Michael Minard was born in Waterloo, IA and grew up in a small town called Readlyn. He graduated from Hawkeye Community College with an associates degree in Digital Mass Media. Michael made several student films, but have sense pushed his abilities with his directorial debut All Roads End. Which will find the film festival circuit in 2022. He has also made three multi-award winning short films including Hollow Walls, The Entity, and From the Void. In June of 2022, Michael also completed his first feature length film called You Should Have Killed Me, which will debut in the summer of 2023 through Bayview Entertainment. With that being said, Michael is currently an Emmy winning commercial videographer at KWWL, and has extensive experience on set including sound design, running multiple cameras, and even directing a crew of over 20 people.