Mike Attie

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Hollywood Does Abortion TrailerThe Haunting of Pennhurst TrailerAn American Pastoral Trailer

Mike Attie is a filmmaker and educator based in Philadelphia, PA. His recent shorts include ABORTION HELPLINE, THIS IS LISA (Sundance 2020, AFI Docs 2020 Grand Jury Short Award) and MOMENT TO MOMENT (FULL FRAME 2019, IFFB 2019 Special Jury Award). Mike's feature documentary, IN COUNTRY (co-directed with Meghan O'Hara), had its world premiere at the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival and international premiere at Hot Docs in Toronto. The film was supported by the Sundance Documentary Film Program, IFP and numerous Seattle arts foundations. Since the premiere IN COUNTRY received extensive press including an NYTimes Op-Doc and articles in Salon and the Atlantic. Mike's other award-winning short documentaries have shown at major film festivals including AFI/SilverDocs, San Francisco International and the Black Maria Film + Video Festival. Mike is a 2014 Sundance Documentary Film Program Fellow and was named as one of The Independent's "10 Filmmakers to Watch in 2014". Currently he is an assistant professor at the University of the Arts and program director of the Film major. Learn more here. Mike lives in Philadelphia with his wife, two children, two cats and various ailing houseplants.

Most Popular Mike Attie Trailers

Total trailers found: 6

In Country Trailer (2015)

10 April 2015

War is Hell. Why would anyone want to spend their weekends there? Deep in the Oregon woods, the heat of a reenacted Vietnam battle sheds light on America's complicated relationship with war and its veterans.

Abortion Helpline, This Is Lisa Trailer (2019)

27 October 2019

At the Philadelphia abortion helpline, counselors field nonstop calls from women and teens who are seeking to end a pregnancy but can’t afford to, illustrating how economic stigma and cruel laws determine who has access to abortion in America.

The Field Trip Trailer (2021)

28 January 2021

A group of fifth graders learn what it takes to get ahead in the modern American workplace.

An American Pastoral Trailer (2024)

16 November 2024

In a quiet Pennsylvania town, a storm is brewing over the soul of its public schools. What begins as a debate over library books quickly reveals a deeper battle — one over religion, democracy, and the future of American education.

The Haunting of Pennhurst Trailer (2026)

05 June 2026

Once a notorious institution for people with disabilities, Pennhurst finally closed after decades of abuse in 1987.

Hollywood Does Abortion Trailer (2026)

07 June 2026

HOLLYWOOD DOES ABORTION reveals how, from the 1970s to the present, film and television have too often relied on dangerously misleading distortions about abortions and the people who seek them.