Michael Almereyda Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Michael Almereyda was born on April 7, 1959 in Overland Park, Kansas, USA. He is a director and writer, known for Hamlet (2000), Nadja (1994) and The Eternal (1998).
Older brother of actress Spencer Kayden, who is most famous for her role on Broadway as "Little Sally" in "Urinetown". She has a small role in his film, The Eternal (1998).
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Marjorie Prime
2016
attached post-production
Tonight at Noon
completed
Experimenter
2015
Cymbeline
2014
The Man Who Came Out Only at Night
2013
Short
Skinningrove
2013
Documentary short
The Ogre's Feathers
2012
Short
The Great Gatsby in Five Minutes
2011
Short
Paradise
2009/II
Documentary
Big River Blues
2008
Documentary
New Orleans, Mon Amour
2008
William Eggleston in the Real World
2005
Documentary
Deadwood
2005
TV Series 1 episode
This So-Called Disaster: Sam Shepard Directs the Late Henry Moss
2003
Documentary
Happy Here and Now
2002
Hamlet
2000
The Rocking Horse Winner
1998
Short
The Eternal
1998
At Sundance
1995
Documentary
Shooting Gallery
1995
TV Series 1 episode
Nadja
1994
Aliens
1993
Short
Another Girl Another Planet
1992
Twister
1989
A Hero of Our Time
1985
Short
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Marjorie Prime
2016
post-production
The Man with Kaleidoscope Eyes
announced
Experimenter
2015
writer
Cymbeline
2014
screenplay
The Man Who Came Out Only at Night
2013
Short
The Ogre's Feathers
2012
Short writer
The Great Gatsby in Five Minutes
2011
Short script
New Orleans, Mon Amour
2008
writer
William Eggleston in the Real World
2005
Documentary
Happy Here and Now
2002
written by
Hamlet
2000
screen adaptation
The Eternal
1998
written by
Search and Destroy
1995
screenplay
Nadja
1994
Another Girl Another Planet
1992
Until the End of the World
1991
Twister
1989
writer
Cherry 2000
1987
screenplay
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Experimenter
2015
producer
The Man Who Came Out Only at Night
2013
Short producer
Skinningrove
2013
Documentary short producer
Paradise
2009/II
Documentary producer
William Eggleston in the Real World
2005
Documentary producer
Another Girl Another Planet
1992
producer
Cinematographer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Noise
2006/II
Documentary
William Eggleston in the Real World
2005
Documentary
Aliens
1993
Short
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis
2006
Documentary script advisor
Hamlet
2000
pixillography - as M. Almereyda
Camera Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Paradise
2009/II
Documentary camera operator
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Manakamana
2013
Documentary thanks
Leviathan
2012/I
Documentary thanks
The Love Seat
2012
Short very special thanks
Eagle vs Shark
2007
special thanks
Wristcutters: A Love Story
2006
special thanks
Tortured by Joy
2004
Short thanks
Be Here to Love Me: A Film About Townes Van Zandt
2004
Documentary thanks
Chelsea Walls
2001
special thanks
Independent's Day
1998
TV Movie documentary thank you
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Breaking the Rules
2006
Documentary
Himself / Interviewer
William Eggleston in the Real World
2005
Documentary
Himself - Narrator
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2015
Alfred P. Sloan Distribution Grant
Los Angeles Film Festival
Experimenter (2015)
2013
Michael Moore Award
Ann Arbor Film Festival
Best Documentary Film
Skinningrove (2013)
2013
Hamburg Short Film Award - Special Mention
Hamburg International Short Film Festival
Skinningrove (2013)
2013
Short Film Jury Prize
Sundance Film Festival
Non-Fiction
Skinningrove (2013)
1999
Tony Cox Award for Screenwriting
Nantucket Film Festival
For the screenplay "Fever".
1997
Golden Starfish Award
Hamptons International Film Festival
Best Short
The Rocking Horse Winner (1998)
1996
Fun Trophy
Gérardmer Film Festival
Nadja (1994)
1995
Best Director
Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival
Nadja (1994)
1993
Special Citation
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA
Another Girl Another Planet (1992)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2014
Venice Horizons Award
Venice Film Festival
Best Film
Cymbeline (2014)
2013
Hamburg Short Film Award
Hamburg International Short Film Festival
Skinningrove (2013)
2013
Short Film Grand Jury Prize
Sundance Film Festival
Skinningrove (2013)
2012
CinemaXXI Award for Short and Medium Films
Rome Film Fest
The Ogre's Feathers (2012)
2009
Gotham Independent Film Award
Gotham Awards
Best Documentary
Paradise (2009)
2005
Gotham Independent Film Award
Gotham Awards
Best Documentary
William Eggleston in the Real World (2005)
2003
Jury Award
Tribeca Film Festival
Best Documentary > 2 Feature
2 Feature This So-Called Disaster: Sam Shepard Directs the Late Henry Moss (2003)
$600,000
