These one-day shoots are called “VOICE” and are professionally produced 5 minute productions designed to showcase the writer’s voice and potential of a feature script in development. These are a carefully crafted moment or scene that connects an audience to what’s at the heart of the writer’s feature. These pieces will be screened at an Industry Showcase event for The Norman Jewison Film Program and will eventually be available online through the CFC’s YouTube channel for further viewing.

BIO
Walker MacDonald is a screenwriter and filmmaker from Charlottetown, PEI. His work has been recognized and placed by Whistler Film Festival, Austin Film Festival, and the Academy Nicholl Fellowship. Walker has also been a regular contributor to satire publications like The Hard Times, Hard Drive, and Palette Swap. In 2025, he was selected for the Canadian Film Centre’s Norman Jewison Filmmaking Program. 70% of his body is made of movies.

In a cramped little diner, insurance agent Nestor Hauk takes a meeting with a potential client, a man named Glenn “Smiles” Thorogood – but everybody just calls him Smiles. As they sit down, it becomes quickly clear that Thorogood’s intentions are not to deal in business, but spring a blackmail trap on Hauk. The stakes are made clear, and Smiles leaves him to sit with his decision.