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The Sparrow (in post-production)
2022 — Feaure Film -
I Can't See You Anymore
2012 — Short Film — 15 mins -
Lowland Fell
2008 — Short Film — 20 mins -
The Elephant and the Seagull
2007 — Short Film — 13 mins -
Treeclimber
2007 — Short Film — 4 mins -
Blood and Ink
2007 — TV Documentary Series 2 × — 26 mins -
Falling Angels
2004 — Short Film — 14 mins
Film Director
DIRECTORS
Filmography
Awards
- 2019 — Selected
Equinoxe — . Sparrow - 2015 — Nominee
Sundance Film Festival — Grand Jury Prize. Strangerland - 2015 — Selected
Les Arcs & Eave — . We Watched The Sun Disappear - 2014 — Selected
The Britlist — . Come Monday, We Kill Them All - 2012 — Winner
Alexa Take — Award. I Can't See You Anymore - 2011 — Winner
Vimeo — Short of the Week. Lowland Fell - 2009 — Winner
Novara Cine Festival — Best Short Film. Lowland Fell - 2009 — Winner
Novara Cine Festival — Best Cinematography. Lowland Fell - 2009 — Special Jury Prize
Seattle Intl Film Festival — Best International Short. Lowland Fell - 2008 — Nominee
TV Now Awards — Best Documentary Series. Blood and Ink - 2001 — Winner
Cannes Film Festival — Nisi Masa Prix de la Jeunesse.
Michael is an award winning Irish writer and director whose work explores complex characters struggling within the liminal cinematic space between dreams and reality.
Michael studied directing at the National Film and Television School (NFTS) London and is an alumnus of the Berlin Talent Campus and the Torino Film Lab. His first produced feature as screenwriter, ‘Strangerland’ (starring Nicole Kidman, Hugo Weaving and Joe Fiennes), had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival 2015.
Michael’s short films have had successful runs on the international festival circuit with ‘Lowland Fell’ winning the Special Jury Prize at the Seattle Int’l Film Festival in 2009 among other awards. Michael is currently in post-production on his debut feature film. ‘Sparrow’ is a gripping yet heart wrenching drama about a teenage boy who keeps the death of his brother a secret.