His casual interest in film became more serious around 2002 when he first saw the film Donnie Darko. The plot of the film was so thought provoking (and confusing) that he spent days on the web researching as much information on the film as he could. This initial experience with film analysis eventually lead to him enrolling in York University's film studies programme and he graduated with a B.A. in Cinema and Media Studies in 2010.
