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John-Michael Powell

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Obselidia is the save-the-world love story of George Reuben, a man out of step with time, who is chronicling all things that are becoming obsolete in an encyclopedic book called the Obselidia. In his quest to capture people, technologies, and ideas he meets a beautiful cinema projectionist who turns his world upside down.
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Obselidia (2010)
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John-Michael Powell was born on 2 December 1982 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is a director and editor, known for Dear White People (2017), Women Is Losers (2021) and Young Hearts (2020).
BornDecember 2, 1982
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BornDecember 2, 1982
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    • Awards
      • 5 wins

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    Known for

    Dear White People (2017)
    Dear White People
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Editor
    Women Is Losers (2021)
    Women Is Losers
    5.9
    • Editor
    • 2021
    Anjini Taneja Azhar and Quinn Liebling in Young Hearts (2020)
    Young Hearts
    5.4
    • Editor
    • 2020
    The Send-Off (2022)
    The Send-Off
    7.6
    • Director
    • 2022

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    Director

    • Violent Ends
      • Director
      • Post-production
    • The Send-Off (2022)
      The Send-Off
      7.6
      • Director
      • 2022
    • John Ennis, Sean Harrison Jones, Varda Appleton, and Jon Huck in Shit You Knot (2020)
      Shit You Knot
      Short
      • Director
      • 2020
    • First Timer (2019)
      First Timer
      Short
      • Director
      • 2019
    • The Bass Player (2014)
      The Bass Player
      Short
      • Director
      • 2014

    Editor

    • Western
      • Editor
      • Pre-production
    • Hiding Places (2023)
      Hiding Places
      • Editor (edited by)
      • 2023
    • American Manhunt: The Boston Marathon Bombing (2023)
      American Manhunt: The Boston Marathon Bombing
      7.5
      TV Mini Series
      • Editor (edited by)
      • 2023
    • Women Is Losers (2021)
      Women Is Losers
      5.9
      • Editor
      • 2021
    • Gucci Always Wins
      5.8
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2020
    • Anjini Taneja Azhar and Quinn Liebling in Young Hearts (2020)
      Young Hearts
      5.4
      • Editor
      • 2020
    • Dear White People (2017)
      Dear White People
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Editor
      • 2019
    • Shawn Hawkins in Barbie's Kenny (2019)
      Barbie's Kenny
      8.4
      • Editor
      • 2019
    • The Real King Lear
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2018
    • Foster the People: Worst Nites (2018)
      Foster the People: Worst Nites
      7.7
      Music Video
      • Editor
      • 2018
    • West Coast Massive: High & Low (2018)
      West Coast Massive: High & Low
      Music Video
      • Editor
      • 2018
    • It's No Game (2017)
      It's No Game
      5.5
      Short
      • Editor (edited by)
      • 2017
    • Ape (2017)
      Ape
      6.9
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2017
    • It Happened In L.A. (2017)
      It Happened In L.A.
      5.4
      • Editor
      • 2017
    • Leader in the Lane (2017)
      Leader in the Lane
      TV Mini Series
      • Editor
      • 2017
    • Of Dust and Bones (2016)
      Of Dust and Bones
      • Editor
      • 2016

    Producer

    • Hiding Places (2023)
      Hiding Places
      • producer
      • 2023
    • First Timer (2019)
      First Timer
      Short
      • producer
      • 2019
    • The Bass Player (2014)
      The Bass Player
      Short
      • producer
      • 2014
    • The Hive (2014)
      The Hive
      5.1
      • associate producer
      • 2014

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    All the Wilderness
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    All the Wilderness
    Obselidia
    Trailer 1:16
    Obselidia
    Obselidia
    Trailer 1:16
    Obselidia
    The Dinner Party
    Trailer 0:34
    The Dinner Party

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    • Born
      • December 2, 1982
      • Chicago, Illinois, USA

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      Great-Nephew of Dick Powell.

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