About Human Interest Films
At Human Interest Films, Inc., we love what we do! We passionately believe that a fun, collaborative production experience goes hand in hand with creating exceptional content for our clients. Our production teams are the best of the best, and we bring the highest level of professionalism and craftsmanship to every project. No matter what the subject is, we know that the best stories are human stories — and that the best films make us think, feel, laugh, cry and ultimately leave us transformed and inspired.
Human Interest Films, Inc. was founded by Emmy-winning producer, director, writer and production executive Mike DeWitt. Mike began his television career at PBS flagship station WNET/Thirteen in New York City. He went on to write, produce and direct dozens of television documentaries and public affairs programs for PBS, History, Discovery, Lifetime and A+E before starting Human Interest Films, Inc. in 2009. Since then, he has produced, directed and/or written hundreds of documentaries, commercials, event videos, educational videos, promos and PSA’s for Human Interest’s diverse range of clients. Mike works closely with Human Interest’s clients on all aspects of production — from strategy, messaging, scripting and production logistics through delivery of the final product. Mike has been a member of the Directors Guild of America since 2006.
TV and Documentary Credits (Partial): Delta Jews (PBS, 1999); Justice Files (Discovery, 1999); Election 2000: Taking the Fifth (WNET/Thirteen, 2000); Biography (A&E Networks, 2000-2008); On the Inside (Discovery, 2000); Raise the Alabama! (History, 2002); Our Genes/Our Choices (PBS, 2003); North Mission Road (Court TV, 2006); Expose: America’s Investigative Reports (PBS, 2006-7); Worse Than War (PBS, 2009); It’s Everybody’s Business (MSNBC, 2010); Wide Angle (PBS, 2010); Blueprint America (PBS, 2010); Who Do You Think You Are? (TLC, 2015); Night of Too Many Stars (Comedy Central, 2012-15); Original Sin (Nat Geo, 2016); Life, Magnified (2018, A+E Networks).
Brand and Nonprofit Clients (Partial): The Ad Council, A+E Networks, America Online, Arthritis Foundation, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, City National Bank, Colorado Law, Comcast, Comedy Central, Eisner Health, Emerge America, FEMA, Gabriella Foundation, Google, Hospital Association of Southern California, IBM, Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles, JHPIEGO, LA’s Promise, Lifetime, LinkedIn, Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation, Macy’s, MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger, Microsoft, New York Law School, Platinum Equity, PwC, Saban Community Clinic, Storycorps, Swell, Team Detroit, UCLA School of Law, The UPS Store, University of Phoenix, United Brotherhood of Carpenters, United States Department of Health and Human Services, United States Department of Homeland Security, Youth Advocate Programs Inc.