Michael Meredith

Michael Shane Meredith (born September 22, 1967 in Dallas, Texas) is an American independent film director, screenwriter and producer. He frequently collaborates with German director Wim Wenders. Meredith is the son of the late former Dallas Cowboys quarterback and football commentator Don Meredith. He was the oldest of two children from Don Meredith's second marriage to the artist Cheryl King.

Background Meredith was born at Baylor Hospital in Dallas on September 22, 1967. He is married to Amit Nizan Meredith who is the mother of his children as well as his business partner. His film work includes Wim Wenders' Land of Plenty for which he co-wrote. He also wrote and directed Three Days of Rain and The Open Road.

He founded Maximon Pictures, a production company which has produced work that has won awards. The company is said to be named after the patron saint of good times and good luck.

Meredith was a multi-sport collegiate athlete, playing both basketball and football. As a freshman point guard he averaged 15 points per game. He then joined the University of Texas football program as a wide receiver. He was a member of the Texas Longhorns 1990 championship team, which went undefeated in the Southwest Conference.

Career Film Meredith's first feature film was Three Days of Rain, which starred Peter Falk, Blythe Danner, Lyle Lovett, Jason Patric and Don Meredith. Wim Wenders was also involved with the film.

In 2006, Meredith wrote the screenplay for Wenders' Land of Plenty, which earned an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Michelle Williams.

Meredith wrote and directed The Open Road, starring Jeff Bridges, Justin Timberlake, Kate Mara, and Mary Steenburgen. Wenders was executive producer and Charlie Sexton did the score for the film.

In 2014, Alex Gibney and Wim Wenders partnered with Meredith to make a documentary feature, "Return To Timbuktu", Peter King of Sports Illustrated called it “one of the most interesting shows in NFL Network history”.

In 2017, it was announced that Meredith was producing and directing a documentary film titled "First Cowboys" on the origins of the Dallas Cowboys. Roger Staubach, Walt Garrison, Mel Renfro, Pettis Norman, Gary Cartwright, Rayfield Wright, and Ralph Neely, among others, were featured. Willie Nelson and Alicia Landry, wife of the late Coach Tom Landry, were to make appearances. , IMDb, AllMovie, Variety Insight and other online film databases show that this film has not moved forward.

Filmography

+ Films+ Director, producer, writer Title Role Year Three Days of Rain Director 2002 Land of Plenty Writer 2004 The Open Road Director, writer, producer 2009 Martha Graham's Celebration Director 2010 Hands & Eyes Director 2010