Guy Maddin (born February 28, 1956) is a Canadian screenwriter, director, author, cinematographer, film editor and installation artist. He is known for his fascination with lost Silent-era films and for incorporating their aesthetics into his own work. Maddin was appointed to the Order of Canada, the country's highest civilian honour, in 2012. Maddin began serving as a visiting lecturer at Harvard University's Department of Art, Film, and Visual Studies in 2015. (Via Wikipedia)