Hi there! I'm Michael Lipscomb, a writer-director and documentary filmmaker based in East Stroudsburg, PA, with a career spanning feature scripts, TV pilots, and stage productions. I specialize in crafting compelling narratives across drama, comedy, and nonfiction, delivering creative writing and project management for freelance clients and production teams. Over the years I have written, directed, and narrated projects like I LOVE MY PEOPLE, BUT; rewritten features such as Milošević Must Die; and collaborated with production companies to bring stories to life. I'm passionate about helping good collaborators clarify and polish their ideas. I love turning complex ideas into engaging experiences.…

Michael Lipscomb

Hi there! I'm Michael Lipscomb, a writer-director and documentary filmmaker based in East Stroudsburg, PA, with a career spanning feature scripts, TV pilots, and stage productions. I specialize in crafting compelling narratives across drama, comedy, and nonfiction, delivering creative writing and project management for freelance clients and production teams. Over the years I have written, directed, and narrated projects like I LOVE MY PEOPLE, BUT; rewritten features such as Milošević Must Die; and collaborated with production companies to bring stories to life. I'm passionate about helping good collaborators clarify and polish their ideas. I love turning complex ideas into engaging experiences.…

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Hi there! I’m Michael Lipscomb, a writer-director and documentary filmmaker based in East Stroudsburg, PA, with a career spanning feature scripts, TV pilots, and stage productions. I specialize in crafting compelling narratives across drama, comedy, and nonfiction, delivering creative writing and project management for freelance clients and production teams.

Over the years I have written, directed, and narrated projects like I LOVE MY PEOPLE, BUT; rewritten features such as Milošević Must Die; and collaborated with production companies to bring stories to life. I’m passionate about helping good collaborators clarify and polish their ideas. I love turning complex ideas into engaging experiences.

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Skills

Experience Level

Script
Expert
Short Film
Expert
Copywriting
Intermediate
Set Design
Intermediate

Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Freelance Writer & Script Consultant at Gas House Films, Mamba Fever Productions
January 1, 2005 - Present
Delivered high-quality writing and script consulting to clients as a freelancer.
Writer/Director/Narrator at Condemned Playground, NYC
January 1, 2006 - January 1, 2009
Wrote, directed, and narrated I LOVE MY PEO PLE, BUT, a pilot for a docu-series on ethnicity in America. Demonstrated versatile creative storytelling and project management.
Staff Writer at 21 AEON
January 1, 2000 - January 1, 2002
Rewrote the feature MILO SEVIC MUST DIE, a political thriller about an assassination attempt on Slobodan Milosevic; completed a first draft of ARI & JACKIE, a feature about the relationship between Aristotle Onassis and Jacqueline Kennedy-Onassis.
Consultant at New York State Council on the Arts
January 1, 1989 - January 1, 1992
Related experiences include consulting work with the NYSCA 1989-1992 period.
Stylist's Assistant at Vanity Fair Magazine
January 1, 1987 - January 1, 1988
Related experience in styling for Vanity Fair (1987-1988).
Director at LALO
January 1, 2009 - January 1, 2009
LALO, written and directed by Daniel Maldonado, won Best Short Film at the HBO Latino Film Festival, 2009.
Director at Reforming Charlie
January 1, 1999 - January 1, 1999
Directed the drama Reforming Charlie (1999).
Stage Director at Alchemical Theater
January 1, 1984 - January 1, 1984
Stage production of Jean-Paul Sartre's No Exit.
Stage Director at Theatre Development Corp.
January 1, 1982 - January 1, 1982
Stage production of Bertolt Brecht's Baal.
Director at I Love My People, But (Pilot Docs)
January 1, 2009 - January 1, 2009
Directed three 10-minute vertical docs as part of I Love My People, But (2009).
Director at No Entry
January 1, 1999 - January 1, 1999
Reformatted project Reforming Charlie (1999) as a drama piece.
Stage Director at Alchemical Theater
January 1, 1984 - January 1, 1984
Stage production of Jean-Paul Sartre's No Exit.

Education

BA, Psychology at Washington University in St. Louis
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 1981
Acting Technique & Scene Study at Herbert Berghof Studio
January 1, 1981 - January 1, 1982
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology at Washington University in St. Louis
January 1, 1981 - March 26, 2026
Acting Technique & Scene Study at Herbert Berghoff Studio
January 1, 1981 - January 1, 1982

Qualifications

Independent Feature Project
January 1, 1998 - January 1, 2005
International Screenwriters Association
January 1, 2010 - March 3, 2026
Independent Feature Project
January 1, 1998 - January 1, 2005
International Screenwriters Association
January 1, 2010 - March 26, 2026

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Education, Other

Skills

Experience Level

Script
Expert
Short Film
Expert
Copywriting
Intermediate
Set Design
Intermediate