MICHAEL CHERNUS

THE KINDERGARTEN TEACHER (2019)
Starring Maggie Gyllenhaal, Parker Sevak, Gael García Bernal, Michael Chernus, Rosa Salazar, Ajay Naidu, Anna Baryshnikov, Daisy Tahan, Sam Jules and Samrat Chakrabarti. Directed by Sara Colangelo.

When a Staten Island kindergarten teacher discovers what may be a gifted five-year-old student in her class, she becomes fascinated and obsessed with the child-- spiralling downward on a dangerous and desperate path in order to nurture his talent.

REVIEWS The Kindergarten Teacher - It's beautiful enough for me

PEOPLE, PLACES, THINGS (2015)
Starring Jemaine Clement, Regina Hall, Jessica Williams, Stephanie Allynne and Michael Chernus. Directed by Jim Strouse.

Will Henry is a graphic novelist, a professor at the School of Visual Arts and the father of beautiful twin girls. His seemingly picture-perfect Brooklyn life is turned upside down when he walks in on the mother of his children, and longtime girlfriend, Charlie, with their friend Gary at his daughters’ over the top fifth birthday party. Flash forward one year later, Will is a single father, living alone in a tiny studio apartment in Astoria, trying to put his life back together. In this thoughtful comedy, Will is forced to navigate the unknown landscape of single fatherhood and dating in New York City, while remaining an inspiration for his students and coming to terms with himself both as a father as an artist.

REVIEWS People, Places, Things - Love is awkward

CAPTAIN PHILLIPS (2013)
Starring Tom Hanks, Barkhad Abdi, Catherine Keener, Chris Mulkey, Max Martini, Michael Chernus, Yul Vazquez, Corey Johnson, David Warshofsky and John Magaro. Directed by Paul Greengrass.

A retelling of the headline-grabbing events that occurred on the high seas in April 2009 when cargo ship captain Richard Phillips, married father of two, surrendered himself to a group of four Somali pirates in order to protect his crew off the coast of Africa. After an unsuccessful escape attempt, he was subsequently rescued when U.S. Navy SEAL snipers shot and killed three of the pirates.

REVIEWS Captain Phillips - Real-life tension on the high seas