Born and raised in Canada

While attending college, began to write and direct theatrical productions

Worked at CBC nightly news program "The Journal"

First feature credit, as assistant to producer-director Don Owen on "Unfinished Business"

Made first short film, "Urban Menace"

Studied filmmaking in five-week course

Short film "Passion: A Letter in 16mm" won second prize at Chicago Film Festival

Worked as third assistant director to David Cronenberg on "The Fly"

Feature directing debut, "I've Heard the Mermaids Singing"

Directed and wrote "The White Room"; also co-produced

Directed third feature "When Night is Falling"

Won an Emmy for the 'Six Gestures' segment of the limited series "Yo-Yo Ma Inspired by Bach"

Wrote and directed the adaptation of Jane Austen's "Mansfield Park"

Directed an adaptation of Samuel Beckett's "Happy Days"

Executive produced the HBO series, "Tell Me You Love Me"; also directed episodes

Directed "Kit Kittredge: An American Girl"; based on the popular line of dolls