Michael McGowan (director)


Michael McGowan is a Canadian filmmaker who wrote and directed the feature films Saint Ralph, One Week, Still Mine, and .

Early life

McGowan was born in Toronto, Ontario, but graduated from the University of North Carolina with a BA in English.

Career

Returning to Toronto he became a journalist, writing for publications such as Quill & Quire, Toronto Life and The Globe and Mail.
He then joined the TV industry, helping create the stop-motion children's TV show Henry's World, and then wrote and directed Saint Ralph in 2004, for which he won the Outstanding Achievement in Direction award from the Director's Guild of Canada and the Writer's Guild of Canada award for Best Feature Film.
His film was chosen to open the 35th Toronto International Film Festival in 2010.

Filmography