Armed with a global perspective and a burning desire to tell the difficult stories unfolding on the world stage daily, Michael Davie is one of the freshest voices in documentary filmmaking today. His ease in front of and behind the camera sets him apart from the pack.

For his work as lead correspondent on National Geographic's Ultimate Explorer episode "Liberia: American Dream?" Davie won the prestigious Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award in 2005, TV's equivalent of the Pulitzer Prize. Jurors awarding the prize commented, "National Geographic's team showed both courage and insight. Before and after the team was evacuated in a U.S. helicopter, they documented stories of massacres, divided families, armed rebel gangs and a humanitarian crisis that spilled over into Sierra Leone. Despite the horror and remoteness of the story to most American viewers, this program is a compelling example of the important role international coverage can play in informing an American audience." For this show, Davie and his team also won the Overseas Press Club's 66th Edward R. Murrow Award for Best TV Interpretation or Documentary of Foreign Affairs, competing against all the major networks.

In 1999 Davie traveled through the camps in Albania and Kosovo to interview young refugees about their experiences. The resulting documentary, War Child, earned Davie his first Emmy Award. Davie also created and produced a series for the National Geographic Channel; World Diaries chronicles the lives of people on the front lines of political, cultural, and environmental change.

He is currently wrapping up a five-year feature film project that promises to awaken and inspire us all about universal struggles and triumphs far from home.

Adventures in Guerrilla Documentary Filmmaking
In this candid presentation, Davie shares his experiences as a documentary filmmaker working in difficult and dangerous situations, covering human crises around the world. Through numerous video clips and anecdotes he shares his passion for the medium and explains how, for him, the benefits outweigh the risks.