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Michael Zelniker is a Canadian born actor, director, and screenwriter. He is best known for his performance as Red Rodney in Clint Eastwood 's Academy Award -winning film Bird (1988) and as Doug Alward in The Terry Fox Story (1983), for which he won a Genie Award for Best Supporting Actor at the 5th Genie Awards in 1984.
Zelniker's favorite theatre role is Mozart in "Amadeus" which he performed at the Wool Warehouse Theatre in New Mexico. As his movie and television career began taking off, Zelniker moved to Los Angeles appearing in more than 20 feature films and countless times on television.
Michael Zelniker, producer/director of The Issue with Tissue - a boreal love story, is nominated for Best Documentary for the 2023 Next Generation Indie Film Awards. Winners to be announced on October 29, 2023.
Aug 31, 2023 · In his latest eco-doc endeavor “ The Issue With Tissue – A Boreal Love Story,” Zelniker explores the effects of toilet paper manufacturing on Canada’s boreal forest region, which is...
Born and raised in Montreal, Michael is an award winning actor and filmmaker, who after more than 30 years working on film, television and theater stages all over the world and 14 years...
Jun 25, 2024 · The Issue with Tissue is a film by actor and filmmaker Michael Zelniker, who explores the boreal forest and its significance for Indigenous peoples and the environment. The film covers topics such as trees, toilet paper, treaties, climate change and colonial legacy, featuring interviews with Elders, scientists and experts.
Zelniker is a director and actor who has worked on film, TV and theater for over 30 years. He is also a volunteer and activist for climate change, and his documentary "The Issue with Tissue" explores the boreal forest and its people.
