Mike Dunn

Q: Why did you become a filmmaker?
MD: I got inspired to make films when I watched Army of Darkness when I was 6 years old. I’d never seen anything like it, and it just jumpstarted a spark in me to want to get into film. From then I just found a love for telling cool stories with fun ideas.

Q: What are we going to see at the EFP? Has it screened elsewhere and what are your plans for it?
MD: The short film is called Alienated, and it’s about a young, lonely UFOlogist who’s whole life is dedicated to finding out the truth about if we are alone in the universe, much to the annoyance of his peers. His quest might finally lead him to an answer, but it might not be what he was hoping for…

It was screened in one film festival in Florida.

My plans for it next are to use it as a proof of concept for a feature film version.

Q: What else are you working on?
MD: Working on a few quick short films, and hopefully my first feature film titled Student Driver, as well as the feature for Alienated.

Q: Tell us one weird thing about you and/or your movies?
MD: I can’t stop ripping off Sam Raimi

Q: Where can people go to find out more about you and your work?
MD: Right now my other best short film is on the YouTube Channel CreepyTV, a fan film called Sam’s Gift.

Q: Is there anything you’d like to say about The Emerging Filmmakers Project?
MD: It’s one of my favorite things in the Denver film scene! A wonderful place for filmmakers of all levels to share their work and meet new, and interesting people!

Alienated will screen during The Emerging Filmmakers Project on Thursday, November 17th, 2022 at The Bug Theatre.

Q: Why did you become a filmmaker?
MD: When I was about 6 years old, my dad rented Sam Raimi’s Army of Darkness. I ended up grabbing it one afternoon and watching it with a friend. Outside of finding the film hysterical, something clicked in my soul. The camera movement was so fluid and unique to me, that it was the first time I really grasped what a filmmaker actually was. Soon after I started making my own films in the backyard and finding out that it’s probably the most fun thing to do. And, it just kept going from there.

Q: What are we going to see at EFPalooza? Has it screened elsewhere and what are your plans for it?
MD: A film I made called Abductee, an alien abduction film horror film. It has only been screened at EMF. My plans with it are just to put it on YouTube to share with the world, currently.

Q: What else are you working on?
MD: I’m finishing up another horror short right now, about found footage, and YouTube fame. After that, I’m working on a bigger project that lies somewhere between Invader Zim and Stranger Things. So we’ll see how that goes!

Q: Tell us one weird thing about you and/or your movies?
MD: Basically in every thing I do I steal from Sam Raimi one way or another. Sort of my way of paying homage to the guy who sparked my imagination.

Q: Where can people go to find out more about you and your work?
MD: Currently, just my YouTube channel, which should get more love, but that’s where all my work ends up.
Mike Dunn

Q: Is there anything you’d like to say about EFPalooza or The Emerging Filmmakers Project?
MD: I think it’s an amazing way for up and coming filmmakers to share their work and meet new people in the community! Plus, the Q&A’s are pretty fun!

Abductee will screen Friday, February 22nd at 9:00 p.m. at The Bug Theatre as part of the Dark, SciFi & Horror Shorts block during the 2019 EFPalooza Film Festival.

Meet the Filmmaker: Mike Dunn, “Alienated”

Meet the Filmmaker: Mike Dunn, “Abductee”