Michael began his career in Canada recognized by The National Film Board of Canada, the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television and the Canadian Society of Cinematographers. Michael latest film SEAT 23B had its world premiere at the L.A. Shorts International Film Festival in July 2023, and will be screening next in Hollywood, California and Turin, Italy. Michael’s debut feature Wrecked starring Adrien Brody premiered in 2010 at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival and was distributed by IFC Films. In 2012, Michael co-wrote and directed the thriller Kill For Me for Stage 6 Films starring Katie Cassidy and Donal Logue. Michael graduated from the American Film Institute in 2002, where his film The Legend of Razorback won awards in Hollywood, Fort Lauderdale and Temecula where it won the Audience Choice Award and Houston WorldFest where it received the Eastman Kodak Scholarship Award and the Gold Special Jury Award for Best Dramatic Student Film. Michael’s earlier films, Fishtales and Lost & Found, were received with critical acclaim at festivals in Los Angeles, Toronto, Montreal and Tel Aviv. Michael also teaches film at The Los Angeles Film School and at Chapman University.