Michael Bakkensen

Born & raised in Portland, Oregon I graduated with a BA in English & Theater from Yale and an MFA from UC San Diego. My home now is New York, shared with Tam, Sekara, too many books and stuffed animals and two great cats. Fan of mountains, waterfalls and waves. Also, forests, got to love those forests. 

Awards:

2021 Best Comedy "Mann Overboard"Florence, Chicago, Houston Film Festivals

2018 Best Short, Boston Int. Film Festival, Best Cast, NY Independent Film Fest, "The 6th Amendment." 

2015 IRNE Award,  Best Actor, Horace Wells Ether Dome, Huntington 

2014 Earphones Award Best Audiobook for Salt from AudioFile Magazine