Twelve UNT alumni worked together on critically acclaimed feature film Technically Crazy

Photo by Brandon SimmonsThe crew of the independent film Technically Crazy looks like a reunion of UNT alumni. The film was spearheaded by producer and cinematographer Michael B. Mullins ('92, '02 M.S.), who is a camera assistant on Monk, Hidalgo and The Spiderwick Chronicles, and producer and co-director Dan Riddle ('99), editor for the TV show Raising Hope. They met at UNT in the 1990s. Ten other alumni and three students worked on the film.

The movie, about a teenager with bipolar disorder who breaks into an ex-cop's house, won an Award of Excellence from Indiefest LA and has been shown at film festivals in Fort Myers, Fla., Atlanta, Ga., and Oaxaca, Mexico.

"Producing a film is the ultimate example of a collaborative model," Mullins says. "UNT certainly deserves a great deal of credit for its educational contribution to this film, and its crest is firmly stamped on the production."

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