The Directing Process Is Often

The Biggest Problem With The Independent Film Sector In Toronto Is That They Find Themselves Having To Make That Budget Show On Screen.

One Of The Huge Advantages Of Shooting In The Winter Is That Locations That Wouldn't Have Been Available To Us Suddenly Were, Like Yorkville. ... It's Just Specific Streets And Specific Angles. I Think That's What's Always Kind Of Shocking About Some Cities: They Are Really About Intersections.

That's A Very Odd Notion Because It Involves Seeing Money Up There On The Screen - If Something Cost $5 Million To Make, They Want To See That $5 Million Up There.

Working On The Themes I Was Interested In, Through The Context Of A Particular Family, Was A Very Economical Way Of Dealing With A Lot Of The Issues I Was Concerned With.

I Think The Situation In Toronto Is Such That There Are Funding Organizations Which Make It Easy For A Film To Raise More Money Than It Needs And Very Often That Works Against A Film.