Patricia Rozema

Patricia Rozema (born 20 August 1958) is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. Rozema was born in Kingston, Ontario and raised in Sarnia, Ontario. Her parents, Jacoba Berandina (née Vos) and Jan Rozema, were Dutch Calvinists. Despite seeing almost no movies or television until she left home at 17, she went on to become an internationally recognized filmmaker. In 1981, she received a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and English Literature from ... more

Patricia Rozema (born 20 August 1958) is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. Rozema was born in Kingston, Ontario and raised in Sarnia, Ontario. Her parents, Jacoba Berandina (née Vos) and Jan Rozema, were Dutch Calvinists. Despite seeing almost no movies or television until she left home at 17, she went on to become an internationally recognized filmmaker. In 1981, she received a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and English Literature from Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She was raised Calvinist and identifies as a "devout agnostic". Rozema lives with her partner, composer Lesley Barber and their two children. less