Savannah
B.A., State University of New York at Albany; M.A., University of Southern California.
After attending the University of Southern California's School of Cinema/Television, Michael Nolin began his career as a clerk typist in the MGM story department. Seven years later, his résumé included stints as vice president for Columbia Pictures and 20th Century Fox, where he founded a classics-type distribution division that served as an early model for Fox Searchlight Pictures. By the mid-1980s he had established the first of several independent production companies, producing more than a dozen features and television shows before evolving from producer to writer/director. Nolin's films have appeared in major film festivals around the world, including, New York, Tokyo, Deauville (France), Toronto and Honolulu. After a few adjunct teaching positions in California, including one at his alma mater, Nolin turned his attention to education full time, first with an appointment as a visiting professor at Brooklyn College. In 2003, he joined the faculty at SCAD, where he has taught the following classes: Writing Fundamentals, Screenwriting, Advanced Screenwriting, Graduate Screenwriting, The Language of Cinema, Pre-Production, Graduate Producing, and Senior Project I, II and III.
Selected Film Credits:
- Teleplay for "Maniac Magee"
- "Wildly Available" (directorial debut)
- "Mr. Holland's Opus" and "Heart Like a Wheel" (both nominated for Academy awards)
- "84 Charlie Mopic"
- "The Pornographer"
- "Full Body Massage"
- "Medal of Honor"