MPI FACULTY

The MPI Faculty is comprised of working industry professionals who know the practices and tools of the trades. They bring their experiences and skills into the class to teach MPI students how to succeed.

DOUGLAS A. SCHULZE
Feature Director / CEO / President

Award winning filmmaker and MPI founder Douglas Schulze brings nearly two decades of “real world” experience to the institute. Mr. Schulze holds a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Cinematic Arts from Eastern Michigan University. His first 35mm feature film Hellmaster aired on HBO and Cinemax.

More recently Thinkfilm, the elite art house distributor of the Academy Award winning “Spellbound” and “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” released his latest feature Dark Heaven now available nationally in all Blockbuster stores.

Schulze’s tenure in the film industry has included collaborations with a wide variety of Hollywood professionals including Academy Award winning special effects artist Chris Walas (“The Fly”, “Gremlins”) and screen veteran actor John Saxon (“A Nightmare on Elm Street”, “Enter the Dragon”).

His current directorial effort is a feature length suspense horror entitled The Rain Chronicles starring Dee Wallace (“E.T. the Extraterrestrial”,”Cujo”,”The Howling”).

KURT ELI MAYRY
Producer / Production Manager / Writer

Kurt Mayry produced the 1992 feature film Hellmaster starring John Saxon which aired nationally on HBO/Cinemax. His subsequent producing effort Dark Heaven was released in July of 2004.

His extensive business background has built MPI into a premiere filmmaking program. He has further incorporated his film industry knowledge and experience into the classroom where he instructs students on how to organize and manage their films.

Kurt's extensive film background spans from PAing on such notable films as Beverly Hills Cop to working as a camera tech in the mid 80's for Victor Duncan Inc. formerly the largest renter of Panavision Equipment in the Midwest. Kurt holds a Bachelor's degree in business from the University of Michigan.

Kurt is currently producing and co-writing the horror thriller The Rain Starring Dee Wallace.