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About

My mom calls me Michael. Everyone else calls me Mike. I’m a writer and filmmaker from Sacramento, who calls the Bay Area home.

I get really excited about making things. From coming up with big ideas to producing them, I love each step of the process along the way. Whether it’s taking to the streets to speak with strangers, or working with a visionary director to shoot something I wrote, I’m down for anything that pushes me out of my comfort zone.

I’ve invited people to quit their day jobs to pursue a dream for prAna, hacked free wi-fi to make people talk in real life and shared Kamika’s journey to make art out of her family’s intergenerational incarceration. 

I’m a cheerleader for big ideas and always try to learn from those around me.

Outside of film, I love road cycling, Japanese food and my cats.

Work

BSSP
Senior Copywriter 2023–Present

Camp + King
Senior Copywriter 2021–2023
Copywriter 2017–2021

Free Range Studios
Copywriter 2016–2017

Microsoft
Social Copywriter 2014–2015

Strawberry Frog NYC
Intern Copywriter –2013

Recognition

Vice Sports Video of the Day
The Atlantic Editor’s Pick
Creativity Online Editor’s Pick
Shorty Awards Audience Choice
The Side Show Awards Best Film
San Francisco Independent Film Festival
San Francisco Black Film Festival

Press

RE/MAX Point of View
Shots: RE/MAX spots showcase the significance of home
LBBO: RE/MAX campaign showcases value of a skilled agent

RE/MAX All Together
Muse By Clio: RE/MAX's Emotional New Ad Tells an Intergenerational Family's Story

Prana Dream Job Promotion
Forbes: This Company Wants To Pay You $100,000 To Quit Your Job And Travel
Mashable: Finally a 'dream job' contest that lets you decide
Outside Magazine: Prana Will Pay Someone $100K to Pursue Their Dream Job
CNBC: This company will pay you $100,000 to pursue your dreams
Men’s Journal: This Brand Wants to Give You $100K—You Just Have to Quit Your Job
Insider: $100,000 to someone willing to quit their day job to 'pursue their passion'

Stoop Symphony
San Francisco Independent Film Festival 2021
Booooooom: An uplifting glimpse into cellist Saul Richmond-Rakerd
Shots: Playing for anyone (and everyone) who wants to listen
Sideshow Awards, Best Film

Kamika’s Letters
San Francisco Black Film Festival 2020
NowThis: Kamika Hebbert Makes Art From Letters To Prison
Marshall Project: Justice Votes Presidential Townhall Film Screening
Little Black Book: Copywriter Directs 'Kamika’s Letters' About Writing Family In Prison

RE/MAX Miracle Masks
Shorty Awards - Audience Choice: Miracle Masks To Benefit CMN Hospitals

Signs of the Times
Fast Co: Protesters Explain The Stories Behind Their Poignant Protest Signs
Creativity, Editors Pick: Thought-Provoking Film Explores Immigrant Protest Signs
The Atlantic, Editors Pick: What’s in a Protest Sign?
Vice ID, Interview: It’s a sign! the power of the protest placard
Art Directors Club: The creativity behind protest signs
Working Not Working

Free Wi-Fi Experiment
Fast Co: This Social Experiment Used Free Wi-Fi To Try To Get People To Interact IRL
Yahoo! News: Would you talk to strangers in exchange for free Wi-Fi?
Canadian National Television: SF filmmaker's social experiment used the power of WiFi to connect people in person.

Homeless in Super Bowl City
Vice Sports, Video of the Day
SF Chronicle: Super Bowl City, a view from those on the street
Slate: San Francisco hides its homeless.
Global Citizen: This short film explores the underside of the Super Bowl: homelessness
Billie Joe Armstrong: Just because it's a street doesn't mean it's not a home