Michael David Trozzo

From early on, director Michael Trozzo had a strong passion for literature and writing which lead to the pursuit of a Bachelor's in Visual Arts at the University of Maryland Baltimore County. There his love for storytelling and acting as well as his talent for visualization lead to film directing. While attending UMBC he directed three short films, two of which premiered at the Lightstruck Film festival in Baltimore.

Moving to California, Michael attended Chapman University School of Film and Television where he will graduate with an MFA in Film and Television Production, specializing in Directing.

In 2003 Michael was chosen into the Kodak Emerging Filmmaker Program and invited to attend the Cannes Film Festival. In 2004 he was selected as one of ten from over nine hundred to be a Marion Knott Scholar. This provided the opportunity to work on an individual basis with writer/director David Ward, who became a mentor in both writing and directing for Falling Away, Falling Away is Michael's feature film directorial debut.

In 2004 he directed five commercial spots for the companies: Mission Financial Services, American Mutual Bank, Jefferson Financial Group, The Bowers Art Museum and Tech Soft America. Two of these commercials won awards at the Houston Worldfest Film Festival.

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