Michelle Sarkany. Writer. Filmmaker.

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WGAE FilmNation Fellow Austin Film Festival Winner Austin Film Festival Finalist PBS Reel 13 Winner Rhode Island Film Festival 1st place

Michelle is a filmmaker and screenwriter who creates only hilarious stories about: robots, Mozart, superheroes, houseplants, shoes, and microwave oatmeal, among other things. She is the winner of the Austin Film Festival and the Rhode Island Film Festival and was selected as a fellow for the 2023/2024 Writers Guild of America East & FilmNation Screenwriting Fellowship. Her short documentary aired on PBS after winning the PBS "Reel 13" competition and her short play was staged both in LA and NYC.






Callerypear

"Callery Pear"; Feature Script

Anabel is content growing and selling grass (the ornamental kind!) with her imaginary best friend Carl Linnaeus and is never EVER going
back to NYC. But when her parents sell her childhood home in NYC she reluctantly road trips there with bestie Carl, trying and failing to avoid
everything she ran away from 20 years ago.




Amnon:Paddleball King

"Amnon:Paddlball King"; short documentary

Amnon has transformed his small home into a "museum" for his favorite sport- paddle ball, and all are welcome free of charge. Since
beginning to play at the age of six, friends have crowned Amnon 'king of paddle ball', a unique game that Amnon proudly proclaims has no
winners and no losers.




Irene at 101

"Irene at 101"; short documentary

Irene is 101 years old. Her positive outlook on life has helped her get through two world wars, moving to a new country, being a single mother,
and so much more. Today, she talks about the beautiful roses on her table and her hope of going to heaven.





Balcony

"Balcony"; short film

A short study of the sounds and sights of New York City as observed from not so far above.



Abby Dreams of Humans Stageplay

"Abby Dreams of Humans"; short stageplay

Abacus Model Z, a robot, cannot accept that her best friend and human, Neil, has disappeared, insisting to their home management system
that she is dreaming of him, making it totally "have a cow", as Neil would say. But could these reoccurring "dreams" mean something?







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