Michael has been interested in filmmaking since his grandmother gave him a used 8mm movie camera for Christmas when he was twelve. Unfortunately, at that age, he lived in such impoverished conditions that he could rarely ever afford to buy film.

In his twenties, Michael began discovering the medium of digital video. However, most of his work during this period was unfocused and incidental as his creative drive was focused more on becoming a musician.

At the age of 38, he finally reconnected with his initial interest in filmmaking. Digital video had advanced so much by this time and his financial resources were much more plentiful, so he decided to pursue the craft with serious interest. It wasn't long after he'd started that he realized that this is where he should have been all along.