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Hello, my name is Felix Rodriguez and I am the director of "Detroit Maintenance".  In the past, I have worked on multiple shorts which pertained mostly to comedy or drama. However, this was the first time I would attempt...

Get the MPI Advantage   Get the “Audition Edge” with our 18 week intensive training program geared for film acting. As a graduate of the Motion Picture Actors Program, you will be trained on acting techniques for the camera,...

Her Telling Heart   Saturday, October 6, 2012  from 1-4 p.m. in Ann Arbor, Michigan   Come show your love and support for Motion Picture Institute, MPI grads, the arts, film, independent film, women in film, Michigan ...

Gordon “Shotgun” Shell won a convincing victory by knockout in 38 seconds on September 15 at Meadowbrook Theatre in Rochester Hills, MI.  Suffering from a failing heart, Gordon chose to have the proceeds from his last...

MPI Film School Graduate Wins Award Motion Picture Institute graduate, writer, and director Rola Nashef was recently awared the Grolsch Film Works Discovery Award out of 25 film makers at the Toronto International Film Festival for her film...

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"The Citizen" TRAILER MPI graduate, Sam Kadi's debut feature film

Rola Nashef's debut feature film will premier at the Toronto International Film Festival in September!     DETROIT UNLEADED TRAILER Director Biography Rola Nashef was born in Sidon, Lebanon and was raised in...

      Background How many people would risk their lives for abandoned dogs roaming the streets of Detroit?  For MMA fighter Gordon Shell the answer is simple.  He will.   Gordon has a bad heart.  The...

Gordon Shell in the “Dog Fighter”   MMA Cage Fighter Gordon Shell is coming out of retirement. What makes his story so different from other fighters that have done the same is that his return to the cage is not to pursue a...

“THE CITIZEN” Directed by 2007 MPI grad, SAM KADI   CNN Interview with Sam Kadi CNN International - Sam Kadi to discuss his "coming to America post 911" feature "the Citizen" from...

About the Cannon T3i The filmmaker’s friend. The Canon T3i has become one of the most widely used filmmaking cameras on the market.   Shooting Full HD video (1920 x 1080) 24p with super 35mm size sensor (18.0 Megapixel...

   

Win a Film School Scholarship!   We understand the financial impact that attending film college can have on a student’s finances. With this in mind, the staff at The Motion Picture Institute will be awarding a scholarship for...

About “The Citizen”   “The Citizen is basically about a Lebanese man who wins a green card lottery and arrives in New York the day before 9/11 to collect his citizenship, and we’re taking his journey all the way from...

Meet Zak Bagans, MPI Alumnus Zak Bagans is currently filming his 7th season of the Travel Channel's highest rated show; Ghost Adventurers. For over three years his show has gained more popularity and achieved higher ratings than Anthony...

After Bryan D. Hopkins' film "Qing Lou Nu" won two awards at the Detroit Independent Film Festival a couple of years ago, the former Aurora resident has found success again with a documentary about the BP Oil Spill in...