
Michael Whitton started out as a self-taught musician/songwriter and transitioned to a writer/director for stage. He studied theater at the University of Nevada-Reno, acting at The American Academy of Dramatic Arts, and filmmaking at The Los Angeles Film School where he was awarded a Super 16 film grant from Kodak for his short film Trumped. Inspired by a gang-related incident in his play-adapted script "At Gunpoint", which was shortlisted for the esteemed Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, Trumped has garnered a number of film festival accolades, including: Best Drama (Ivy), Best Short (FirstGlance Online). Nine months after graduating with a degree in film, Mr. Whitton jumped to feature film directing with Exit Strategy, an urban comedy with cameo appearances by L.A. radio host Big Boy and funnyman Kevin Hart. Despite the film's no-to-low budget, Exit Strategy received a limited U.S. release in AMC Theatres, and then expanded nationwide on March 9, 2012 in Rave Cinemas and Bow-Tie Cinemas. Michael lives in Los Angeles, California, and currently divides his spare time up between music- and movie-related design, editing assets and text for in his travel-book series: From This Angle: Photographs, and screenwriting—having reached the polishing stage with two feature scripts: comedy Forever And Ever Girl, and thriller Twice. CLICK ANYWHERE TO OPEN CURTAINS.

Michael Whitton started out as a self-taught musician/songwriter and transitioned to a writer/director for stage. He studied theater at the University of Nevada-Reno, acting at The American Academy of Dramatic Arts, and filmmaking at The Los Angeles Film School where he was awarded a Super 16 film grant from Kodak for his short film Trumped. Inspired by a gang-related incident in his play-adapted script "At Gunpoint", which was shortlisted for the esteemed Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, Trumped has garnered a number of film festival accolades, including: Best Drama (Ivy), Best Short (FirstGlance Online). Nine months after graduating with a degree in film, Mr. Whitton jumped to feature film directing with Exit Strategy, an urban comedy with cameo appearances by L.A. radio host Big Boy and funnyman Kevin Hart. Despite the film's no-to-low budget, Exit Strategy received a limited U.S. release in AMC Theatres, and then expanded nationwide on March 9, 2012 in Rave Cinemas and Bow-Tie Cinemas. Michael lives in Los Angeles, California, and currently divides his spare time up between music- and movie-related design, editing assets and text for in his travel-book series: From This Angle: Photographs, and screenwriting—having reached the polishing stage with two feature scripts: comedy Forever And Ever Girl, and thriller Twice.