Michael Kinney

Teaching

• Professor, film and television, 2015–present
  Graduate Coordinator, film and television, 2015–present, Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta
  I teach courses in screenwriting, beginning and advanced film and video production, directing, cinematography, and film history. I also serve as the graduate coordinator, advising graduate film students, holding thesis reviews, and approving all admissions.

• Faculty, film and video production, 2003, New York Film Academy, New York

• Guest Lecturer, film and television, 2007, Yale University, New Haven, CT

• Guest Lecturer, film, 2001, University of Southern California, Los Angeles

• Guest Lecturer, film and screenwriting, 2007 and 2009, Mount San Antonio College, Walnut, CA

Professional

• Writer/Director, 2018, "The Good Die Young"
  Wrote and directed the feature film The Good Die Young, which examines racial tensions between police and citizens in the South. The film was acquired by Amazon and premiered on their streaming platform in April 2018. It has since streamed over 2 million times, making it one of the most successful independent films Amazon has acquired.

• Producer, 2017, "I Was Prey," Animal Planet

• Writer/Director, 2010–2015, international commercials (Snickers, DirecTV, Ford, Discover Card, Hungry-Man, etc.)
  Wrote and directed international commercials for clients such as DirecTV, Snickers, Discover Card, Hungry-Man, and many others. The ads aired on network and cable television, online, at point-of-sale venues such as fuel stations, and in movie theaters as part of the pre-feature advertising.

• Supervising Producer/Director, 2010, "I’m Alive," Discovery Channel

• Supervising Producer, 2010, "Auction Hunters," Spike TV
  Served as the supervising producer for the inaugural season of "Auction Hunters," delivering the network's highest ratings to date and resulting in the largest renewal order in the network's history.

• Supervising Producer/Head Writer/Director, 2007–2010, Current TV
  Served as showrunner for multiple shows on Current TV, the cable network founded by Al Gore that was delivered in 60 million homes worldwide.

• Writer/ Director, 2005, "Hit Me"

• Screenwriter, 2005, "Sicario" and "Three Kings," Warner Brothers

• Grand Jury Member, 2003, Sarasota Film Festival, Sarasota, Fla.
  Served on the Festival's Grand Jury, selecting eligible films for festival awards and connecting producers with distributors for possible acquisitions.

• Screenwriter, 2003, "When Eagles Strike"

• Co-producer, 2002–2006, Primetime Emmy Awards, National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences

• Story Department Coordinator, 2002, "Daredevil" and "Black Knight," 20th Century Fox
  Covered scripts for possible acquisition, projected potential grosses based on film packages, and coordinated readers and interns for each project. Selected films worked on at New Regency Productions include Daredevil, Black Knight, and many others.