# @filmgatemiami on Instagram - **Type:** Image - **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DYFshD6GuC8 - **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/65164641-filmgatemiami-instagram - **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/a6f7aed707.jpg - **Posted:** 2026-05-08T19:13:25.000+00:00 - **Account Owner:** FilmGate Miami (@filmgatemiami) β€” https://gondola.cc/filmgatemiami ## Caption ✨🎭 Special Guest Spotlight: Michael Leon β€” Why the Drama? LIVE! 🎭✨ Why the Drama (WTD) returns May 9 at the El Oro Theater inside the Downtown Media Center. FilmGate Miami’s reimagined actor, writer, and industry meet-up β€” and Florida’s longest-running cold read event β€” is built to craft, critique, and expand the work coming from South Florida artists. πŸŽ¬πŸ“ We’re excited to welcome Michael Leon as a special guest β€” a Miami-based writer-director whose work fuses retro horror, deadpan comedy, and pop-surreal spectacle into creature-led worlds you somehow want to visit. πŸ§Ÿβ€β™‚οΈβœ¨ His shorts Stillborn and In the Dark are former FilmGate Best Short winners with 40+ festival awards between them, and his commercial work includes campaigns for Fireball Whisky, Mountain Dew, and 1/ST Racing. He’s currently developing a slate through his production company DuskHouse (repped by equals mgmt for commercials). This edition features bold new scripts across drama, sci-fi, and horror β€” brought to life through live readings and creative exchange in the room. Join us for an afternoon of storytelling, performance, and networking with special guests including casting agents, filmmakers, and media industry pros. 🌴πŸ”₯ 🎟 RSVP: filmgate.miami/events πŸ“ El Oro Theater @ FilmGate Miami / Downtown Media Center 168 SE 1st Street, 4th Floor, Miami, FL 33131 ℹ️ filmgate.miami/why-the-drama FEATURED SCRIPTS + WRITERS: ✈️ DEPARTURES β€” Brian Robau πŸ‘Ύ THE FINAL ARMADA β€” Larry White & Nathan Aaron 🩸 CHUPACABRA β€” Anthony Mendez Come celebrate the writers behind the work β€” and connect with incredible guests like Michael Leon at Why the Drama? LIVE! πŸŽ₯✨ #FilmGateMiami #WhyTheDrama #MiamiFilm #MiamiActors #Screenwriters #SouthFloridaFilm ## Stats - **Views:** 0 - **Likes:** 25 - **Shares:** 0 - **Comments:** 0 ## Tags southfloridafilm, filmgatemiami, miamifilm, whythedrama, screenwriters, miamiactors --- Copyright (c) Gondola