Deborah Chow | |
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Born | Toronto, Ontario Canada |
Alma mater | Columbia University, New York City McGill University, Canada |
Occupation | Filmmaker, television director, screenwriter |
Known for | The High Cost of Living, The Possibilities of Fireflies |
Deborah Chow is a Canadian filmmaker, television director and screenwriter. Two of her first short films, Daypass (2002) and The Hill (2004) have both won awards at various international film festivals. She is best known for her first feature film, which she wrote and directed, The High Cost of Living. Her recent directorial works include the TV movie adaption of Flowers in the Attic and episodes of the series Copper,Murdoch Mysteries, Reign,Beauty and the Beast, and Mr. Robot.
Deborah Chow is the half-Chinese daughter of parents who emigrated from Australia to Toronto, Ontario, Canada, where she grew up. She received her undergraduate degree, major of cultural theory and minor in art history, from McGill University in Montreal, where she made her first short film. After graduation she went on to complete her MFA in directing at Columbia University in New York City, where she completed two short films and a feature screenplay including her short film Daypass which screened internationally at over 35 festivals and won multiple awards.
Chow began her career writing and directing short films while studying film at university and broke out with her first feature film, The High Cost of Living, in 2010. As a film director, she's worked with notable actors James Urbaniak, Zach Braff and Isabelle Blais, among others.