Michael Cross

About Michael

Michael has been winning national film awards since age fifteen, starting with the American Film Institute’s Visions of U.S. Award and Robert M. Bennett Award. After graduating magna cum laude from the USC School of Cinematic Arts, he has earned both Telly Awards and Davey Awards for directing and editing commercials for Disney, Warner Brothers, Microsoft, Dell, NASCAR, AMGEN, Seattle Mariners, Alaska Airlines, Jim Beam and T-Mobile. Michael edited the PBS series, The Meaning of Food, the award-winning documentary The Lord’s Table, and served as both editor and director of photography for independent feature, Mulletville. His feature comedy, "Second Nature," was filmed in his hometown of Ellensburg, WA. World Premiered at Napa Valley Film Festival, and out for distribution soon. Michael is a member of Women in Film/Seattle and IFP/Seattle. He has taught editing workshops to media professionals in Hollywood and filmmaking workshops in Seattle and Philadelphia.