“NYC Thunderstorm” by Mickey Strider

“Hotel Mexico” by Mickey Strider

“Foggy Day Fishing” by Mickey Strider

Mickey Strider

A Baltimore, Maryland, native, Mickey Strider is a southern California transplant by way of New York City, Richmond, Virginia, and Winston-Salem, North Carolina. After taking first runner-up honors in 6th grade at the Baltimore County Film Festival with a stop-motion animation short, “The Coo Coo Conspiracy,” Mickey was hooked on filmmaking and storytelling. It has been a passion ever since.