Michael Moore, the celebrated American documentary filmmaker and author, enraptures audiences with his incendiary style and progressive political beliefs. Moore’s films delve into urgent current events and socio-political matters in the United States that the mainstream media often overlooks or sugarcoats.

Moore burst onto the scene with his 1989 debut film Roger & Me, wherein he exposed the economic devastation caused by General Motors’ plant shutdowns in his hometown of Flint, Michigan. The film was a sensation, catapulting Moore’s career as a documentary filmmaker into the stratosphere. In the years since, he has helmed several other controversial and lauded documentaries, including the Academy Award-winning Bowling for Columbine, the record-breaking Fahrenheit 9/11, and the thought-provoking Capitalism: A Love Story.

Apart from his cinematic exploits, Moore has penned and published five nonfiction books on American politics and current events. He is the founder of the Traverse City Film Festival and the Michigan Theater. Moore’s audacious views have earned him both accolades and condemnation, as he employs satire and hyperbole to underscore political and societal issues. He remains an iconic and influential figure in American media and documentary filmmaking.