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ONE NIGHT Completed 2007 Written and Directed by Michael Knowles. Produced by Michael Knowles and John Ramos. Executive Producer: John Ramos. Starring Kevin Cahoon (The Curse Of The Jade Scorpion), Christian Campbell (Reefer Madness, Trick, The Book Of Daniel), Robert Clohessy (Angels In The Outfield, The Interpreter, Oz), Bill Dawes (Evenhand, Approaching Union Square), Holley Fain, Melissa Leo (21 Grams, The Three Burials Of Melquiades Estrada, Homicide: Life On The Street), Billy Lush (Stateside, The Black Donnellys), Paola Mendoza (On The Outs), Merissa Morin, Michael Muhney (Veronica Mars, The Huntress), Donnamarie Recco (Analyze This, Analyze That, Auto Focus), Bill Sage (American Psycho, Mysterious Skin, I Shot Andy Warhol), Frankie Shaw (Just Like The Son), Aaron Staton (The Nanny Diaries, I Believe In America), Maria Zyrianova Fifteen New Yorkers go into a Friday night unaware of the fact that their lives are about to change. Larry, an A&R executive, has been sublimating his deep fear of commitment by carrying on an affair with his young assistant, Emily, unbeknownst to his stunning model girlfriend, Mia. Abby, a sensitive college student, worships her older boyfriend Marc, while thinking her friend Clarice is only a child. Michelle is looking forward to meeting Jack, with whom she's flirted online but has never met in person. Wendy is sure she needs a change in her life, but she's not sure what it should be. And Greg, a charming but nervous actor, finally gets to go out with Angelina, the object of a long-standing crush. As the night unfolds, the characters all convene at the same music venue, and their lives intersect in ways both humorous and poignant. We can see that they're driven by an unconscious desire for human connection, and their interactions with strangers reveal to them what they've been missing, allowing them to see others -- and themselves -- in a truer light. By the morning, their lives have changed -- some subtly, some dramatically, but all irreversibly. Many films erroneously call themselves ensemble pieces, but One Night is truly that, emphasized by the many long takes that deliver us from storyline to storyline. Shot entirely on various locations in New York City, One Night is both tragic and hopeful -- it shows how alone and unaware of other people we can be, yet also demonstrates the joy that can happen when we truly open ourselves up to others. |
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ROOM 314 COMPLETED APRIL 2005
Written and Directed by Michael Knowles. Produced by Laura Knight and Michael Knowles. Executive Producer: John Ramos. Starring Sarah Bennett (Fast Track), Joelle Carter (High Fidelity, Inconceivable, Wonderland), Matthew Del Negro (Chelsea Walls, The West Wing, Beautiful People), Michael Knowles (Sex And The City, The Babysitters), Michael Laurence (Airplane!, Love God), Jennifer Marlowe, Michael Mosley (Swimmers, Kidnapped), Robyn Myhr, Todd Swenson, Monique Vukovic Room 314 is five different stories about five couples in various stages of their relationships. Longing for connection, underlying tensions, and need for understanding all swirl about as these couples struggle to say what they want and occasionally succeed. Nick and Stacey wake up and find they have to get to know each other again. An unexpected visit forces Harry to confront Gretchen. Jack and Kathy discover that their physical attraction could be something far more significant. Matt and Tracey push a game a little too far. And David and Caly struggle to redefine their relationship. Room 314 gives the audience a look at these characters that's so close as to be uncomfortable at times, but shows a universal truth: Wanting connection with someone else and knowing how to achieve it are two entirely different things. |
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NICK AND STACEY COMPLETED MARCH 2005
Written and Directed by Michael Knowles. Produced by Laura Knight and Michael Knowles. Executive Producer: John Ramos. Starring Joelle Carter (High Fidelity, Inconceivable, Wonderland), Matthew Del Negro (Chelsea Walls, The West Wing, Beautiful People) After waking up together in Room 314, Nick and Stacey at first feel they may have met at the wrong time but come to realize there really is no such thing. |
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ARGO Completed January 2006
Written and Directed by Jordan Bayne and Michael Knowles. Produced by Jordan Bayne, Laura Knight, and Michael Knowles. Starring Jordana Spiro (Must Love Dogs, My Boys), Marcus Chait (Million Dollar Baby, North Country)Two souls collide in the desert and affect one another in unexpected ways. |
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NIKKI Completed February 2008
Directed by Michael Knowles. Produced by Michael Knowles and John Ramos. A documentary. Nikki is a twelve year old girl who suffers with the neurological developmental disorder Rett Syndrome, which is diagnosed almost exclusively in females. |
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ACTING 101 Completed August 2006
Starring Michael Shimkin, William Day, Elizabeth Forero, Chris Hartl, Rene Kamstra, Heather Kenzie, Kristen Mandour, Josh Manson, John Ramos, Andre Rodriguez, Kristine Rozzi, Millie Santiago, Yaara Sumeruk, Christopher Trunell Watch what happens when an acting class follows their impulses and truly let themselves go. |
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THE LESSON IN POSTPRODUCTION
Written by Michael Knowles and Andre Rodriguez. Directed by Michael Knowles. Starring William Day, Juliet Mantiply, Andre Rodriguez. Two boys in the bodies of men compete to give a beautiful woman a guitar lesson. You won't believe how far they'll go to win her over. |
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TOGETHER COMPLETED DECEMBER 2004
Written and Directed by Michael Knowles. Produced by Michael Knowles. Executive Producer: John Ramos. Starring Joel Johnstone and Larissa Polonsky. A young couple struggles with a life-changing decision. |
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THE SYSTEM COMPLETED APRIL 2005
Written and Directed by Michael Knowles. Starring Michael Knowles and Andre Rodriguez. Two undercover cops are on a routine bust. One cop urges the other to go beyond the call of duty. Will he agree to follow the plan? What happens when we are pushed to our limits? |
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CHARACTERS COMPLETED MAY 2005
Written by Kevin Asch and Michael Knowles. Directed by Kevin Asch. Starring Danny A. Abeckaser, Sara Foster, Lukas Haas. It is a landmark day for twenty-something "man-child" Sandy Sarko, when his relationship with his girlfriend and best friend fall apart because of his manic obsession with Al Pacino characters. In order to win them back, Sandy will have to choose between living in "celluloid land" and coming to grips with reality. |
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THE THREE DAY BLOW Completed August 2006
Based on the short story by Ernest Hemmingway. Directed by Michael Knowles. Starring Billy Lush (Stateside, The Black Donnellys) and Justin Swain. On the eve of a storm, two friends struggle through a conversation that exposes their sadness. |
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OPEN ROAD IN DEVELOPMENT
Written by Kristen Mandour & Michael Knowles. A chance encounter at a roadside bar leads two strangers on a cross country journey of self-discovery. |
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PERSPECTIVE IN DEVELOPMENT
Written by Michael Knowles & John Ramos. |