Michael Williams | |
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Born | West Point, Mississippi, U.S. | June 23, 1987
Alma mater | University of Southern Mississippi (BA) |
Occupations | |
Years active | 2008–present |
Partner | Cody Moore |
Website | http://www.shendopen.com |
Michael Williams (born June 23, 1987) is an American filmmaker born in West Point, Mississippi.
Williams began creating short films in 2004 and since has consistently produced short films and screened them for audiences at annual film festivals and screenings across the U.S.
He earned his bachelor of arts in film in 2009 from the University of Southern Mississippi and was awarded the Top Film Student of 2009 Award. In 2007, Williams began his professional film career, accumulating a multitude of credits ranging from assistant camera to director of photography for many independent short and feature-length films.
After writing, directing and producing more than 20 short films, Williams broke into the feature-length film territory in 2014 with OzLand , a science fantasy drama inspired by characters and events in L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz . While his desire to tell complex stories visually drew him to a career in cinematography, as an artist and storyteller, Williams writes and directs films like OzLand in order to share his stories with those interested in experiencing them while eagerly pursuing the opportunity to bring other people's stories to life as a director of photography.
Today, the filmmaker owns and operates his own company, Shendopen, in West Point, Mississippi. He continues to write and direct his own independent films, produce films by other regional filmmakers and works regionally in the industry as a director of photography. [1] His second feature film, The Atoning , marked his first entry into the horror genre and premiered at the Oxford Film Festival on February 18, 2017. [2] [3]
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Cinematographer | Editor | Notes |
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2009 | The Mistake | co-director | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short film |
The Shovel | No | No | No | Yes | No | ||
2010 | Treat or Eat | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | |
Lukos | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
2011 | Zion | No | No | No | Yes | No | |
The Fall of Henry | No | No | No | Yes | No | ||
Illumination | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
2012 | Genrevolt | No | No | co-producer | Yes | No | |
Third Shift | No | No | co-producer | Yes | No | ||
2013 | Last Fall | No | No | No | Yes | No | |
A Mutual Friend | No | No | No | Yes | No | ||
S for Sally | No | No | No | Yes | No | ||
Kane | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
2014 | Earthrise | No | No | co-producer | Yes | No | Feature film |
A Horror Movie | No | No | No | Yes | No | Short film | |
OzLand | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Feature film; Directorial debut | |
2015 | Dead Saturday | No | No | No | Yes | No | Short film |
Complacency | No | No | No | Yes | No | ||
2016 | The Beatdown | No | No | No | Yes | No | |
Poison Tree Blues | No | No | No | Yes | No | ||
Freedom Fighters | No | No | No | Yes | No | ||
Two Birds | No | No | No | Yes | No | ||
Tinker | No | No | No | Yes | No | ||
The Hollow | No | No | No | No | No | Feature film, First Assistant Camera | |
Bare Knuckle | No | No | No | Yes | No | Short film | |
Forced Move | No | No | No | Yes | No | Feature film | |
2017 | Crucible City | No | No | No | Yes | No | Short film |
Dreamscape | No | No | No | Yes | No | ||
The Atoning | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Feature film | |
2018 | Mississippi Minute | No | No | No | Yes | No | Short film |
A Son Inherit | No | No | No | Yes | No | ||
2019 | Driven | No | No | No | Yes | No | Feature film |
Hallowed Ground | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | ||
Super Science Showcase | Yes | No | No | No | No | Segment: "Tom Sawyer Runs the Gauntlet" | |
2020 | Doodle | No | No | No | Yes | No | Short film |
Revelation, Alabama | No | No | No | Yes | No | ||
The Dinner Party | No | No | No | Yes | No | Feature film | |
Eternity | No | No | No | Yes | No | ||
A Dixie Darling Dinner | No | No | No | Yes | No | Short film; in Post Production | |
2023 | Payment Received | No | No | No | Yes | No | Feature film |
TBA | Kin | No | No | Yes | No | No | Short film; in Production |
The Star Crossed | No | No | No | Yes | No | ||
The Hidden Few | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Feature film; in development | |
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