Clay Borris (born March 31, 1950) is a Canadian film and television director and screenwriter.[1] He is most noted for his 1981 film Alligator Shoes, for which he was a shortlisted Genie Award nominee for Best Original Screenplay at the 3rd Genie Awards in 1982.[2]

Born in Campbellton, New Brunswick and raised in the Cabbagetown district of Toronto, Ontario,[1] his first short film Parliament Street was released in 1968. He made a number of further short films, including Paper Boy and Rose's House, before releasing Alligator Shoes, his feature debut, in 1981;[3] Rose's House was a Canadian Film Award nominee for Best TV Drama at the 28th Canadian Film Awards in 1977.[4]

He has a few acting credits, including both Rose's House and Alligator Shoes, as well as in Peter Vronsky's 1980 film Bad Company.[3] His continued focus on directing included the action film Quiet Cool in 1986, the television western The Gunfighters in 1987[3] and the horror film Prom Night IV: Deliver Us from Evil in 1992. In the 1990s he concentrated primarily on television work, including episodes of Katts and Dog,[3] Night Heat, Top Cops, Tropical Heat, Highlander: The Series, Forever Knight, The Adventures of Sinbad, Psi Factor and Relic Hunter.

References

  1. ^ a b "Cabbagetown kid makes good". The Globe and Mail, May 18, 1981.
  2. ^ "Les Plouffe, Ticket to Heaven lead the pack: Academy lists Genie nominees". The Globe and Mail, February 4, 1982.
  3. ^ a b c d "On the lookout for a new chance to step out in Alligator Shoes". The Globe and Mail, August 19, 1989.
  4. ^ "Canadian Film Awards nominations". The Albertan, October 18, 1977.

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