Brooklyn-Based Production Company Has Films Reach Oscar Level Two Years in a Row
BROOKLYN — For the second consecutive year, FilmGym, an independent production company located in the Bushwick section of the borough and headed by husband and wife team Philipp Wolter and Michelle Glick, has produced a short film considered for inclusion on the Academy Award ballot.
This year’s nod went to the critically acclaimed, 28-minute drama The Sea Is All I Know, produced by FilmGym and co-starring 2011 Academy Award winner Melissa Leo and Peter Gerety. Last year, The Bridge, written and directed by Wolter and produced by Glick, and named Best Short Film at the Athens International Film Festival, was also recognized by the Academy.
Since 2004, FilmGym has grown from an arena for actors and filmmakers collaborating on their craft into a production house boasting films that have won awards at local and international festivals. However, there is something else to be said about being considered for an Oscar, an honor of the highest regard in the industry.