Michelle Sarkany — Writer. Filmmaker.

msarkany (at) hush (dot) com
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 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 back to NYC with bestie Carl, trying and failing to avoid everything she ran away from 20 years ago.

Amnon:Paddleball King
"Amnon: Paddleball 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.

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?

Project Five Title
"Chicken Dance"
Web Series

Wearing a chicken outfit on the streets of New York isn't an easy way to make a living. The stress of it all finally makes this chicken crack when someone walks by eating fried chicken.

Project Six Title
"Dance Punk Dance"
Short Film

When a man is held at gunpoint, he takes the mocking instruction of the robber to "Dance, punk!" a little too literally.

Project Seven Title
"NYC From Above"
Short Film

A short study on New York City from above.

Project Eight Title
"I'm a Composer!"
Screenplay

When a writer realizes that they compose much better music when enraged, they begin finding every way possible to be angry all the time.