Michael is a filmmaker, photographer, and musician, and along with wife Suki Hawley, he’s directed and produced six award-winning feature films and dozens of shorts, including Battle for Brooklyn, Code 33, Horns and Halos, and Half-Cocked. Michael is a Guggenheim Fellow, and his latest book of photos Malls Across America was recently published by world-renowned publisher Steidl. He is a contributing editor for Documentary Magazine, writing articles about filmmaking and distribution. Raised in Chapel Hill, Michael graduated Phi Beta Kappa in Religious Studies from New York University. He previously played bass for the rock band Sleepyhead.