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Michael
Lienau
PRODUCER/DIRECTOR PROFILE
When
Mount St. Helens erupted on May 18, 1980, 20-year old Michael Lienau was the
first cinematographer to photograph the devastation around the mountain from
the ground, risking his life to gather the images the world was waiting for.
Caught in the second largest eruption, the camera crew barely escaped with
their lives.
Michael's
dramatic footage was seen worldwide, and his unforgettable experience on the
mountain fueled a life-long desire to communicate his story and those of other
eyewitnesses in a dramatic television special titled, “THE FIRE BELOW
US: Remembering Mount St. Helens.” A seven time award winner, “THE
FIRE BELOW US,” aired several times in the U.S. on National Geographic
Explorer, and internationally on various networks.
Due to his experience and knowledge with this subject, Michael has become an invaluable resource on Mount St. Helens and other volcanoes, earthquakes, and natural disasters, and has contributed to segments on major television networks.
Michael
also co-produced a CBS Movie-of-the-Week "Not Our Son,” based on
his multiple award winning documentary “Portrait of a Serial Arsonist”
about America’s most prolific serial arsonist. This dramatic and compelling
film told the heartbreakingly true-life story of a man who discovered his
own son was committing dozens of arsons, and then had to decide whether to
turn him in to authorities.
Other
documentaries by Michael include a two-part series on racial reconciliation
titled “Healing America’s Wounds;” “Return of the Raven,”
(PBS) profiling the only Native American to take a stand against the US Government
and win; “Tell the World about Us,” an untold story of the fate
of some of the US MIA-POWS in Vietnam and their families; “Mexico City:
The Alarming Giant,” a documentary report on the unique challenges this
city faces.
For over 25 years Michael has produced and directed award-winning documentaries, worked in syndicated television, features, commercials, and news. His work has been seen on ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, Good Morning America, The Today Show, National Geographic Explorer, Dateline NBC, NHK, BBC, EOTV, and many others.
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