of Pain

Movie · Director

1994
Justify My Love poster

Justify My Love

Movie · Director

1994
Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day

Movie · Director

1994
Frank's Cock poster

Frank's Cock

Movie · Director

1993
1+1+1 poster

1+1+1

Movie · Director

1993
Escape in Canada poster

Escape in Canada

Movie · Director

1993
Escape in Canada

Escape in Canada

Movie · Director

1993
Shiteater poster

Shiteater

Movie · Director

1992
Mexico poster

Mexico

Movie · Director

1992
In the Cinema poster

In the Cinema

Movie · Director

1990
Sugar Maple Stand poster

Sugar Maple Stand

Movie · Director

1989
Brand

Brand

Movie · Director

1988
Scaling poster

Scaling

Movie · Director

1987
Fat Film

Fat Film

Movie · Director

1986
White Museum

White Museum

Movie · Director