DIRECTOR & SHOWRUNNER
As the principal director and owner of the production company Second Wind Creative, Micah has been awarded multiple Emmy’s for his work and has earned the trust of some of the top television networks in the world, including ESPN, Showtime, Peacock, NFL Network, Netflix, Fox Sports, NBC Sports, CBS Sports, Big 10 Network, Golf Channel, Uninterrupted, and Bleacher Report.
In 2017 he made his long form documentary debut with Showtime’s Prison Fighters; 5 Rounds to Freedom, about a prison in Thailand that allows inmates to fight for their freedom. The documentary earned him a nomination for documentary of the year at the 2018 Cynopsis awards and was praised by critics as a “borderline masterpiece” for it’s complicated morale premise.
Brown’s feature length documentary Chuck & Tito is part of ESPN’s illustrious “30 for 30” docuseries and chronicles the hot and cold relationship between MMA fighters Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz - from the very start of the UFC , through it’s rise in popularity, to the present day.
He recently served as the Director and Showrunner for John Cena’s 8 part series WWE Evil on Peacock. Each hour episode explored the real life motivations behind WWE’s greatest heels turning to the dark side and why society loves bad guys.
In addition to being an accomplished director, he is also a regular producer/cinematographer and editor on Emmy award winning programs like: All Access (Showtime), E:60 (ESPN), SC Featured (ESPN), College GameDay (ESPN), NFL Countdown (ESPN), NFL 360 (NFL Network) and Last Chance U (Netflix).
PROJECTS THAT INTEREST ME.
There is nothing more powerful than telling a true story in a unique and powerful way. For me, a great story all comes down to conflict & stakes. Does the character have to have something that they love more than anything in the world and the real fear that they that might lose it? Is there a real consequence if they do?
That’s why I love making films centered around sports. The characters have pressure. Pressure reveals character.
As a former college athlete, I have a unique perspective on the sports world. Not only have I experienced what it’s like to compete at a high level, I’ve also worked directly for numerous coaching staffs and have built relationships with some of the top entertainers in the industry. But it is not the athletes accomplishment that get me excited about the story.
In my mind, the sport is just a vessel that creates natural stakes for the super hero like character. I am more interested in the human side of the story. Who are they? What motivates them? How are they just like the rest of us?
I gravitate toward complicated, imperfect, anti hero characters. Perfect characters and Wikipedia reports are not very interesting. I want to know the person behind the accomplishments. For that reason, I prefer to focus on unique subcultures/unseen worlds (Prison Fighters) or films that humanize its heroes through vulnerability (Chuck & Tito) or projects that go beyond the surface and explore the psyche and their impacts on pop culture (WWE Evil).
I am a big believer in using themes to ground the films message (forgiveness, identity, fear - are some I have addressed) and always look for ways to find a connection with non sports fans through emotions we all face. - Micah
