Michael writes and produces elevated genre and prestige projects for film and television. Michael and his company, A Major Production, co-produced Carson Lund’s comedy-drama Eephus, which premiered in the Directors’ Fortnight section of the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, won “Best First Film” at the New York Film Critics Circle awards, and made the New York Times’ “Best Movies of 2025” list. Michael also wrote and produced Torn (starring John Heard, Faran Tahir, Mahnoor Baloch, and Dendrie Taylor) which premiered at the Rhode Island International Film Festival where it won Best Feature Film.

Michael recently completed post-production on Gabe Klinger’s Isabel (starring Marina Person, Caio Horowicz, and John Ortiz) which he produced with Rodrigo Teixeira. Michael is also currently producing his screenplay Only Apparently Real based on the true story of a break-in at Philip K. Dick’s house in 1971. The film stars Paul Giamatti as Phil opposite Natasha Lyonne and Bill Hader, with Alex Buono directing.

In addition to working in film and television, Michael served as a member of the Board of Trustees of the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, and co-founded and served as the Chief Creative Officer of Aftershock Comics, which won the New Publisher of the Year Diamond Gem Award after its inaugural year. Prior to that, Michael was an early employee at Facebook (where he was the Chief Privacy Officer) and eBay.

Michael is a current member of the WGA, and is represented by Ross Wiggins at UTA.