After graduating from Vassar College with a BA in history, I dabbled in Internet marketing, advertising and even law school before finally landing in the wonderful world of documentary film.  Prior to getting my MFA from Stanford’s Documentary Film program, I worked as a production assistant and assistant editor for Academy Award-winning filmmakers Alan and Susan Raymond on films for HBO and PBS.  While freelancing I worked on a few of my own projects including documentaries on a bicycle co-op and urban fishermen.

At Stanford I produced and directed films about aspiring circus performers, an elementary school cooking team, Victorian grieving, and an inventor trying to replicate the human walking motion.  The latter film, Bob’s Knee, premiered at SilverDocs and went on to win awards at the Black Maria Film Festival and the Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival.  My thesis film, Famous 4A, was nominated for the International Documentary Association’s David Wolper Award and won the 1st Jury Prize for short films at the Kos International Film Festival on Health.

I now live in Seattle with my wife Sarah and cats Eddie B and Lucy. 

Mike Attie Resume 10-6-10.pdf