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About Mike

I've loved movies as long as I can remember. As a kid, I rented every available DVD that came into inventory at my local public library. When I ran out of those, I got a Blockbuster membership. Eventually I started making my own films, by myself, with my family's Hi-8 camcorder. These little movies turned into bigger movies during my teenage years. It was scrappy, resourceful, indie filmmaking at its finest. My friends and I were routinely in trouble with the local authorities.

 

Shot design was my favorite part of the process and so I gravitated towards cinematography. Early on I found myself working freelance jobs in the G&E department. I was a best boy electric and gaffer for several years, shooting things on the side, building my reel as I went.

 

Eventually I shot my first feature film, Uncle John , which premiered as part of the narrative competition at SXSW in 2015. This enabled me to transition into shooting full time. Since then I have shot 3 additional feature films as well as dozens of high profile commercial, opening title and experiential jobs. I've done spots for brands such as Allstate, Kellogg’s, Kraft, Blue Moon, 5Gum and PWC in addition to several iconic opening title sequences for streamers and brands such as Apple+, Marvel, and Netflix. I also have experience shooting music videos for well known artists such as HozierRegina Spektor  and White Reaper.

 

Meanwhile, The Replacement  was a short film that played at over 70+ film festivals worldwide and was the winner for Best Short at the Sci-Fi London Film Festival. A comedy pilot I shot premiered at SXSW in 2024.

 

In addition I have won 3 Emmy awards as well as a Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award for my work on various sports documentaries that have aired on ESPN. A passion project, Mudfest, garnered a coveted Vimeo Staff Pick.

 

The same love and excitement of movies I had as a kid has never waned. It never will. I love watching them, thinking about them, talking about them. I can do it incessantly. I frequently annoy my wife when I cannot shutup about the latest cool movie I have seen.

When I'm not working you can find me on a motorcycle, in a card room, or a bowling alley.

I'm represented by CAA.

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Feature Film

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Uncle John                                                                                            Stephen Piet                                                                                  Uncle John Productions

Manifest Evil                                                                                          Jenna Serbu                                                                                    Seven Point Five Films

You Don't Belong Here (post-production)                                      Chris McGowan                                                                              Perth Road Productions

For Ever (post-production)                                                         Frankie Nasso                                                                                         Nova Productions

Episodic / Pilot

Director / Producer

Production Company

Bettendorf Talks                                                                                   Jack C. Newell                                                                                                    Zaxie Films

Approach Alone                                                                                    Stephen Piet                                                                                                         Gaumont

Chain of Command (1 episode)                                                          Scott Boggins                                                                    National Geographic Channel

Explorer (1 episode)                                                                     David Freid                                                                                    Evolve Digital Cinema

ESPN E:60 (10 episodes)                                                             Andy Tennant                                                                                  Evolve Digital Cinema

Monster Croc Invasion                                                                          Joel Edwards                                                                                                 Animal Planet

Commercial (partial)

Director

Production Company

Club Champion "Fittervention"                                                      George Zwierzynski                                                                        Purple Stuff Productions  Apple "Mac at Work"                                                                             Rau / Jones                                                                                             One at Optimus  PWC "Align"                                                                                         Michael Martin                                                                                          Dictionary Films 

Boost Mobile                                                                                     Erin Sarofsky                                                                                                         Sarofsky  Kellogg's "Do What's Delicious"                                                 Thomas Schauer                                                                                                Merman  Blue Moon "Holiday Spark"                                                               Michael Gabriele                                                                         Daily Planet Productions                                                                     

Main Titles

Director

Production Company

Goosebumps S2                                                                                  Cat McCarthy                                                                                                            Sarofsky

Werewolf at Night                                                                                Duarte Elvas                                                                                                             Sarofsky

Friends From College                                                                          Erin Sarofsky                                                                                                             Sarofsky

Animal Planet                                                                                 Erin Sarofsky                                                                                                            Sarofsky

Music Video

Director

Label

Hozier "Nobody's Soldier"                                                                   Daniel Ryan                                                                                                          Columbia

White Reaper "Might Be Right"                                                           Daniel Ryan                                                                                                           Polyvinyl

Regina Spektor "Black and White"                                                      Daniel Ryan                                                                                                             Warner                    

Awards

 

Vimeo Staff Pick

For Mudfest

Best Cinematography, Midest Independent Film Festival

For Uncle John

 

Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award

For E:60: Qatar's World Cup

Emmy, Outstanding Sports News Anthology

For E:60

 

Emmy, Outstanding Sports Journalism

For E:60: Children of the Ring

Emmy, Outstanding Cinematography

For OTL: Breaking the Silence

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