Michael Tyburski

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Michael Tyburski
Michael Tyburski on the set of The Sound of Silence
Born (1984-08-08) August 8, 1984 (age 39)
Occupation(s)Screenwriter, film director
Years active2011–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[edit]

  1. ^ Sundance Institute. "the-sound-of-silence". sundance.org. Retrieved 2019-03-15.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "'The Sound of Silence': Film Review | Sundance 2019". The Hollywood Reporter. 28 January 2019. Retrieved 2019-03-16.
  4. ^ Lang, Brent (2019-01-25). "Sundance: Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Nabs International Rights to 'Sound of Silence' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2019-03-15.
  5. ^ "IFC Films Nabs Peter Sarsgaard Starrer 'The Sound of Silence'". The Hollywood Reporter. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 2019-04-09.
  6. ^ MarBelle (2013-08-16). "DN296: Palimpsest - Michael Tyburski". Directors Notes. Retrieved 2019-03-16.
  7. ^ Block, Mitchell (2013-02-12). "Sundance 2013 Short Film Awards Reviewed". IndieWire. Retrieved 2019-03-15.
  8. ^ "INTERVIEW: MICHAEL TYBURSKI TALKS ACTOR SEEKS ROLE". 2016-02-02. Retrieved 2019-03-16.
  9. ^ Schulman, Michael (2015-06-22). "The Screening Room: "Actor Seeks Role"". ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2019-03-15.
  10. ^ Macaulay, Scott (15 July 2013). "Michael Tyburski & Ben Nabors". Filmmaker Magazine. Retrieved 2019-03-15.
  11. ^ "Michael Tyburski". IMDb. Retrieved 2019-03-15.
  12. ^ "Talking Sundance and Sound with Writer/Director Michael Tyburski". Film School Rejects. 2019-02-05. Retrieved 2019-03-15.