Michael Lipscomb
Upon graduation from Washington University in St. Louis with a BA in Psychology, Michael Lipscomb pursued writing and acting. In 1986, he began in film production with Abel Ferrara’s “China Girl”. During this time, he also did fact checking for Madamoiselle and assisted the stylist at Vanity Fair. In 1993, he won an ASCAP/Deems Taylor Award for his provocative interview with the rapper KRS-One, which appeared in Transition: An International Review.
In 1999, writing and film came together when Mr. Lipscomb wrote, directed and produced his first short, “Reforming Charlie”. Throughout this period, he wrote ten spec scripts. In 2004, “The Interrogation of Jacqueline Monroe” quarterfinaled in the Writer’s Guild West national competition. His versatility led to assignments by several independent producers. A political thriller “Milosevic Must Die” (2002) and the biography “Ari And Jackie” (2003) were two stand-out projects for 21 AEON, a European outfit.
But whether as a radio talk show host (“Is It Just Me?” 2006), or as an essayist (“The Oprah Myth”, 2009), Michael Lipscomb’s sensibility has culminated with “I Love My People, But”, the innovative documentary series which probes America one ethnic group at a time.
