{"id":2135,"date":"2026-10-23T20:32:41","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T20:32:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.michalindrak.com\/?page_id=2135"},"modified":"2026-10-23T20:32:41","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T20:32:41","slug":"about-michal","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.michalindrak.com\/?page_id=2135","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-c6c4e5b1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:36%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.michalindrak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Me.jpg\" alt=\"Michal Indrak, film director and producer\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:64%\">\n<p class=\"has-accent-1-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:0.8rem;letter-spacing:0.3em;text-transform:uppercase\">About<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:clamp(2.5rem, 6vw, 5rem)\">Michal Indrak<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-x-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;m a London-based film director and producer. My work moves between narrative fiction, experimental shorts and found-footage documentary, built around structural precision and emotionally resonant storytelling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">I wrote, directed, shot and edited <em>Whispers: Waves of the Diary<\/em>, which won Best First-Time Director at the Ottawa Film Awards alongside a run of further international festival recognition. My psychological sci-fi short <em>Replaced<\/em> is currently in festival submission. I&#8217;m now in development on <em>Ashes of Courage<\/em>, a WWII feature inspired by my own great-grandparents&#8217; experience in Nazi-occupied Slovakia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Training<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">I study Film and Media Practice at Birkbeck, University of London, and hold directing and cinematography certificates from Raindance London. I founded and serve as President of the Birkbeck Short Filmmaking Society, where I run live sets and coordinate crews for student productions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Background<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Alongside my film work, I bring a background in operations and compliance, including UK visa and immigration processes, international placement logistics and AI data evaluation, which I draw on for the production planning and budgeting side of filmmaking. I also run my own production label, LEVM Studios, through which I produce and direct independent narrative work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/?page_id=2133\">See the work<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/?page_id=2136\">Awards<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/?page_id=2137\">Get in touch<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Michal Indrak I&#8217;m a London-based film director and producer. 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