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Michael Milano is the Emmy nominated director & producer of the hit Netflix documentary, 137 Shots, which the NYTimes called, "a riveting, in-depth exploration of the psychological divide which has split this country in two." Born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, Milano went on to teach elementary school in New Orleans before earning his masters degree in journalism at UC Berkeley in 2015. Since then, Milano's work has been funded by the Sundance Institute, the Ford Foundation, the MacArthur Foundation and the NYTimes, as well as Netflix and HBO. Milano's production company, Make It Plain ®, is based in Ojai, CA, and specializes in premium, feature documentary films.

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Works as
Cinematographer, director, editor and producer
Titles
2 on MovieCove
TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 4% in 30 days

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Filmography

2 credits, 2 with a MovieCove page.

  • 137 Shots(2021)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
  • Burning Ojai: Our Fire Story(2020)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

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