Blaine Thurier (born 1967) is a Canadian musician and filmmaker. He played

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with the Canadian

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supergroup

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from their inception in 1997 up to 2021. He also directed several music videos for the band during his tenure. Thurier has written and directed feature films, which have been screened at the

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(TIFF),

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, Slamdance and other festivals. Thurier served as a 2011 panelist for the TIFF.

Personal life

Thurier was born in 1967

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, Canada. He lives in

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with his wife and son.

Career

Thurier considers filmmaking his main creative outlet, while treating music as a job. He plays

with the Canadian

supergroup

. Thurier has directed three of the band's videos "Use It", "All For Swinging You Around" and "The Laws Have Changed".

Feature films

Thurier's first full-length feature ''

Low Self-Esteem Girl ''Low Self-Esteem Girl'' is a 2000 Canadian comedy-drama film, directed by Blaine Thurier.Ken Eisner"Low Self Esteem Girl" ''Variety'', July 10, 2000. Shot on digital video for a budget of less than $10,000,Louie Leger"Low Self Esteem Girl" '' Pl ...

'' premiered at the September 2000 Toronto International Film Festival. Thurier used the attention from his film debut to promote The New Pornographers who were still a few months away from releasing their debut album ''

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''. The film was awarded Best Narrative Feature at the

. Thurier's second full-length feature, a comedy, ''Male Fantasy'' received a nomination at the

. It was released to DVD in 2008. ''A Gun to the Head'', a crime comedy, was Thurier's third full-length feature film. Thurier's fourth film ''12 Takes'' was made in 2010. It is a short documentary.

Filmography

Music videos

Features

Shorts

*2010 – ''12 Takes'' *2020 – ''Sing, O Muse''

References

External links

*
The New Pornographers
at

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