Michael Tyburski
Michael Tyburski | |
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 Michael Tyburski on the set of The Sound of Silence | |
| Born | August 8, 1984 |
| Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, film director |
| Years active | 2011–present |
Michael Tyburski (born August 8, 1984) is an American film director and screenwriter, best known for directing The Sound of Silence, which premiered at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival.[1][2][3] The film was acquired for international distribution by Sony Pictures Worldwide.[4] and by IFC Films[5] in the United States. His short film Palimpsest[6] premiered at Sundance in 2013, where it won a Special Jury Award,[7] and his short Actor Seeks Role[8] was featured on The New Yorkers Screening Room series.[9] In 2013, he was named amongst the "25 New Faces of Independent Film" by Filmmaker Magazine.[10]
Tyburski was born and raised in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom and attended film school at the College of Santa Fe in New Mexico.[11][12]
References
- ^ Sundance Institute. "the-sound-of-silence". sundance.org. Retrieved 2019-03-15.
- ^ "The 2019 MovieMaker Sundance Survey: Eleven Sundance-Selected Films, and Their Mountain-Bound Makers - Page 11 of 12". MovieMaker Magazine. 2019-01-25. Retrieved 2019-03-16.
- ^ "'The Sound of Silence': Film Review | Sundance 2019". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2019-03-16.
- ^ Lang, Brent (2019-01-25). "Sundance: Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Nabs International Rights to 'Sound of Silence' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2019-03-15.
- ^ "IFC Films Nabs Peter Sarsgaard Starrer 'The Sound of Silence'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2019-04-09.
- ^ MarBelle (2013-08-16). "DN296: Palimpsest - Michael Tyburski". Directors Notes. Retrieved 2019-03-16.
- ^ Block, Mitchell (2013-02-12). "Sundance 2013 Short Film Awards Reviewed". IndieWire. Retrieved 2019-03-15.
- ^ "INTERVIEW: MICHAEL TYBURSKI TALKS ACTOR SEEKS ROLE". 2016-02-02. Retrieved 2019-03-16.
- ^ Schulman, Michael (2015-06-22). "The Screening Room: "Actor Seeks Role"". ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2019-03-15.
- ^ Macaulay, Scott. "Michael Tyburski & Ben Nabors". Filmmaker Magazine. Retrieved 2019-03-15.
- ^ "Michael Tyburski". IMDb. Retrieved 2019-03-15.
- ^ "Talking Sundance and Sound with Writer/Director Michael Tyburski". Film School Rejects. 2019-02-05. Retrieved 2019-03-15.