Micah Schaffer

Director

Biography

USA

After studying history and anthropology at Stanford University, Micah worked as a Peace Corps volunteer in Guinea, West Africa. While attending the Pan-African Film Festival (FESPACO), he was inspired to become a filmmaker. Upon returning to the United States, he attended NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. Micah directed several short documentaries, including Yahya, the story of a white American who converts to Islam while living in Brooklyn. Micah was the cinematographer on Shadows of a Leader: Gadaffi’s Female Bodyguards, an official selection at the Montreal World Film Festival. The Iron Ladies of Liberia (2007) is an independently produced documentary film that gives behind-the-scenes access to Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf's first year in government.

Filmography

Yahya ()
Death of Two Sons (2006)
Rev (2009)

Films Curated by AFF