Michael Croce(I)

Michael Croce was born and raised in the Bronx, New York. As a young boy Michael enjoyed experimenting with his Fisher Price PXL 2000 video camera. As a teen, acting became a hobby for Michael performing in numerous community theatre productions including The Impossible Years, Arsenic and Old Lace, Bye Bye Birdie, and countless others. This passion for acting led Michael to Queens College in the fall of 2001 where he registered for his first film class. He was instantly drawn to the power of storytelling through film and the use of non-linear editing machines. Michael's acting background became a powerful asset for directing actors in shorts he produced while attending college. After exhausting every class Queens College had to offer in production and theory and winning the coveted Creative Production Award at graduation, Michael decided to pursue a Master's Degree in the field of production. He applied and was accepted to the MFA Film program at City College in New York City where he worked in a collaborative environment and was awarded the Most Valuable Person Award at graduation. Michael produced and edited It Rises from the East (2007), which was the recipient of Platinum Remi Award at World Fest Houston 2008 and an official selection at the MIACC 2009 Film Festival in NYC. Michael also produced Hush (2008), which was showcased at the Cinema Cum Laude at Westchester's Jacob Burns Film Center and an official selection at the Cambridge Film Festival 2008. Michael produced Reflection of Evil (2008) and co-produced My Brother's Keeper (2007) being submitted for competition at various film festivals; also in submission are Meet Me At Geronimos (2009) a docu-comedy and Point Lookout (2009) a thriller both written, directed and produced by Michael. In addition to producing he has continued to pursue his love for acting by accepting character roles in many of the films mentioned above ranging from a domestically abusive husband to a police captain, Michael's acting range is as extensive as his respect for the filmmaking process. His passion and skill for every aspect of the process, whether it be writing, directing, producing, editing or cinematography his ability to complete each of these tasks makes him an asset to any production he is a part of.