The Never Was

A 39 second warning against mediocrity.

  • Mike Messier
    Director
    Disregard the Vampire - A Mike Messier Documentary, The Impeccable, The Nature of the Flame
  • Mike Messier
    Writer
    Fight or Play Basketball, Wrestling With Sanity, Distance from Avalon, Good Girls with Bad Tattoos, Also Ran, God is my Best Friend
  • Mike Messier
    Producer
    Blood! Sugar! Sid! Ace!, The Nature of the Flame
  • Mike Messier
    Key Cast
    "The Should Have Been "
    Hope Springs, Hard Luck, The Manor
  • Zoe Morgan
    Editor
    The Hospital Bed
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short, Web / New Media
  • Genres:
    Drama, Spoken Word, Experimental, Mobile, One Actor, 1 Minute, One Minute
  • Runtime:
    39 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 12, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    0 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    iPhone 6
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Black & White
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Mike Messier

Mike Messier is a 32 Award-winning producer, screenwriter, Director, TV host and Actor , most recently winning an Award from The Alternative Film Festival. Mike is also an experienced playwright, Acting Coach , Live Event Host and guest speaker .

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Disregard the Vampire – A Mike Messier Documentary has so far won nine awards in various categories. Mike has re-imagined some of the characters into the world of Distance from Avalon which he has since written as a stage play, screenplay and novella. The Distance from Avalon story has also lead to a short film and photography festival called Avalonia Festival , a FilmFreeway Top 100 Best Reviewed Festival

As an Actor, Mike has shared scenes with Meryl Streep & Elisabeth Shue in Hope Springs , Mario Van Peebles, Wesley Snipes & Cybill Shepherd (as her son) in Hard Luck, Frances McDormand & Richard Jenkins in Olive Kitteridge among others.

Accolades include two screenwriting awards for Fight or Play Basketball, a coming of age feature film screenplay, back to back awards for his short films Thanksgiving and Breakfast with Kurt from Nassau Film Festival and a Regional Associated Press Award and a Regional Emmy nomination as an Associate Producer on Haiti: Triumph, Sorrow and the Struggle of a People.

Recent work includes co-writing and co-starring in the Lionsgate distributed horror film The Manor (aka Anders Manor) starring Christina Robinson (Dexter), Kevin Nash (Magic Mike) . In the film, Mike plays roughneck hunter Ole Bayton with brothers Brett and Darsaw played by Sully Erna (singer of Godsmack) and Pro Wrestler Mike Bennett Kanellis The film was produced by Tommy DeNucci of Woodhaven Media and 2 Cousins Productions.

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Director Statement

Just a hard hitting warning against mediocrity . Thanks for your consideration - MIKE MESSIER