Michael Gug Kongshaug

Michael Kongshaug is a Danish director born in Copenhagen, Denmark. He graduated from the American Film Institute in 2016. Michael's thesis from the American Film Institute got a nomination for Best Writing for Drama at the College Television Awards, also known as the "Student Emmy". The inspiration for "No Way Back" came during a project he was doing for Unicef on Syrian refugees living in refugee camps in Jordan and Lebanon. The stories Michael heard there laid the foundation for "No Way Back." Most recently Michael worked as Nicolai Fuglsig's Creative Assistant on his debut feature "12 Strong" produced by Black Label Media and Jerry Bruckheimer starring Chris Hemsworth and Michael Shannon.