Michael M. McGuire
- Producer
- Writer
- Director
Michael Meher McGuire is a film producer, writer, and director best known for his work on feature films such as Electrick Children (2012), Color Out of Space (2019), and Resurrection (2022). Michael co-produced the hybrid docuseries Paul T. Goldman (2023) for Point Grey and Lionsgate, directed by Jason Woliner.
McGuire was born and raised in the Midwest. The son of an artist and a pianist-turned-physician, he graduated the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2000 and earned an MFA from the American Film Institute in 2009. In his busy career, he produced a number of independent feature films including Guadalupe the Virgin (2011) starring Diana Garcia and Noah Segan, Hagar Ben-Asher's drama Dead Women Walking (2018), and the coming-of-age film, Summer of 8 (2016). He also produced the final music video for the late Chris Cornell of Soundgarden ("The Promise," 2017), and won a 2019 Clio Award for an Experiential Campaign for the Universal Pictures film, Hobbs & Shaw.
As part of Elijah Wood's producing team at SpectreVision, McGuire oversaw the production of the cult hit Mandy (2018) starring Nicolas Cage, as well as Daniel Isn't Real (2019), the Sundance selection Bitch (2017), and the VR video game Transference (2018) in partnership with Ubisoft.
McGuire made his debut as a feature-film writer and director with Aquarians (2017), which critics referred to as an "intelligent, introspective and compelling drama." He is a member of the PGA and the Television Academy, and resides in Los Angeles with his wife Melissa and their two sons.
McGuire was born and raised in the Midwest. The son of an artist and a pianist-turned-physician, he graduated the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2000 and earned an MFA from the American Film Institute in 2009. In his busy career, he produced a number of independent feature films including Guadalupe the Virgin (2011) starring Diana Garcia and Noah Segan, Hagar Ben-Asher's drama Dead Women Walking (2018), and the coming-of-age film, Summer of 8 (2016). He also produced the final music video for the late Chris Cornell of Soundgarden ("The Promise," 2017), and won a 2019 Clio Award for an Experiential Campaign for the Universal Pictures film, Hobbs & Shaw.
As part of Elijah Wood's producing team at SpectreVision, McGuire oversaw the production of the cult hit Mandy (2018) starring Nicolas Cage, as well as Daniel Isn't Real (2019), the Sundance selection Bitch (2017), and the VR video game Transference (2018) in partnership with Ubisoft.
McGuire made his debut as a feature-film writer and director with Aquarians (2017), which critics referred to as an "intelligent, introspective and compelling drama." He is a member of the PGA and the Television Academy, and resides in Los Angeles with his wife Melissa and their two sons.
