At the same time, he was film and video producer for the avant-garde theatre company Moving Being, regularly touring throughout Western Europe with shows such as Brecht in 1984 and The Influence of the Moon on the Tides.
After the success of Voice Over, he was invited to show his films at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, and shortly thereafter he moved to Los Angeles to work with producer Ed Pressman of Badlands fame.
The Englishman et cetera was entered into the 19th Moscow International Film Festival[2][3] He directed Waiting for the Light, starring Shirley MacLaine and Teri Garr.
In 2007 he adapted Kaiulani Lee's stage play A Sense of Wonder, based on the life of Silent Spring author Rachel Carson, into a film.
Starring Claire Danes as Temple Grandin, with David Strathairn, Julia Ormond and Catherine O'Hara, it was directed by Mick Jackson.