Michelle Espinosa(I)
- Director
- Writer
Michelle is a Los Angeles native whose distinctive writing and filmmaking voice she attributes to her American West and Mexican heritage and autism. As a Directing Fellow of The American Film Institute, she was the Mary Pickford and Remy Martin Foundations Grants recipient. Michelle was interviewed in American Film Magazine, Seattle Times, and by the New York Times who described her award-winning short film, Pinfeathers, as having a "Salammbo-like decadence ..." Pinfeathers is the recipient of a Silver Plaque at the Chicago International Film Festival.
The American Film Institute describes Michelle as a " ... gifted, original talent and ... true storyteller."
Her first film, Silence, was showcased several times by The Director's Guild of America Theater in Los Angeles and presented by L.A. Film Forum. She is the writer of When Rent is Due, a play that premiered at New City Theater in Seattle. She authored All the Leaving, a novel that has been translated into Spanish and published in Mexico.
Michelle is currently producing her web series - "Uncanny Valley Girl".
The American Film Institute describes Michelle as a " ... gifted, original talent and ... true storyteller."
Her first film, Silence, was showcased several times by The Director's Guild of America Theater in Los Angeles and presented by L.A. Film Forum. She is the writer of When Rent is Due, a play that premiered at New City Theater in Seattle. She authored All the Leaving, a novel that has been translated into Spanish and published in Mexico.
Michelle is currently producing her web series - "Uncanny Valley Girl".