After earning dual Bachelor's Degrees in Political Science and Communication Arts from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Spiro attended the University of Texas at Austin, where he received a Master's Degree in Film Production. His feature short The Convict, based on the story by James Lee Burke, won over a dozen awards from festivals such as the Canadian International Film Festival, Hiroshima International Film Festival, and Houston Worldfest, and was broadcast on PBS' Off-Hollywood seaso ...[Read Story]