About streetartistpictures
Michael Street studied Motion Pictures + Television at the Academy of Art in San Francisco, California, earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. Street's early work as cinematographer, Pearl Chang by Taiwanese director I-Chen Chiu, premiered at the Epidemic Film Festival winning the William A. Fraker, ASC Technicolor Award, and a Special Achievement in Cinematography Award. Shortly after winning the Technicolor award Michael lensed Dark Desert Highway, a film noir produced by director Nathan Kincaid. The short premiered at the Kansas City FilmFest. Street accomplished two personal goals with the film, being an official selection to the Plus Camerimage Art of Cinematography Festival, and featured in Kodak InCamera Magazine's Next Generation.
After graduating from the Academy Michael Street was the cinematographer for True Love, an independent feature by Singaporean director Viknesh Silvalingam. True Love premiered in New York at the Queens World Film Festival, in Singapore at The Substation, and featured in Singapore's SINdie Magazine. The same year Street shot Hark, directed by Jonathan Fung. The film screened at Cinequest, Court Mertage Festival de Cannes, Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival and many others. Hark went on to win Best Narrative Short at the Awareness Film Festival and Third World Independent Film Festival. Michael's following project California in Color, by Colombian director Dani Goggel, premiered and won the Lomography California Dreams Competition at the Newport Beach Film Festival.
Michael Street recently attended the prestigious American Film Institute. The world-renowned Conservatory serves as a production-based environment nurturing the talents of tomorrow's storytellers. AFI places an emphasis on narrative visual storytelling and personal expression. While receiving a Master of Fine Arts degree, Michael worked as the cinematographer for the documentary Sharing the Rough. Sharing the Rough premiered at the Houston International Film Festival, winning the Platinum Remi Award for Best Documentary. Street’s AFI thesis, Golden Thread, premiered at the North Hollywood Reel Festival wining Best Student Short. The short is currently screening at festivals including Court Mertage Festival de Cannes.
