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Michael got his start as an assistant director on films such as "Inside Man" and "Precious" as well as TV shows like "Broad City" and "Law & Order CI" before transitioning to writing and directing. Michael has written features, television pilots, and a variety of digital series. His feature film debut was distributed by Lionsgate and he has directed a variety of digital series from "Sole Kings" for BRIC TV and "Black Actress" for Issa Rae Productions He Co-Produced BET's Docu-Series "From The Bottom Up" and wrote and directed "The Trade" the Award-Winning film about sex trafficking which is now on Amazon Prime. Recently he directed the pilot for "Blue Flame", a new series about an all-female undercover police unit and film "God Bless You", which has gotten over 2 Million views on Youtube.

Awards

Michael A. Pinckney

Urban Mediamakers Film Festival

Hip Hop Film Festival

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