The biggest problem with the independent film sector in Toronto is that they find themselves having to make that budget show on screen.

It was very important that it be done in such a way that it be executed with complete conviction. If I had done it both ways, if I was trying to cover myself in case it didn't work, then it would have been to no purpose.

I think ultimately if you have a very high expectation of your audience and you know exactly what it is you're trying to express through the medium of film, there will always be an audience for you.

We're lucky to be making films. My crew and I have been working together for a long time. I think that that's what emanates.

The biggest problem with the independent film sector in Toronto is that they find themselves having to make that budget show on screen.

It is about this very abstract sense of displacement that he feels the moment he turns off the television.

I believe my signal of maturity as a filmmaker iswhen I'll actually acknowledge the fact that the first take is usuallythe best.