Michael Strode studied Film Production at USC, and has written and directed several award-winning shorts. His action/horror film Black Gulch played at over 40 festivals world-wide and won a number of awards, including Best Horror Short at Shriekfest. The film was distributed through IFC and BritShorts, and is available on iTunes. Michael has written scripts for a variety of producers, including Ombra Films, Sony, and Futurist Ape Productions. His supernatural thrillers have done well at festivals, including Slamdance, the ABC.Disney Writing Fellowship, and the Nicholl Fellowship. Asylum, co-written with Eric Wostenberg, won Best Screenplay at Screamfest.