Born in 1957 in Brooklyn , Dweck grew up in Bellmore , Long Island , attending John F. Kennedy High School and then Brooklyn 's Pratt Institute to study architecture , communication and fine arts . Upon graduation , Dweck founded Michael Dweck & Co. , later known as Dweck & Campbell , winning a number of advertising industry awards before closing the firm in 2001 to pursue his artistic interests . Over the next decade , Dweck built a substantial reputation in fine art photography with works including '' The End : Montauk , N.Y. '' ( 2004 , ) '' Mermaids '' ( 2008 , ) and '' Habana Libre '' ( 2011 . ) In recent years Dweck 's artwork has branched into other media including sculpture and filmmaking , with his first feature-length film '' The Last Race '' premiering at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival in Park City , Utah
2018 Sundance Film Festival
2018 Sundance Film Festival
Michael Dweck