Michael S. Chandler
1st Assistant Director
Television (select)
| PROJECT | DIRECTOR | STUDIO / PRODUCTION CO. |
| I AM NOT OKAY WITH THIS (season 1) | Various | Netflix / 21 Laps Entertainment Prod: Jonathan Entwistle, Christy Hall, Buddy Enright |
| AMERICAN VANDAL (seasons 1-2) * 2018 Peabody Award |
Tony Yacenda | Netflix / Funny or Die / CBS Television / 3 Arts Ent. Prod: Joe Farrell, Dan Lagana, Joe Hardesty |
| BROCKMIRE (season 2) 2018 Critics Choice Nomination |
Maurice L. Marable | IFC / Funny or Die Prod: Joel Church-Cooper, Buddy Enright |
| NIGHTCAP (seasons 1-2) * * | Johnny Milord | PopTV / Lionsgate Television Prod: Ali Wentworth, Tom Brunnelle. Brad Wollack |
| PLAYDATES (pilot) Premiere: Sundance Film Festival |
Brett Simon | Honora Productions Prod: Giles Andrews, Eliot Watson |
| BETTER LATE THAN NEVER (season 1, 4 episodes) * * * * * | Troy Miller | NBC Prod: Lisa Higgins, Jason Ehrlich, Matt Kaye |
| DEADBEAT (seasons 1-3) * * | Various | Hulu / Lionsgate Television Prod: Dan Lagana, George Paaswell, Troy Miller |
| HISTORY OF THE WORLD (season 1, 4 episodes) | David Palmer | NatGeo Prod: John Altschuler, Dave Krinsky, Don Paquette |
| ARE YOU GEORGE LOPEZ? (pilot) * * * * | Troy Miller | TV Land / Dakota Pictures Prod: Don Poquette |
| THE NEW YORKER PRESENTS (pilot) | Troy Miller | Amazon Studios / Jigsaw Productions |
| ALIEN DAWN (series) | Josh Crook | Nickelodeon / Larry Schwarz & His Band Prod: Jeff Crook, Brian David Cange, Claudine Marrotte |
Feature Films (select)
| PROJECT | DIRECTOR | STUDIO / PRODUCTION CO. |
| HAPPILY Cast: Kerry Bishé, Stephen Root, Natalie Morales |
BenDavid Grabinski | Indy Entertainment Prod: Spencer Berman, Dave Green, Jack Black |
| CROWN VIC * Cast: Thomas Jane, Luke Kleintank, David Krumholtz Official Selection: 2019 Tribeca Film Festival |
Joel Souza | Screen Media Films Prod: Alec Baldwin, Anjul Nigam, Alyson Latz |
| BAYOU CAVIAR * * Cast: Cuba Gooding Jr., Famke Janssen, Richard Dreyfuss |
Cuba Gooding Jr. | Brittany House Pictures Prod: Todd Lewis, Paul Haggis, Anjul Nigam |
| BETTER START RUNNING Cast: Jeremy Irons, Maria Bello, Analeigh Tipton |
Brett Simon | Whip Smart Productions Prod: Dawn Bierschwal, Doug Miller, Jon Wagner |
| WE’VE FORGOTTEN MORE THAN WE EVER KNEW Cast: Louisa Krause, Aaron Stanford, Doug Jones |
Thomas Woodrow | The Orchard Prod: Paul Mezey, Michelle Cameron, Naomi Wells |
| DEAN Cast: Kevin Kline, Demetri Martin, Gillian Jacobs, Mary Steenburgen Winner: Best Narrative Feature, 2016 Tribeca Film Festival |
Demetri Martin | CBS Films Prod: Giles Andrews, Allison Carter, Traci Carlson |
| LEARNING TO DRIVE (Additional Photography) Cast: Patricia Clarkson, Ben Kingsley, Samantha Bee |
Isabel Croixet | Cinemavista Moving Pictures Inc. Prod: Daniel Hammond, Lauren McCarthy, Susan Leber |
| GROWING UP SMITH Cast: Jason Lee, Anjul Nigam, Brighton Sharbino |
Frank Lotito | Brittany House Pictures Prod: Michelle Cameron, Anjul Nigam |
| HITS * * * Cast: Meredith Hagner, Michael Cera, Matt Walsh, Amy Sedaris Premiere: 2014 Sundance Film Festival |
David Cross | Honora Productions Prod: Giles Andrews, Jessica Latham, Traci Carlson |
| EDEN (NY Unit) Cast: Greta Gerwig, Brady Corbet |
Mia Hanson Love | Broad Green Pictures Prod: James Price, Charles Gillibert |
| JAMIE MARKS IS DEAD Cast: Liv Tyler, Judy Greer, Morgan Saylor, Cameron Monaghan Premiere: 2014 Sundance Film Festival |
Carter Smith | Versimilitude / Gravitas Ventures Prod: Alex Orlovsky, Jacob Jaffke, Zeke Dunn, Hunter Gray |
| BLOWTORCH Cast: Lois Robbins, William Baldwin, Armand Assante |
Kevin Breslin | Momentum Pictures Prod: Jesse Scolaro, Adrienne Stern, Csaba Bereczky |
| MUTUAL FRIENDS Cast: Caitlin Fitzgerld, Cheyenne Jackson, Michael Chernus |
Matt Watts | Covert Productions Prod: Roweena Mackay, Jennifer Westin |
| NIGHTLIGHTS * * Cast: Shawna Waldron, Kate Lumpkin Black, Stephen Louis Grush |
Dave Midell | Indican Pictures / Play On Productions Prod: Keaton Wooden, Adam Dick |
| EXCUSE ME FOR LIVING Cast: Christopher Lloyd, Wayne Knight, Jerry Stiller |
Ric Klass | EMFL Productions Prod: Mark Tocher, Ric Klass |
| MAYBE TOMORROW Cast: Michael Wolfe, Chris Shyer, Paul Lange |
Michael Wolfe | Entertainment One Prod: Aimee Denaro, Mark Montgomery |
* 1st AD + 2nd Unit Director
* * 1st AD + Co-Producer
* * * 1st AD + Associate Producer
* * * * 1st AD + UPM
* * * * * Associate Director
LOCATIONS: United States (CA, NY, GA, OR, KY, IL, WA, AL, NV, LA, NM), Canada, Mexico, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Thailand, Indonesia
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