Michael is a two times BAFTA award winning film maker. 'Brown Paper Bag' won best short film 2004 and 'Hiding Place' won a children's BAFTA in the same year.
Since 1994 Michael has directed documentaries, drama and gallery installations for Channel 4, BBC, Channel 5, UK Film Council, The Arts Council and Screen WM. Two of Michael's documentaries are RTS award winners - 'Danger UXO' 1998 and 'The Man Who Wouldn't Paint Hitler' 2002.
Michael has his own company – Grand Union Productions Ltd, which has a slate of feature films in development, see below.
Latest Releases
New Screening for the collaboration between Michael and Video Artist Ravi Deepres. At Wolverhampton Art Gallery, Autumn 2010. Watch out for details.
Pure Cinema takes the notion that a classical painting is a chosen point in a narrative. It examines what happens before, as well as the still moment itself. The film was shot in Hi Definition, but combines this with technology believed to be over five hundred years old. Michael and Ravi used a ‘camera obscura’ to make the piece, an optical device believed to have been used by the likes of Vermeer.
Co-commissioned by Rugby Art Gallery and Museum and Fracture Dance and Moving Image Programme.
Michael has completed work on the showreels for this years graduates at Birmingham School of Acting. Working with D.O.P Ed Moore and using the revolutionary Canon 5D camera, the team shot 65 mins of high definition drama in five days. Michael and deputy head of school Daniele Sanderson were delighted with the work both in front of and behind the camera
http://www.bsa.uce.ac.uk
In Development
- After the Death of Alice Bennett (working title)
Before she died, Sam's mum said she'd always be with him. When he finds her mobile phone and a number jotted down in her writing with the word ‘contact’, he wonders can he reach her?… Adapted from the book of the same name by Rowland Maloney, which was shortlisted for the Richard and Judy best first novel prize.
In association with Cuba Pictures, makers of Channel 4’s Boy A. Screenwriter Colin Mclaren. Producer Natasha Carlish. Supported by Screen WM.
A feature film based on the magical true life story of micro sculptor Willard Wigan. Supported by Moonstone, Plot and Screen WM. Producer Sudie Smyth. Writer Philippa Goslett.
http://www.willard-wigan.com