Michael Lee Barlin
World Builder
Screenwriter of Black List and 2022 Nicholl Semifinalist script FINAL JOURNEY, Michael Lee Barlin is an award-winning writer/director who loves to write epic and diverse, world-building dramas and adventure stories with a touch of magic.
His Alzheimer's opus ONE MORE MOMENT was recently requested to be read by Steven Spielberg,
and his award-winning, critically acclaimed indie feature THE PIG FARM was hailed by Amy Taubin of THE VILLAGE VOICE as
"A very talented, weirdly ingratiating, strangely sophisticated, gross-out gangster flick."
Awards Include:
2022 Nicholl Semifinalist
The Black List
Page Awards Winner
Script Pipeline First Look Project Runner Up
Austin Film Festival Second Rounder Selection
Sundance Feature Film Program Semifinalist
Screencraft Script Contest Finalist
Stage 32 Television Drama Writing Contest Semifinalist
Fade In Awards Semifinalist
Fresh Voices Screenplay Competition Semifinalist
The Script Lab Quarterfinalist
Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards Quarterfinalist
Cynosure Screenwriting Awards Quarterfinalist
Fresh Voices Quarterfinalist
FirstGlance Film Festival Winner
ValleyFest Film Festival Winner
Telluride Indiefest Winner
Indiewire Daily Pick