Michael Clowater is a Canadian film director and screenwriter from New Brunswick,[1] whose debut feature film Drive Back Home premiered in 2024.[2]
Clowater, who worked principally as a television advertising director and made a number of short films in the 2010s, wrote the film based on an old family story about his grandfather and great uncle.[3] Through his international connections, he was able to cast Charlie Creed-Miles and Alan Cumming in the film's lead roles despite being a relatively unknown novice filmmaker.[3] He shot the film in 2023, in and around the North Bay, Ontario, area.[1]
Drive Back Home premiered at the 2024 Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival.[4] It was subsequently screened at the 2024 Calgary International Film Festival, where it won the audience award for Canadian narrative features.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Kelly Townsend, "Drive Back Home shifts into high gear in North Bay". Playback, February 22, 2023.
- ^ Hannah Rudderham, "N.B. filmmaker showcases personal story about family secrets at Fredericton film fest". CBC News New Brunswick, November 7, 2024.
- ^ a b Heidi Ulrichsen, "Shot locally, Cinefest entry inspired by a black sheep story". Bay Today, September 18, 2024.
- ^ Heidi Ulrichsen, "Forget hockey rivalry: Sudbury’s Cinéfest 2024 showing love for North Bay". Sudbury.com, August 22, 2024.
- ^ Nicholas Sokic, "Audiences fete Drive Back Home, Tragically Hip docuseries at CIFF". Playback, October 9, 2024.
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