Risa Mickenberg

Risa Mickenberg is a Visiting Professor in the MFA in Film program at Vermont College of Fine Arts (VCFA). A multi-disciplinary creator, she works as a writer, director, and performer across film, television, theater, fiction, and cabaret. Her most notable work includes the anti-family comedy EGG, which premiered at the TriBeCa Film Festival and received critical acclaim for its exploration of motherhood and class dynamics.

• Film/TV: Screenplays for EGG, HBO pilots Don't Sleep With Your Drummer and Tell Me You Love Me, work on Michael Moore's Capitalism: A Love Story
• Plays: The Shuman Condition, The Magic Number, and Xander and the Snake with productions at Edinburgh Fringe Festival and Fashion Week
• Books: Author of the best-selling Taxi Driver Wisdom (Chronicle Books) with 7 printings, 8-piece cabaret band member

Awards & Memberships: Pushcart Prize for Fiction, fellowships at MacDowell Colony and Yaddo, member of WGA, SAG-AFTRA, and AIGA award recipient. Her work focuses on social satire, parenthood dynamics, and cross-disciplinary storytelling.