Michael Tyburski
Directing
Biography
Michael Tyburski is a filmmaker and commercial director. His work has been featured on The New Yorker, Indiewire, NOWNESS, Short of the Week, and in Filmmaker Magazine, which named him amongst the “25 New Faces of Independent Film.” He directed and co-wrote the short film, “Palimpsest,” which won a Special Jury Award at the Sundance Film Festival, and his short documentary, “Brooklyn Farmer,” screened at the San Sebastian Film Festival as part of the Culinary Zinema section, presented in conjunction with the Berlinale. His short, “Actor Seeks Role,” won the Grand Jury Prize at IFFBoston and was selected by The New Yorker as part of their Screening Room series.
Known For
In a world where the inconvenience of human emotion has been eradicated by a single daily vitamin, one young couple skips their dose and discovers love, joy, sex, and all the baggage that comes with it.
Turn Me On
A successful "house tuner" in New York City, who calibrates the sound in people's homes in order to adjust their moods, meets a client with a problem he can't solve.
The Sound of Silence
An aspiring method actor (Alex Karpovsky) in New York City resorts to medical acting, a part-time gig performing the symptoms of various illnesses for student doctors. Although his talents are overlooked for traditional roles on stage and screen, they catch the attention of a medical instructor (Dylan Baker) with a flair for the theatric.
Actor Seeks Role
A successful house tuner provides clients with a unique form of therapy that examines subtle details in their living spaces.
Palimpsest
BROOKLYN FARMER explores the unique challenges facing Brooklyn Grange, a group of urban farmers who endeavor to run a commercially viable farm across the rooftops of New York City. As their growing operation expands to a second roof, the team confronts the realities inherent in operating the world’s largest rooftop farm in one of the world's biggest cities.
Brooklyn Farmer
While searching for isolation, a young man moves to live aboard a sailboat on New York's East River.