Michael Schwartz is a writer and director. He was recently nominated for a Directors Guild Award for his first feature film co-written and directed with Tyler Nilson, The Peanut Butter Falcon, a script they wrote and directed about a young man with down syndrome who escapes the retirement home where he lives to attend the wrestling school of "The Salt Water Redneck." The film won Audience Awards at SXSW/Nantucket/Deauville and became the highest-grossing platform release of 2019. It stars Shia LaBeouf, Dakota Johnson, and Zack Gottsagen. Mike explains his journey from working as a towel boy in LA to the Big Leagues and having dinner with the Margot Robbie.

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