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Michael Kastenbaum

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Michael's first short as producer won a student academy award. Fresh out of Northwestern U, Michael produced a short selected to Cannes. Michael worked as a development/production executive on numerous movies including Bad Influence (Curtis Hanson directed), Men at Work (Emilio Estevez directed/starred) and Double Impact (Jean Claude Van Damme). Producing over 50 independent features in the late 80s and 90s, some thru companies he founded, Michael pioneered a micro-budget filmmaking process resulting in critically acclaimed movies at Sundance (The Invisibles), various international festivals and a Spirit award nomination (Charlotte Sometimes). Michael directs and produces hundreds of short movies for international advocacy organizations including UNICEF, RESCUE and the EU working in disasters and hot-spots all over the world. Additionally Michael focuses on directing promotional content for social entrepreneurs and planet-friendly products. Michael recently returned to features producing Passenger C (Cassian Elwes Director), Eurotrash, Lost Angeles and Bride of the Dead.
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The Gift
Short
  • Director
  • 2003
Dogstar (1997)
Dogstar
6.5
  • Producer
  • 1997
Phoenix Point (2005)
Phoenix Point
5.2
  • Producer
  • 2005
The Wooden Gun (2002)
The Wooden Gun
6.9
  • Steve West
  • 2002

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Producer

  • EuroTrash
    • Post-production
  • Bride of the Dead
    • In Production
  • Passenger C
    • Post-production
  • Lost Angelas (2019)
    Lost Angelas
  • Dirty Hands
  • Revoloution (2006)
    Revoloution
  • In a Dark Place (2005)
    In a Dark Place
  • Phoenix Point (2005)
    Phoenix Point
  • Malibu Eyes (2004)
    Malibu Eyes
  • Surrender (2003)
    Surrender
  • Prometheus Bound (2002)
    Prometheus Bound
  • 2 Birds with 1 Stallone
  • Charlotte Sometimes (2002)
    Charlotte Sometimes
  • Falling Like This (2001)
    Falling Like This
  • Comics on Campus
  • Teddy Bears' Picnic (2001)
    Teddy Bears' Picnic
  • Resolution (2001)
    Resolution
  • Sunday Morning

Actor

  • In a Dark Place (2005)
    In a Dark Place
  • The Wooden Gun (2002)
    The Wooden Gun
  • Resolution (2001)
    Resolution
  • The Invisibles (1999)
    The Invisibles
  • Shana Betz, J.C. Brandy, Christina Fulton, Jon Jacobs, and Alix Koromzay in Lucinda's Spell (1998)
    Lucinda's Spell
  • Hero, Lover, Fool (1996)
    Hero, Lover, Fool
  • The Girl with the Hungry Eyes (1995)
    The Girl with the Hungry Eyes
  • Hard Drive (1994)
    Hard Drive

Director

  • Corbin Bernsen and Candice King in Pirate Camp (2007)
    Pirate Camp
  • The Gift
  • The Wooden Gun (2002)
    The Wooden Gun

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Lucinda's spell

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