Michael Williams
Born (1987-06-23) June 23, 1987 (age 36)
West Point, Mississippi, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Southern Mississippi (BA)
Occupations
Years active2008–present
PartnerCody Moore
Websitehttp://www.shendopen.com

Michael Williams (born June 23, 1987) is an American filmmaker born in West Point, Mississippi.

Life and career

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]

Filmography

Year Title Director Writer Producer Cinematographer Editor Notes
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

References

  1. ^ "Shendopen". Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  2. ^ "The Atoning". 1 January 2000. Retrieved 29 October 2016 – via IMDb.
  3. ^ "The 2017 Oxford Film Festival Announces Full Schedule for the 14th Edition of the Film Festival (February 15-19)". Retrieved 5 March 2017.

Shendopen Productions

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