Michael Cain Pro

Michael Cain | President | Co-Founder:  EarthxFilm

A commencement speaker and recipient of an MFA from the American Film Institute (AFI), Michael has produced and executive produced over 25 feature-length films, 30 commercials and 10s of music videos, many of them award winning projects, many following his mission to change the world for the better. His directorial film premiered at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival and was awarded the Special Jury Prize and was part of the HBO series Addiction.

Michael founded the non-profit Arts Fighting Cancer (AFC) which raised funds for cancer relief through the Deep Ellum Film Festival (DE/F2), Lone Star Drive-In and the Santa Monica Drive-In at the Pier among others. He was Founding Artistic Director, CEO, Chairman of the Board and President of The Dallas Film Society which hosts the Dallas International Film Festival (Formerly AFI DALLAS) one of the top 30 film festivals in North America.

In 2017, he co-founded the EarthxFilm Festival with Trammell Crow as part of the world's largest eco-expo, conference and film festival, EarthX.