About Michelle

 
 

I’ve chased stories across volcanic islands, Zen temples, nuclear sites, prisons, and desert motels, always searching for weird and wonderful humans.

I make films about people who are trying, failing, transforming, and occasionally spiraling in a very cinematic way. My collaborators include a rotating cast of brilliant oddballs and wonderful misfits.

My work has screened at SXSW, HBO, and CBS News.

When I’m not directing and producing nonfiction, I’m developing Bad Monk, a dark comedy limited series set in a rogue mountain temple where enlightenment goes exquisitely off the rails.

Along the way, I’ve earned the trust of world-class collaborators like The Economist and Big Think, and gathered a few nods from the storytelling gods.

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Behind the Scenes

directing a short doc for The Economist