Michael Shanker is an executive at 30WEST. Previously, in his position at Sight Unseen Pictures, Michael worked on Reinaldo Marcus Green's directorial debut MONSTERS AND MEN (Special Jury Award winner - Sundance 2018), Cory Finley's BAD EDUCATION starring Hugh Jackman & Allison Janney (Toronto Film Festival premiere 2019), and Justin Simien's second feature film, BAD HAIR (yet to be released). 30WEST has produced a variety of films including but not limited to LATE NIGHT starring Mindy Kaling and Emma Thompson, directed by Nisha Ganatra; DESTROYER starring Nicole Kidman and directed by Karyn Kusama; Michael Pearce's directorial debut BEAST; Sam Levinson's high concept genre film ASSASSINATION NATION; and Margot Robbie's I, TONYA directed by Craig Gillespie. The company also has a majority stake in the US distributor NEON, and advises them on a day to day basis.