ABOUT MICHELLE

Michelle Muccio is an award-winning director and producer, specializing in short nonfiction documentary film and video advertising campaigns. She explores stories of social impact, from criminal justice reform to sex trafficking, and stories of personal transformation in intimate, cinéma vérité-style documentaries. Michelle holds a Master of Arts in economics from George Mason University. She currently lives on the island of O’ahu, Hawai’i.

AWARD-WINNING SHORT FILMS

Carl | CREATIVE Producer

Short NONFICTION - Director’s Cut

Vimeo Staff Pick for short documentary film: A 50-year-old man who grew up on a cotton plantation in rural Mississippi 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: An experiment in compassion 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: A promising new alternative to prison is happening in one of the most dangerous neighborhoods in Chicago, where they’re inviting victims of crime to sit down with their perpetuators to talk.

MORE THAN A Beauty shop | Supervising ProduceR

Short NONFICTION - Branded Content - Not-for-profit

Telly Award-winning short documentary film: This beauty shop hires women survivors of prostitution, substance addiction, and sex trafficking in a new type of recovery program for long-term healing.

When I Grow Up | Supervising ProduceR

Short NONFICTION - BRANDED CAMPAIGN

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

NEW RELEASE

Man of No Rank | Director. Cinematographer. Editor.

Short NONFICTION - INDEPENDENT

Short nonfiction film: The art of Japanese tea ceremony through the eyes of an 80-year-old tea sage.

COMING SOON

Meditation | Director. Cinematographer. Editor.

Short NONFICTION - INDEPENDENT - EXPERIMENTAL

Teaser for an experimental documentary film: What happens when you get to hear the thoughts inside the heads of zen meditators?