Michael FearonDirector &ProducerDirector& ProducerBasedFocusPracticeProduction companyMichael Fearon is a documentary director & producer from the San Francisco Bay Area. His thesis film, Seasons, about an organic vegetable farm in New Jersey, won a Student Academy Award and was distributed by The New Yorker in 2022.

Michael’s work has been shown at festivals across the US including Mountainfilm, DCEFF, and Big Sky.

Leaving the PointDirector, Producer, Editor2025

SeasonsDirector, Producer, Cinematographer, Editor2022

PlanetwalkerCo-producer2024

The Cabin ChroniclesField producer2021

Food I Think About When I Think About CyclingProducer2024

Michael FearonMichael Fearon is a documentary director & producer based in the San Francisco Bay Area. His thesis film, Seasons, about an organic vegetable farm in New Jersey, won a Student Academy Award and was distributed by The New Yorker in 2022.Director & ProducerMichael served as a field producer on multiple episodes of The Cabin Chronicles, produced by Blue Chalk Media and now streaming on HBO Max. While working at Encompass Films in Truckee, CA, Michael co-produced Planetwalker, a short documentary about the legendary environmentalist Dr. John Francis. The film was distributed by the LA Times and Bloomberg in 2024 and was shortlisted for an Oscar.PlanetwalkerMichael’s 2025 film Leaving the Point documented the closures of historic ranches in Point Reyes National Seashore, and premiered at the Mill Valley Film Festival. Michael’s work has been shown at festivals across the US including Mountainfilm, DCEFF, and Big Sky.Selected WorkDirector & ProducerStories with impactMore AboutMichael Fearon is a documentary director & producer from the San Francisco Bay Area. His thesis film, Seasons, about an organic vegetable farm in New Jersey, won a Student Academy Award and was distributed by The New Yorker in 2022.San FranciscoBay AreaPeople, place & environmental changeDirector & ProducerMichael FearonDocumentary director & producer

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