Michael Treder

Quoting Edgar Lawrence, ``writing is an exploration. You start from nothing and learn as you go``. 

Michael Treder is a writer and director living in Montreal. I first met him as the production manager when casted in the film of Euchre (https://vimeo.com/83354953), a short by Tom Abray.  I began to follow his blog http://www.michaeltreder.ca/ where you can get a glimpse of his passion for writing, his upcoming projects and ideas as well as his opinions on films. He first started the blog to focus on his opinions about Canadian films and although he claims there are some really great material out there, he feels Canada really lacks the resources and helping to promote great Canadian content was the key.

Having a passion for writing at a young age, he wrote small scripts, plays and articles and was eventually published writing fiction online. The transition from writer to filmmaker occurred in 2011 with ``Old Scratch``, a short film that he says was a fictional story about when he was not getting any sleep due to his intolerable neighbors. Although having viewed the film, you can associate the situation amidst deeper issues embedded such as religion, self-sacrifice and clarity. Coming from a religious background, although not religious, it is a part of him and his self-discovery. It premiered at The Mascara and Popcorn film festival in Montreal. 

Having taking on a passion for film making most of 2012 to 2014 was focused on learning and gaining experience within the film industry. He has worked on numerous short films as first assistant director such as The Search, College and All Tied Up, co produced on the TV Series ``Just dating`` and wrote his own short ``Sophia``.  This comical short directed by Isaac Loveday is based on a play he wrote years ago.

He is currently releasing his upcoming short film, ``Le Carnivore`` which was just screened privately at Cinema du Parc.  The French short is about a girl coming face-to-face with her darkest fears, his interpretation of an individual coping with the horrors and monsters that surround us.  Staring Natasha Perry-Fagant (whom also was a lead in Euchre) and Angelo Vernucci, it will be travelling the festivals over the summer and will be available late fall. 

You can view all his credits and films at http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4823367/ as well as see his first film on his You Tube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp9J6bgSpXsqcdPvPH_SxMQ.

Born in Winnipeg, home schooled in the Prairies, he travelled across Canada and finally settled in Montreal.  Turning 30 this year, he lives with his wife whom is also an artist in her own right who sells handmade clothing and accessories ( https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/treder?ref=l2-shop-header-avatar ). A multi-talented artist who strives on being a visual story-teller, he is working hard to become a recognized player within the Montreal film scene.  He would eventually like to do a genuine web series, focus on longer forms of stories and hopefully one day get into feature films.  (Photo courtesy by Melanie May Taillon). 

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