Michael Walker (filmmaker)

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Michael Walker (born 1967) is an American filmmaker. He has written and directed four feature films, including Chasing Sleep , starring Jeff Daniels and Price Check , starring Parker Posey. His films have premiered at Toronto International Film Festival and Sundance Film Festival. [1] [2]

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Biography

Walker graduated from New York University Tisch School of the Arts in 1989. He also attended Stella Adler Studio of Acting in Los Angeles. [3] He moved to Seattle where he made his first short film, Pie Eater, which premiered at the Hamptons Film Festival in 1995. [4] He currently lives in New York City. [5] His latest film, Paint, is released in the USA on December 15, 2020. [6]

Filmography

YearTitleNotes
1995Pie EaterShort film, premiered at the Hamptons International Film Festival [4]
1997Letters at MidnightShort film
2000 Chasing Sleep Premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival [1] [7]
2012 Price Check Premiered at the Sundance Film Festival [2]
2013 The Maid's Room Premiered at the Hamptons International Film Festival [4]
2017Cut Shoot Kill [8]
2018PaintTV pilot, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival [9]
2020 Paint Feature Film, Best Film at Dances With Films Festival [10]

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  2. 1 2 Anderson, John (2012-01-26). "Price Check". Variety. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
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