Michael Street

Michael Street studied Motion Pictures + Television at the Academy of Art in San Francisco, California, earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. Street's early work as cinematographer includes; Pearl Chang by Taiwanese director I-Chen Chiu. The film premiered at the Epidemic Film Festival, winning the William A. Fraker, ASC Technicolor Award and a Special Achievement in Cinematography Award. Shortly after winning the Technicolor award Michael lensed Dark Desert Highway, a film noir produced by director Nathan Kincaid. The short premiered at the Kansas City FilmFest. Street accomplished two personal goals with the film, being nominated for a Golden Tadpole at the Plus Camerimage Art of Cinematography Festival, and featured in Kodak In Camera Magazine's Next Generation. After graduating from the Academy Michael Street was the cinematographer for True Love, an independent feature created by Singaporean director Viknesh Silvalingam. True Love premiered in New York at the Queens World Film Festival, in Singapore at The Substation, as well as featured in Singapore's SINdie Magazine. The same year Street shot Hark, directed by Jonathan Fung. The film screened at Cinequest, Court Mertage Festival de Cannes, the Freedom Summit Film Festival, The Response Festival and Windrider Film Forum. Hark went on to win Best Narrative Short at the Awareness Film Festival and the Third World Independent Film Festival.

Michael's following project California in Color, by Colombian director Dani Goggel, won the Lomography California Dreams Competition and premiered at the Newport Beach Film Festival. Michael Street recently attended the prestigious American Film Institute, where he earned a Masters of Fine Arts degree. The world-renowned Conservatory serves as a production-based environment nurturing the talents of tomorrow's storytellers. AFI places an emphasis on narrative visual storytelling and personal expression. Street is currently working on several feature and short narrative projects.