Mike Elsherif
- Writer
- Director
- Script and Continuity Department
Mike Elsherif is an award-winning Palestinian American filmmaker whose films deal with themes of displacement and mortality. He was a Rawi fellow at the Rawi Screenwriters Lab in Jordan held by the Royal Film Commission, an Al Smith Fellow selected by the Kentucky Arts Council, a Writer in Residence at The New Harmony Project, and an Artist in Residence at Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest. Mike's first short film, Red Autumn, was selected by numerous festivals, including the Cucalorus Film Festival, Indie Grits Film Festival, and Next Reel Film Festival in Singapore held by NYU. The film's cinematographer won a John Alonzo Heritage Award from the American Society of Cinematographers for his work on the film. His micro-budget feature film debut, City Strays, was screened at the Rivers Edge Film Festival, Flyover Film Festival, and Louisville International Film Festival. Mike is a graduate of the University of North Carolina - School of the Arts with a concentration in Film Directing.