Michael Pope, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Michael Pope

American artist & video director

Date of Birth: 27-Sep-1963

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Profession: screenwriter, film director, film producer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Michael Pope

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  • Pope, (Born in Manhattan, New York) is an award-winning underground filmmaker and multi-media artist best known as auteur of the feature Film/Event: Neovoxer. Neovoxer is an experimental, non-dialogue feature film and an event that includes a live performance of its musical score and sound effects, site-specific installation and tableau vivant.
  • Pope was writer, director, editor as well as, actor, designer, and one of the composers of the project.
  • With this, he spearheaded the volunteer efforts of over 200 artists and artisans in what he describes as a "Collective creative action".
  • Neovoxer was the first film by an American director to screen at the P1: International Biennial in the Czech Republic (2004), and earned him a Tanne Award for Outstanding Achievement (2000), which recognizes artists with outstanding achievements in their field. Pope shot, cut and directed the music videos for long-time collaborators The Dresden Dolls, as well as directing their first live concert/documentary DVD "Live: In Paradise" and numerous multi-media events under the Dresden Dolls banner.
  • Pope also directed the music video series “Who Killed Amanda Palmer: A Surrealist Mini Mystery” in conjunction with the album and book release of the same name. Pope has received artist's residencies from E|Merge Interdisciplinary A.I.R.
  • (2013), the Mobius Artists Group for Experimental Work in All Media (2001/2002), and the Experimental Television Center, (2000).
  • His video art has shown at 31 Grand Gallery (NYC 2007/2008) curated by artist Barnaby Whitfield, as well as numerous site-specific installations in collaboration with The Nu Dance Theater (NYC/PARIS 2008). In 2009, Pope was commissioned by the Boston Pops to create a new film piece for their New Year's Eve show by Amanda Palmer.
  • The film The Old & The New starred Jeremy Geidt and his wife.In 2008, Pope traveled to Tehran as part of cross-cultural artist project "Send My Love To Iran" founded by BriAnna Olson He has made commercial music videos for Ben Folds, Gene Dante & The Future Starlets and many other bands.
  • His music videos are in international rotation including MTV, LOGO and RAGE and have seen premieres on People, Spin, Jezebel and Pitchfork websites. In 2016, Pope began a new independent movie/transmedia project, SYNEMATIKA, by creating a "3-dimensional script" as a site-specific installation in a 2400-square foot industrial space in Kingston, NY.
  • The creation of the script was done as a 30-day lockdown endurance art piece, after which it was opened to the public for viewing and photographed to become a graphic "shooting bible" for the eventual movie.

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