
Michael Williams
Directing
Biography
Michael Williams is an American filmmaker. Williams began his professional film career accumulating a multitude of credits ranging from assistant camera to director of photography for many independent short and feature-length films. His first feature-length film, OzLand, a post-apocalyptic adaptation of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, was released in 2015. His second feature film, the horror/supernatural thriller The Atoning, was released in 2017.
Known For

Emerson Graham's nights as a cab driver are filled with annoyances and inconveniences, but until tonight, never attacks and disappearances. After picking up a mysterious passenger her evening goes from working a job to performing a quest as they must race against the clock to defeat a force of evil. The meter is running.
Driven

Vera, Ray, and Sam, a seemingly normal family, are haunted by more than mere ghosts. The lingering horror of their past threatens their ability to function as a loving family until they become enlightened by a mystical encounter. From that moment on, they're thrust into a horror worse than anything they've ever experienced. Personal demons manifest and tear the family apart from the inside out as they come to terms with their past.
The Atoning

Jenks has been pushed to the brink by a system that does not care about him. Desperate for life-saving medicine, he resorts to robbing a small-town drug store. But when he injures a mysterious woman involved in a black market pharmacy, his attempts to save her life may end up jeopardizing his own.
Don't Die

Jimmy is convinced he's found a way to release his inner demons without going against the will of God. He believes that on the day between Good Friday and Easter Sunday, when Jesus is “dead”, our sins are overlooked. Jimmy believes in... DEAD SATURDAY.
Dead Saturday

In a dry and dusty post-apocalyptic world, two wayfarers wander aimlessly until Leif finds a copy of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Using the world around him to interpret what he reads, Leif allows the book to challenge the beliefs, friendship, and even the very survival of these two divergent travelers.
OzLand
A rural family picks up the pieces of a shattered world when tragedy strikes. Weary travelers seek refuge in this seemingly normal home only to discover its dark secrets.
Zion

99% of the human race has colonized on Mars. The remaining few work to rehabilitate our dying planet. Each year a small number are selected to return home to aid in the process. For those few, it will be their first glimpse of Earth. We follow them on their journey in this sci-fi psychological thriller. Go home. For the first time.
Earthrise

Six 'teens' head to their cabin in the woods for fun and celebration, but their night quickly turns into danger, murder and cliches.
A Horror Movie

Cary finds comfort, advice, and conflict through unexpected conversations that may mend more than just his troubled relationship with his boyfriend.
A Son Inherit

Kicked out of her home, a pregnant teenager seeks out help and hospitality when her car breaks down in the Mississippi countryside.
Io's Lament

A boy's nightmares haunt him. What is real and what is he dreaming? Can he overcome?
Dreamscape

In post-World War II America, a young woman, hiding from her abusive husband in a flop house, receives an unexpected visitor, and proves herself far more than a victim.