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About Michael
Michael is based between London and Toronto, with projects in development between the UK and Canada. His last UK film, ‘The End of the Line’, completed filming in May 2019. Starring Charles Warburton and Benedita Pereira, the short is a proof of concept for his feature screenplay ‘After Love’. His next Canadian short ‘The Violinist’ has been funded by the Ontario Arts Council and Canadian Council for the Arts, and will shoot outside Toronto in September 2019. Michael is currently writing his second feature script, ‘Chloe and the Star’, centred around an aging porn star who, after the death of an ex lover, discovers her teenage daughter might be his.
Writing
2019 CHLOE AND THE STAR (Feature)
2019 THE END OF THE LINE (Short)
2018 THE VIOLINIST (Short)
- SEMI-FINALIST – Screencraft Film Fund 2018
2018 THE BIG ONE (Short)
- WINNER – IMIS Out Loud Competition 2019
2017 AFTER LOVE (Feature)
- SEMI-FINALIST – ScreenwritingU Screenplay Contest 2017
- SECOND ROUND – Sundance Screenwriters Lab 2017
2016 STEPHANIE’S ROOM (Short) (Co-Writer)
- WINNER – Toronto 48 Hour Film Festival 2016
- OFFICIAL SELECTION – Cannes Film Festival Short Film Corner 2016
2015 JOSEPH’S REEL
2011 THE RISE AND FALL OF TOM AND SARAH
2010 RED HEART (Feature)
Directing
2019 THE END OF THE LINE (Short)
- DoP: Christopher Sharman
- Proof of concept short for feature ‘After Love’.
2018 BUCKLEY INSURANCE (Commercial Campaign)
- Featured on CPTV. DoP: Elijah Marchand
2018 ENBRIDGE ‘SMELL GAS’ (Commercial)
- DoP: David Suddaby. Produced by Fifth Story
2018 WHATEVER IT TAKES (Commercial)
2017 OUT OF LOVE (Short)
- DoP: Dmitry Lopatin. Produced by 920 Films
2016 PINK TAX (Commercial)
- Featured on CBC, CTV and The Huffington Post
- DoP: Dmitry Lopatin. Produced by Stella Shoots for BBDO
2016 THE ILLUSTRATOR (Commercial)
- Featured at Cannes Lions 2016 ‘Summer of Creativity’
- DoP: Dmitry Lopatin. Produced by Stella Shoots
2015 JOSEPH’S REEL (Short)
- OFFICIAL SELECTION – 12 BAFTA / OSCAR qualifying festivals including Palm Springs, Galway Film Fleadh & Aesthetica
- DoP: Eben Bolter. Produced by Forty Foot Pictures
2014 MIKEL AMEEN ‘REMEMBER ME’ (Music Video)
2013 ALCOHOLIC FAITH MISSION ‘WE NEED FEAR’ (Music Video)
- OFFICIAL SELECTION – Toronto Independent Film Festival
2011 RED HEART (Feature)
2010 THE RISE & FALL OF TOM & SARAH (Short)
- HONOURABLE MENTION – LA New Wave Film Festival
- OFFICIAL SELECTION – SoCal Independent Film Festival
Contact
GET IN TOUCH!
If you have a project / idea, or just to say hello…
E: laversmichael@gmail.com
T: +1 647 581 6898