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Michael Lawrence Sundberg (born April 21, 1965) is a screenwriter, director, and producer. His background is mechanical engineering. He was nominated Best First-Time Director in spring 2019 by the Toronto Alternative Film Festival for his short film, A Journey to Rome - Discovering Venus Anh.

Michael began his writing career in 2016 while working as a project manager in Saudi Arabia for their national oil company. He published the epic poem Venus Anh in 2017 and produced a set of cinematic photographs in Italy for the story. While living in Rome the following year, he wrote, directed and produced his first short film, A Journey to Rome - Discovering Venus Anh. In 2019 he wrote and directed Jacob's Recall, a short narrative film on the topic of suicide prevention. He also wrote feature screenplays including La Stanza, on the topic of autism, and Jin's Bridge, on the topic of honor killings. In 2019, Michael established a film production company in Los Angeles, Eagle Range Productions, which focuses on projects that support humanitarian causes.