Rex Sikes Movie Beat: Talks Making Movies & More With Director Michael Feifer

Michael Feifer grew up in a show biz family.  His father was Head of Television Research for 20th Century Fox in the late 60's and 70's. After graduating college Mike decided to take advantage of the fact that his father was producing independent films.  After working on only three projects, at twenty-four Mike produced his first feature. 

Eventually, Mike began producing films for others and has now produced more than seventy-five feature films.  When a director dropped out of a film he was producing, he finally got his shot to direct.  The film was called Lethal Eviction and it starred Jennifer Carpenter (Dexter, The Exorcism of Emily Rose) and Judd Nelson (Breakfast Club).

His ability to move his crew quickly and make concise decisions on set allow Mike to get an incredible amount of set-ups shot per day. Mike is considered an actor's director because of his innate ability to collaborate with his talent yet lead them.  But, he's also considered a producer's director due to his ability to bring in films on budget, on-time, and with amazing production quality.

Mike has directed stars such as Val Kilmer, Brittany Murphy, Tom Arnold, Tom Skerritt, Peter Bogdanovich, and many more.  He has worked in a producing and assistant-directing capacity with stars such as Al Pacino, Lorraine Bracco, and Danny Glover. 

Since directing that first feature, Mike has gone on to direct many more films in a wide variety of genres from horror to thriller to drama to comedy. His films are seen regularly on channels such as Lifetime, Hallmark, ION, Uplift TV, and more.  His films are sold in every territory throughout the world.

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