Michael McNamara (born December 6, 1953) is a

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film and television director and producer from

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, who was cofounder with Judy Holm of the Markham Street Films studio. The son of poet Eugene McNamara,Owen Jones, "Playbill". ''

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'', January 29, 1994. McNamara directed episodes of children's television series such as ''

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'', as well as music videos and television specials for Holly Cole Trio,

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and

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, in his early career, before releasing his debut feature film '' The Cockroach that Ate Cincinnati'', an adaptation of theatrical plays by Alan Williams, in 1996. In 1998 he directed ''

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'', a television special billed as "network television's first-ever all-

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, all-star sketch comedy show". With his wife, Judy Holm, he launched Markham Street Films in the early 2000s. With that firm, he has directed documentary films rather than narrative features, although he has been a producer of narrative features by other filmmakers. His credits as a documentary director have included ''Radio Revolution: The Rise and Fall of the Big 8'' (2004), '' 100 Films and a Funeral'' (2007), '' Acquainted with the Night'' (2010), and episodes of the television documentary series ''

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'' and '' CBC Docs POV''.Maggie Parkhill, "Pugs Can Be 'Busy Little Lunatics'". ''

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'', January 7, 2019. His credits as a producer have included ''

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'' and ''

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''.

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