Mike is a freelance independent filmmaker, writer, and artist. He is determined to craft fresh stories and innovate within entertainment industry. As a writer and director, he is engaged in developing a variety of narrative and documentary projects through his production company The American Picture Company. Mike is an alumnus of Columbia College Chicago, where he studied theater and filmmaking with related programs at Goldsmiths, University of London. He is a graduate of the Directors Guild of America Trainee Program. Presently Mike is receiving his MFA from the David Lynch low-residency writing program at the Maharishi University of Management. His films have played at Cannes, Coachella, Sarasota, and Woods Hole film festivals. Mike resides in Brooklyn, NY.