Michael Tyburski | |
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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]