Michael Walker (born 1967) is an American filmmaker. He has written and directed four feature films, including ''

Chasing Sleep ''Chasing Sleep'' is a 2000 psychological thriller film written and directed by Michael Walker (film director), Michael Walker released to video in 2001. It depicts the reaction of a college professor who awakens to find his wife missing. It star ...

'', starring

Jeff Daniels Jeffrey Warren Daniels (born February 19, 1955) is an American actor, comedian, musician, and playwright, known for his work on stage and screen playing diverse characters switching between comedy and drama. He is the recipient of several accol ...

and ''

Price Check ''Price Check'' is a 2012 comedy film about the high price of a middle-class life. The film was written and directed by Michael Walker, and stars Parker Posey and Eric Mabius. Plot Pete Cozy (Eric Mabius) has found himself a house in the suburbs ...

'', starring

Parker Posey Parker Christian Posey (born November 8, 1968) is an American actress and musician. Posey is the recipient of a Golden Globe Award nomination, a Satellite Award nomination and two Independent Spirit Award nominations. Posey made her film debu ...

. His films have premiered at

Toronto International Film Festival The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF, often stylized as tiff) is one of the largest publicly attended film festivals in the world, attracting over 480,000 people annually. Since its founding in 1976, TIFF has grown to become a permane ...

and

Sundance Film Festival The Sundance Film Festival (formerly Utah/US Film Festival, then US Film and Video Festival) is an annual film festival organized by the Sundance Institute. It is the largest independent film festival in the United States, with more than 46,66 ...

Biography

Walker graduated from

New York University Tisch School of the Arts The New York University Tisch School of the Arts (commonly referred to as Tisch) is the performing, cinematic and media arts school of New York University. Founded on August 17, 1965, Tisch is a training ground for artists, scholars of the ar ...

in 1989. He also attended

Stella Adler Studio of Acting The Stella Adler Studio of Acting (formerly Stella Adler Conservatory) is a prestigious acting school that was founded by actress and teacher Stella Adler.

in Los Angeles. He moved to Seattle where he made his first short film, ''Pie Eater'', which premiered at the Hamptons Film Festival in 1995. He currently lives in New York City. His latest film, ''Paint,'' is released in the USA on December 15, 2020.

Filmography

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Walker, Michael Filmmakers from Seattle Film directors from New York City 1967 births Living people Tisch School of the Arts alumni