Steve  Michelson is the Executive Producer for Specialty Studios and the Video Project. The company is celebrating it 28th year in 2012 and focuses on films about the Environment, Social Justice and Sustainability.  He has functioned as the Executive Producer on many award-winning films including Climb Against the Odds (1998), Oil on Ice (2004), Crude Impact (2006), Burning the Future (2008) River of Renewal (2009) Power Paths (2009) and Scarred Lands and Wounded Lives (2010). He has currently commenced production on In Our Own Hands a health related story about the epidemic in neuroimmune disorders like Autism and ADHD.  In 2001 he opened the Studio at Lobitos Creek Ranch that specializes in providing production and completion services for documentary producers.  He has served four terms as a Governor with the National Academy for Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) and is the recipient of the Gilbert Award from the San Francisco Bay Area film community for his contributions to the industry. Steve was the co-founder of One Pass Inc., San Francisco’s largest production service from 1975-1988.