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.

Mae pulls from her varied background as an oral historian, filmmaker, and the niece of her uncle with Down’s Syndrome—giving her a unique understanding that our society needs to work towards equality for all humans. 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.