Mark McGuire is a Midwestern born Montréal father, writer, and community housing project manager who played basketball like an English major at Davidson College. A documentary about a Japanese sacred mountain he made with Jean-Marc Abela (Shugendô Now) won the David Plath prize and played festivals worldwide. Clay Footed Giants, co-written and illustrated by Alain Chevarier, was a finalist for French language comic book of the year in Québec. A jury of film and television producers at the Angoulême Comic Arts festival selected their story for its cinematic potential. Alain and Mark are currently adapting their story for an animated feature.