ABOUT
Michael Shanks is a Melbourne-based Writer and Director whose high concept films balance character with spectacle.
His debut feature film TOGETHER (starring Dave Franco and Alison Brie) premiered and was the biggest acquisition at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. NEON are distributing the film to cinemas worldwide in August 2025.
He has won multiple awards for writing, directing, editing, and for his work as a VFX artist and composer.
His script Hotel Hotel Hotel Hotel was featured on the 2021 Black List.
He has worked across multiple TV series in Australia, including creating The Wizards of Aus for SBS2, and his dormant YouTube channel has over 65,000,000 views over its diverse range of content.
Michael is represented by WME and UNTITLED/GRANDVIEW in the USA.
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On the set of “Lambs of God”