Learn from fellow filmmakers and connect with Michigan's short film community at our upcoming master class! Geared towards both new and experienced directors—as well as writers, producers, actors, crew, and anyone else interested in short film—this is a unique opportunity to hear real-world stories and discuss ideas with industry experts.
Please RSVP by Thursday, April 6. This is a free event, and attendance is first-come, first-served—so arrive early!
Mike Plante
Mike Plante has programmed movies for film festivals since 1993 and at the Sundance Film Festival since 2001, where he is a senior programmer for short film. As a filmmaker he produces documentaries, most recently Giuseppe Makes A Movie (2014).
Terence Nance
Terence Nance is an artist best known for his Sundance Film Festival films An Oversimplification of Her Beauty (2012) and Swimming in Your Skin Again (2016).
Lauren Wolkstein
Lauren Wolkstein's award-winning films include Social Butterfly, Cigarette Candy, and The Strange Ones (both the short and feature). She also collaborated on Collective: Unconscious, was named one of Filmmaker Magazine's “25 New Faces of Independent Film,” and is an assistant professor of film and media arts at Temple University.
Sultan Sharrief
Sultan Sharrief directed Bilal's Stand (2010 Sundance Film Festival); produced Moozlum (2011) and Destined (2016); and is currently working on a show for PBS called Street Cred as well as a virtual reality project. He is a guest instructor at the University of Michigan and a curator for the Cinetopia International Film Festival.
