White made his directorial debut with the self-penned '' Year of the Dog '' at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival . White is a vegan animal rights supporter and received an award from animal rights group PETA for '' Year of the Dog '' , which was also the third screenplay of White 's to be nominated for Best Screenplay at the Independent Film Awards . ( He won for '' The Good Girl '' . ) He was a member of the US Dramatic Jury at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival
2009 Sundance Film Festival
2009 Sundance Film Festival
Mike White (filmmaker)