▁artist ▁and ▁illustr ator ▁of ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁Quebec . ▁ ▁S ull ivan ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Toronto ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁with ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Science ▁in ▁Bi ology . ▁ ▁That ▁year , ▁he ▁founded ▁S ull ivan ▁Entertainment ▁with ▁Tr ud y ▁Grant ▁( to ▁whom ▁he ▁is ▁now ▁married ) ▁and ▁they ▁created ▁a ▁successful ▁international ▁production ▁and ▁distribution ▁company ▁that ▁has ▁been ▁operating ▁for ▁over ▁thirty ▁years . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁S ull ivan ▁wrote , ▁produced , ▁and ▁directed ▁Meg an ▁Care y ▁( 1 9 8 0 ), ▁a ▁film ▁about ▁a ▁young ▁Irish ▁imm igr ant ▁indent ured ▁on ▁a ▁farm ▁in ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁Canada . ▁His ▁first ▁feature ▁film ▁was ▁The ▁Wild ▁P ony ▁( 1 9 8 2 ), ▁which ▁he ▁co - w rote , ▁co - produ ced ▁and ▁directed , ▁it ▁becoming ▁a ▁turning ▁point ▁for ▁S ull ivan ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁having ▁been ▁the ▁first ▁feature - length ▁movie ▁to ▁be ▁made ▁exclus ively ▁for ▁pay - TV ▁in ▁Canada . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁he ▁purchased ▁the ▁rights ▁to ▁Anne ▁of ▁Green ▁G ables , ▁comple ting ▁the ▁screen play ▁for ▁the ▁four - hour ▁min is eries ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁with ▁co - writer ▁Joe ▁W iesen feld . ▁He ▁directed ▁the ▁production ▁for ▁C BC , ▁Disney ▁and ▁P BS ▁in ▁ 1 9