Michael Arbouet

Michael J. Arbouet
File:Arbouet, Michael (2007).jpg Arbouet at the 2007 Long Island International Film Expo , October 19, 2007
Born	Michael Jean Arbouet April 15, 1971 (1971-04-15) (age 40) Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Occupation	film director, producer, screenwriter, editor, cinematographer
Influenced by	Robert Rodriguez, Martin Scorsese, Quentin Tarantino, Ridley Scott,[1]
Spouse	Cheryl Russell-Arbouet (1999–Present)
Website
True Boa Studios

Michael J. Arbouet is an Award-winning director, writer and producer. He was born April 15, 1971 in, New York.

Movie career

He formed his own film production company Arbo Pictures in 2000 and since then he has produced and directed low budget films. Arbouet broke in to the film industry with the award winning film short he directed and produced called New York Minute not to be confused with Dennie Gordon New York Minute film starring Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen. This was followed by another award winning film Serial a film he produced with his brother Kevin Arbouet, Larry Strong and Alan Spindel.^[2]

He teamed up with New York native and writer Richard Signorelli on the picture, How To Grow a Fig Tree (2007), An urban coming of age movie set in the Brooklyn/Queens area with an Italian backdrop. The film went on to win the Accolade Competition for Best Short^[3] film.

Arbouet has also appeared as an extra in the film I Believe in America (2007) and in the film The Girl in the Watermelon (1993) Michael was also featured in Portraits in Dramatic Time (2011) The new work from artist David Michalek presented as part of the 2011^[4]

Lincoln Center Festival at Lincoln Center.

According to his IMdb biography, Arbouet admires and considers the work of film directors Martin Scorsese, Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino, and Ridley Scott. the four best filmmakers of all time and often studies their techniques.^[5]

References

1. ^ [1]
2. ^ Biography for Michael J. Arbouet
3. ^ How to Grow a Fig Tree wins the Accolade Competition
4. ^ [2]
5. ^ Trivia for Michael J. Arbouet

• Michael J. Arbouet on the Internet Movie Database.

Filmography

• 2004 : New York Minute Director, Screenplay
• 2005 : Falling Director
• 2007 : 4000 Director
• 2007 : I Could Have Been Five Feet Director
• 2007 : How to Grow a Fig Tree Director
• 2007 : Serial by Larry Strong and Kevin Arbouet Executive Producer
• 2008 : Last Day of Summer by Vlad Yudin : EPK Cinematographer
• 2011 : Portraits in Dramatic Time by David Michalek Actor

External links

• New York Times story on Long Island International Film Expo (from 2005)
• Filmmakers.com story on How To Grow a Fig Tree (from 2007)
• Maximum Movies story on Cross the Line (film) (from 2006)
• Filmmaking Focus story interview with Michael J. Arbouet (from 2006)

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Name	Arbouet, Michael
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Date of birth	April 15, 1971
Place of birth	Brooklyn, New York
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