Michael Del Monte

Michael Del Monte is a Canadian documentary filmmaker best known for writing and directing the 2018 film Transformer.[1]

Michael Del Monte
NationalityCanadian
CitizenshipCanadian
Alma materUniversity of Western Ontario, University of Toronto.
OccupationDocumentary filmmaker
Known forWriting and directing Transformer

Life and career

Del Monte received a B.A. in Philosophy from University of Western Ontario. He completed his Master’s in Theology at The University of Toronto. While on a training camp for the 2012 Olympic Trials, Del Monte got injured. A teammate had a DSLR camera, so Del Monte began making short profile pieces for the popular running website, Flotrack.[2] He decided to give filmmaking a shot and at a race in London, Ontario, Del Monte approached 2012 Boston Marathon Champion, Wesley Korir, and asked if he could do a documentary on him.[3] He met who would become his longtime producer and collaborator, Tad Munnings. The documentary, Transcend, was executive produced by Frank Marshall/The Kennedy Marshall Company and was acquired by Netflix and ESPN.[4][5]

Del Monte’s second feature documentary, Transformer, followed competitive bodybuilder Janae Kroc as she coped with the process of gender transition.[6][7] The film won several awards at film festivals including the audience award at the 2018 Hot Docs International Documentary Festival.[8] Del Monte received the Canadian Emerging Filmmaker award that year as well.[9] The documentary was acquired by Netflix in 2018.[6]

Del Monte’s third feature documentary, His Name Is Ray, follows a homeless heroin addict on the streets of Toronto, as he tries to get back on his sailboat.[10] The documentary is set to release in 2021.[10]

References
  1. "Filmmaker has no problem leaving you with questions". news.westernu.ca. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
  2. Jason Whyte,"Hot Docs 2018 Interview: Transformer director Michael Del Monte". getreelmovies.com. 2018-04-29. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
  3. Scott Leitch,"New Wesley Korir documentary Transcend to be released Friday". runningmagazine.ca. 2014-10-09. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
  4. "Citizen Korir". runningmagazine.ca. 2015-03-23. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
  5. Weldon Johnson,"Great New Running Film, Transcend, Debuts Today". letsrun.com. 2014-10-10. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
  6. "'Transformer': Film Review". cbc.ca. 2017-04-11. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
  7. "Guelph's Michael Del Monte wins big at Hot Docs with Transformer". cbc.ca. 2018-05-09. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
  8. "Review: Transformer unpacks the insecurities of a trans bodybuilder". nowtoronto.com. 2017-10-17. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
  9. Norman Wilner,"Hot Docs 2018: A Little Wisdom, Transformer among award winners". nowtoronto.com. 2018-05-05. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
  10. "Feature Documentary (Coming Soon)His Name Is Ray". mfilms.ca. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.