This vlog series documents my personal journey with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) at age 30, beginning on the day of my first bone marrow biopsy and following each step up to my discharge from the hospital after a bone marrow transplant. The series opens with the anxiety and uncertainty of diagnosis, capturing the bone marrow…
For years I would pass by Martin Luther King Dr. on my way to Hunting Island State Park never taking the time to pause, learn, and appreciate the history provided by Penn. While attending the University of South Carolina during the 2014 Spring Semester I took a class in photo visual communications taught by Professor…
Wood: A Family Affair is a documentary film about a family of three-generation loggers living in Little Mountain, SC. Rain or shine Richard Kinard can be found selling firewood to local community members off of Highway 76 located in Little Mountain, South Carolina. This has become a hobby for the 80 year old who has worked…
In 2018, Michael rebooted his travel documentary-vlog series Operation Adventure where he explores destinations across the southeast. This has also led him to meeting some extraordinary individuals that have inspired him to create several documentary shorts, which you can also find on this platform.
In 1994, Jody Pendarvis built a dilapidated UFO Welcome Center in rural Bowman, South Carolina, which quickly became a popular destination for travelers and tourist alike. Last summer while location scouting, Faith Creech and Michael Tolbert stumbled upon this unique attraction and immediately knew they needed it for the film. They even based the character Jericho (Jon…
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