About MĪHOUSE Films
MĪHOUSE Films is an independent movie production company founded in 2023 by Amanda Michaels and Whitney Houser.Tribeca 2024
LEADING MAN is an Official Selection of Tribeca 2024 where it premiered in June and was awarded “Most Moving Narrative” in the Moving the Spotlight short film competition.
HollyShorts London 2024
LEADING MAN is an Official Selection of HollyShorts London - HollyShorts’ inaugural festival in the UK!
Out on Film 2024
LEADING MAN is an Official Selection of Out on Film 2024 where it screened it October and won a Jury Award for runner-up in the Oscar-qualifying Best Drama Shorts competition.
Screencraft 2023
The screenplay for LEADING MAN was a 2023 Screencraft Short Film Screenplay Competition Finalist.
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Whitney Houser
WRITER, DIRECTOR
Whitney Houser is a professional film and tv editor turned filmmaker. They edited the 2023 Sundance Official Selection Aliens Abducted My Parents (and Now I Feel Kind of Left Out) before writing, directing, and editing the 2024 Tribeca Award Winning short film Leading Man. They can be reached on instagram.
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Amanda Michaels
PRODUCER, DIRECTOR
Amanda Michaels is a graduate of UCLA and a professional photographer, writer, meditation/yoga retreat host, and former actress turned filmmaker. She produced, directed, and did production design on the 2024 Tribeca Award Winning short film Leading Man. You can reach Amanda via email or instagram.
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Maddy Talias
DP
Maddy Talias was the DP on MĪHOUSE Films’ Tribeca Award Winning short film Leading Manl. They were also cinematographer on Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé and Lost Bois, which also premiered at Tribeca 2024.
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Kate Godfrey
LEAD
Kate Godfrey delivers a touching and nuanced performance as the lead role of Ashlyn Thomas, a teenager struggling with with the early stages gender dysphoria in Leading Man.
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David Sullivan
SUPPORTING LEAD
David Sullivan gives a heartfelt and deeply-relatable performance as Roy Thomas, a dad looking out for the best interest of his little girl in Leading Man.
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Joyce Guy
SUPPORTING LEAD
Joyce Guy roots Leading Man with a beautiful performance as a drama teacher who sees Ashlyn for what she’s capable of.
IMDb
See Leading Man’s full Cast + Crew on IMDb.
Tribeca Film Festival
Leading Man is “one of the most moving short films from emerging, underrepresented filmmakers.”
Screencraft
Leading Man is “strongly conceived and delivered.”
Tribeca Film Festival
Moving the Spotlight Short Film Competition
Awarded Most Moving Narrative Short Film “recognizing radically human storytelling with the power to create change.”
Out on Film
Leading Man is “one of the year’s best dramatic short films.”
ON SET
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