Michael Sean Dorsey is from St. Louis, Missouri & lives and works in Los Angeles, California.
Wo rks concerned with [in part, & not limited to]:
memory / characters who are like shaken bottles, ready to explode just on the edge / familial pain epigenetic inheritance /
healing / the weight of history (lif e i n ameri k a)/ puking, bombs, boxes & sa ints /
identity (queer) / being possessed, having visions being so close to grasping at—
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He received an MFA as Directing Fellow from the American Film Institute Conservatory
& a BA in Cinema Art and Science from Columbia College Chicago.
In addition to writing and directing several short films and works for the stage, Michael’s video installation
& photo works have been exhibited at Blum & Poe Los Angeles / SMU's Mildred Hawn Exhibition Gallery / Hofmann LaChance Contemporary /
& the Philosophical Research Society’s Hansell Gallery.
(above / what’s soon to follow)
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head of a woman/head of a man
narrative short, 16mm - 2022
A young man has visions
of the 13th century mystic,
(St.) Francis of Assisi.
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jerry/jerry
narrative short, digital - 2021
There is a psycho-spiritual ailment that affects a rare few, wherein:
jerry lewis & jerry lee lewis inhabit
the mind. body. and soul. of the afflicted……
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more….
/Peter&Jack, short (16mm for exhibition) - 2012
/No. 15, short (16mm for exhibition) - 2012
/Father Matthew, short (35mm, narrative ) - 2012
/Home Made, short (35mm, narrative) - 2013
/History pt. I & II (digital, for gallery installation) - 2016
/What’s Soon to Follow, short (digital, narrative) - 2017
/A Way You’d Like to Be, short (digital, narrative) - 2018
/The Port Wine Stain, short (digital, narrative) -2021*
/The Optic Nerve, short (35mm, narrative) (co-director)-2021*
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(above / home made)
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“Let’s end on a dance tonight…. Jerry’s choice.”
-Doc Severinsien, LCSW