Michael J. Saul is an American filmmaker best known for his 2015 dramatic feature film The Surface.
Career In 2004, Saul wrote and directed his first anthology feature, True Love, followed by Crush in 2009.Gay Celluloid review retrieved February 8, 2019 In 2015 Saul wrote and directed his first single-story feature The Surface starring Harry Hains and Michael Redford Carney. The feature had its world premiere at San Francisco's Frameline Film Festival in 2015The Surface: Gay Youth Drama Premieres at Frameline SF Weekly, June 25th, 2015 where it was well received by critics.Final Showings at SF's Frameline "Director Michael J. Sauls sketches Evan’s journey with a nuanced eye, and in the segments where he mixes home movies, water footage, mesmerizing voiceover and a beautiful score, his film is transcendent." The Surface also screened at the Austin Gay and Lesbian International Film Festival (aGLIFF) in 2015.aGLIFF Announces Lineup The Austin Chronicle July 28, 2015
Between features and short films, Saul has directed short films, music videos, motion graphics and animation segments, including collaborations with Heath Daniels, Derek Dodge, and Tom Donahue. Since 2014, Saul has collaborated with James FT Hood and Moodswings, directing and animating the 360 immersive dome show Mesmerica, which premiered at the Fleet Science Center in San Diego, California on June 16, 2018.Mesmerica Live: A Visual Music Journey
Saul directed his first short documentary about poet Steven Reigns' art project The Gay Rub in 2018. It's titled The Gay Rub: A Documentary.The Gay Rub: A Documentary official site
Filmography
Morning Dance (1989) (short) writer, director, editor Dominus (1992) (short) writer, director, editor Hover (1996) (short) writer, director, editor True Love (2004) (feature) writer, director, editor Don’t Read Now (2007) (short) writer, director, editor Crush (2009) (feature) writer, director, editor Go Go Reject (2010) (short) director, editor Nightcrawler (2011) (short) writer, director, editor My Life is a Diet (2011) (short) director, editor Adults Only (2013) (short) director, editor Euphoria (2014)(short) writer, director, editor The Best Man (2014) (short) director, editor The Surface (2015) (feature) writer, director, editor The Gay Rub: A Documentary (2018) (short) writer, director, editor
References
External links Official Website