Not every filmmaker navigating the jump from web work and short productions scores the support of people such as Steven Spielberg, Jurassic World co-writer/director Colin Trevorrow and Martian man Simon Kinberg. But that's exactly what has happened to Emily Carmichael, who will direct Powerhouse for Amblin.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the collaboration came about because Trevorrow saw Carmichael's short film The Hunter And The Swan Discuss Their Meeting after it won the grand jury prize at the 2012 Science Fiction Fantasy Short Film Festival. He extended an invite for her to visit the set of his latest film, The Book Of Henry, where they jointly came up with the characters for the new movie. The actual story is being kept quiet, but Carmichael is writing the script based on those original ideas.
“Emily Carmichael is the next great writer-director of the kind of movies I love,” says Trevorrow. "Her ability to find warmth and humanity in genre storytelling is a superpower in itself.” Carmichael's previous work has included short stories, web series, comic strips and other short movies, but this will be a huge step up for her.