After Roadkill won the award for Most Outstanding Canadian Film at
Toronto's Festival of Festivals, McDonald earned considerable notoriety
by announcing that he would spend the $25000 prize on "a big chunk of
hash".
Has been trying for years to get the financial backing for his
feature-length version of Chester Brown's cult comic book story, Ed The
Happy Clown.
Studied Film at Ryerson University in Toronto, Canada.
Sometimes you have to be courageous and just get out there and solo. It doesn't matter if you play the wrong notes, The important thing is you're playing.
There's a point of honour in finishing something that you start. And in the early days, when there were only four projects instead of twelve, it seemed simpler. It's not simple anymore, and that's when the fear really takes over.
[on movie-making and his film 'Picture Claire'] Often when you are doing something you have no idea. You know it is a handsome production. You knew it was well-performed. But there is this sort of mercurial thing. The bird sings or the bird doesn't sing. In our case the bird didn't sing. You just hope till the very end that people say "Oh, it's great."