A world-renowned screenwriter and director of both feature and short films who has stayed fiercely true to his roots; filtering his experiences as a Manitoban through his own creative lense. His first feature film, “Tales from the Gimli Hospital” (1988) gained him international attention. He has showcased the talents of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet in “Dracula: Pages from a Virgin’s Diary” (2002) which won an international Emmy and gave Isabella Rossellini beer-filled ‘gams’ in “The Saddest Music in the World” (2003). Throughout, his films have remained as innovative as they are inspirational. Recently, his homage to his hometown, “My Winnipeg” (2007) garnered awards and accolades and brought acclaim to Manitoba. In 2007, he became the first artist-curator of the UCLA Film Archives.
