BEING MICHELLE was directed, produced and filmed by the award-winning wife/husband duo Mae Thornton Mehra and Atin Mehra, who spent five years following Michelle and her story. They have been producing social justice and impact driven films together for over 15 years at ORANGE KITE PRODUCTIONS.
Atin was born and raised in Varanasi, India where his own struggles with abuse and discrimination drew him to stories of marginalized individuals and communities. Both Mae and Atin pride themselves on openly creative collaboration between film participants and diverse production teams, where they believe impact begins within the filmmaking process itself. In 2020, the film team co-founded the nonprofit THRIVING ROOTS INITIATIVE to further their work of social impact documentary filmmaking.