Specializing in short nonfiction films and cinematic campaigns, she explores stories of social impact, from criminal justice reform to sex trafficking, and personal transformation through vérité-style storytelling. Michelle holds a Master of Arts in Economics and lives between the islands of O’ahu, Hawai’i, and Down East Maine.

Carl | CREATIVE Producer

Short NONFICTION - Director’s Cut

Vimeo Staff Pick for short documentary film about a 50-year-old man who grew up on a cotton plantation in rural Mississippi and decides, after forty years, to go back to take his high school equivalency exam.

IN MY SHOES | C0-DIRECTOR & SUPERVISING PRODUCER

Short NONFICTION - Branded Content Campaign (Social Responsibility )

Telly Award-winning short documentary film where everyday New Yorkers sit down with victims of gun violence.

REPLACING Prison | Supervising ProduceR

Short NONFICTION - Branded Content (Charitable)

Telly Award-winning short documentary film about one of the most dangerous neighborhoods in Chicago, where they’re inviting victims of crime to sit down with their perpetrators to talk.

MORE THAN A Beauty shoP | Supervising ProduceR

Short NONFICTION - Branded Content (Not-for-profit)

Telly Award-winning short documentary film about women survivors of prostitution, substance addiction, and sex trafficking taking part in a new type of recovery program.

When I Grow Up | Supervising ProduceR

Short NONFICTION - BRANDED CAMPAIGN

Telly Award-winning nonfiction campaign about a 13-year-old aspiring NFL photographer who gets the surprise of a lifetime.

Man of No Rank | Director. Cinematographer. Editor.

Short NONFICTION - INDEPENDENT

Short documentary film on the art of Japanese tea ceremony through the eyes of an 80-year-old tea sage.