Director Biography – Mike Johnston (SYNNOPSIS)

Mike Johnston is an award-winning director and producer based out of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He often chooses to make films based or inspired on true events with complex, character-driven perspectives. Mike’s most recent narrative film, Line of Fire (2018) was inspired by a true story and the swatting phenomenon that was sweeping the United States in 2017-2018. The film went on as an Official Selection at more than ten film festivals in the United States. Winning an Award of Recognition at the Best Shorts Competition in Los Angeles as well as the Audience Choice Award. Mike is currently in production on the film, ZERO (2019) – a dark comedy about a zero waste serial killer and a documentary entitled, VAN-COUVER (2020) about the housing crisis currently facing Vancouver, British Columbia.