Since he was a child, Mick Alderman has told stories.
He told stories as a young cartoonist, a teenage filmmaker, a college television student, and later, as a writer and director of plays for local community theaters.
Alderman continues to tell stories with his Astoria-based production company, 2001 Productions, shooting commercials, documentaries and original feature films.
His story began with âStar Wars,â which Alderman called a âtransformational experience.â The filmâs special effects made Alderman, at the time 13 years old, curious about how movies are made.
A cartoonist at the time, Alderman realized he could bring his comic strips to life. His interest deepened when he saw a PBS program about a boy his age who made stop motion animation films, shooting one frame at a time. This prompted him to test his own skills. Heâs been a filmmaker ever since.