Michael Goldburg

Writer/Director, MFA NYU Tisch. Coverfly top-ranked script. CineStory, Catalyst & Sundance Collab alum. Trailer for award-winning AARON WITH 2 A’S below:

[Will @SilentDawnLB]

Rate my friend's DVD collection

[David Hines @hradzka]

I always complain that movie & TV sets these days are too aspirational lifestyle

e.g. RED DRAGON (2002) vs. MANHUNTER (1986) — Ed Norton & William Petersen as same dude w/ same job in same story; compare their houses (MH left, RD right) — but I rewatched & it's more than that

[Michael Goldburg @michaelgoldburg]

@Criterion @nyrbclassics @criterionchannl Going with GoodFellas. 👍

[Michael Goldburg @michaelgoldburg]

Thrilled our award-winning AARON WITH 2 A’S screens Wed Dec 6 at 2pm at the @culvercityff in the heart of LA. Come out and see some great films Dec 1-7! TICKETS: https://t.co/Gst028AQpf

[Fascinating @fasc1nate]

Kurt Vonnegut's 8 rules for writing:
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1. Use the time of a total stranger in such a way that he or she will not feel the time was wasted.⁣
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2. Give the reader at least one character he or she can root for.⁣
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3. Every character should want something, even if it is only a glass of water.⁣
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4. Every sentence must do one of two things—reveal character or advance the action.⁣
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5. Start as close to the end as possible.⁣
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6. Be a sadist. No matter how sweet and innocent your leading characters, make awful things happen to them-in order that the reader may see what they are made of.⁣
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7. Write to please just one person. If you open a window and make love to the world, so to speak, your story will get pneumonia.⁣
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8. Give your readers as much information as possible as soon as possible. To hell with suspense. Readers should have such complete understanding of what is going on, where and why, that they could finish the story themselves, should cockroaches eat the last few pages.⁣

[Michael Goldburg @michaelgoldburg]

Thrilled AARON WITH 2 A’S wins BEST US DRAMA at SFIndieShorts by @SFIndieFest! Congrats to our whole cast & crew and many thanks to the festival for this honor and including us in your stellar lineup! #sfindiefest #sfindieshorts #aaronwith2as

[Michael Goldburg @michaelgoldburg]

Honored our award-winning AARON WITH 2 A’S nominated for BEST COMEDY & our own Pamela Morgan nominated for BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS at @PhoenixRisingIF! AARON screens Nov 5 @ 11:15am at @RichMixLondon https://t.co/HGFUMHWHbl

[Michael Goldburg @michaelgoldburg]

Honored to screen our award-winning AARON WITH 2 A’S at the esteemed @TCFilmFest Fri Oct 20 at 3:45pm! Details in link. Stop by and say hi to our own @stevelichtenste 👋 https://t.co/sDNO85XuFw

[Michael Goldburg @michaelgoldburg]

Excited to screen our award-winning AARON WITH 2 A’S at these 2 venerable West Coast festivals: @LAINDIEFilmFest on Sat Oct 14 at 6pm in “Shorts Program 14” & SF IndieShorts by @SFIndieFest virtually today thru Oct 22. Check us out! https://t.co/39BJ3tzceN
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[Michael Goldburg @michaelgoldburg]

Had a blast & so honored to win BEST COMEDY WRITING for AARON WITH 2 A’S at @NJWebFest! Many thanks to the festival and big congrats to our writers @stevelichtenste Mark Resnik Montana Rock & @michaelgoldburg ! #aaronwith2as #njwebfest

[Michael Goldburg @michaelgoldburg]

Thrilled our award-winning AARON WITH 2 A’S is an Official Selection of the prestigious @BostonFilmFest and screens virtually NOW through Sat Sept 30 in Shorts Program 1. Check us out!! https://t.co/7KriMil37W @stevelichtenste

[Michael Goldburg @michaelgoldburg]

Thrilled to be screening our award-winning AARON WITH 2 A’S at the esteemed @macoproject @MacoprojectFilm Sept 22-23 in Orlando, FL. More info here! https://t.co/dvpQP1UfdD @stevelichtenste

[Michael Goldburg @michaelgoldburg]

Thrilled to be nominated in 4 categories (BEST SHORT, BEST COMEDY, BEST ACTOR, BEST WRITING) at the @NJWebFest for our award-winning AARON WITH 2 A’S screening Sat Sept 23 at 5:30pm @theclairidge Tickets here: https://t.co/GRX3wRyNuo @stevelichtenste

[Michael Goldburg @michaelgoldburg]

Thrilled to be back at the esteemed @dcshorts International Film Festival with our award-winning AARON WITH 2A’S on Thurs Sept 21 at 6pm at @alamodrafthouse in DC! Come say hi to @stevelichtenste & I! Tickets: https://t.co/VG8142oydv

[Michael Goldburg @michaelgoldburg]

So honored and grateful to @FestofCinemaNYC for the nomination for BEST DIRECTOR for our award-winning AARON WITH 2A’S! AARON screens this Sat Aug 12 at 1pm at Regal UA Midway in Queens. Tix and info in link! https://t.co/qZSz2RuYsq

[Michael Goldburg @michaelgoldburg]

Proud to have our award-winning horror comedy @WhatsEatingDad back as part of “Ominous Oldies 2023” virtual screening of the @NYCHorrorFest this weekend July 29-31! Check out some frighteningly good films! Tickets avail here: https://t.co/PiIkAEst1F #horrorcomedy #comedyhorror

[Michael Goldburg @michaelgoldburg]

Thrilled to be back and screen our award-winning AARON WITH 2A’S at these 3 amazing NY festivals: @LIIntlFilmExpo Sat July 22 @ 4pm
@ChainFilmFest Fri Aug 11 @ 6pm
@FestofCinemaNYC Sun Aug 13 @ 1pm. Info and tickets at each of their pages/sites! Thanks so much for having us, all!

[Michael Goldburg @michaelgoldburg]

Excited our award-winning AARON WITH 2 A’S is an Opening Night Selection of @BlueWhiskeyFF at Chicago Filmmakers Sat July 14 @ 7pm! Tix avail here: https://t.co/hwS4yBiNun #aaronwith2as #bwiff2023 @stevelichtenste

[Michael Goldburg @michaelgoldburg]

So honored our award-winning AARON WITH 2 A’S awarded BEST CAST @ManhattanFF!! Bravo everyone!! #aaronwith2asfilm #comedy #drama #dramedy #bestcast @stevelichtenste

[Michael Goldburg @michaelgoldburg]

Thrilled our award-winning comedy-drama AARON WITH 2 A’S nominated for BEST SHORT & our own @stevelichtenste for BEST ACTOR at @GoldenDoorFest , a @moviemakermag Top 50 Fest, and screens this Sat June 24 at 12pm in Jersey City, NJ! Tix here: https://t.co/wWgc5chWMW