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VIFF Pick: Director Michael McGowan on "Score: A Hockey Musical"

Director Michael McGowan ( One Week ) talks about his latest film, Score: A Hockey Musical with V.I.A.

Director Michael McGowan (One Week) talks about his latest film, Score: A Hockey Musical with V.I.A. The film opened the Toronto International Film Festival and boasts screen time from the likes of Marc Jordan, Olivia Newton-John, Strombo, Walter Gretzky, Theo Fleury, Nelly Furtado, and Evan Solomon as well as music by the Barenaked Ladies and Hawksley Workman. Score screened at the Vancouver International Film Festival as part of its Anniversary Gala and opens wide across Canada on October 22.

McGowan spent several years in Vancouver attending teacher's college at UBC back in the day. He shared some fond memories of his old hood, his time at UBC, impressions of the city and even talked about his favourite awesome Vancouverite ... who although awesome, is not quite officially awesome.

Yet.