At Human Interest Films, we are experts in the art of message-driven storytelling.

Year after year, our clients trust us with their most important, high-profile projects thanks to the collaborative, professional and thoroughly enjoyable experience that the Human Interest Films team consistently provides.

Human Interest Films, Inc. was founded by Emmy-winning producer, director, writer and production executive Mike DeWitt. A graduate of Wesleyan University in Connecticut, 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. Mike works closely with Human Interest’s clients on all aspects of production — from strategy, messaging, and production logistics through delivery of the final product. He has been a member of the Directors Guild of America since 2008.

TV and Documentary Credits (Partial): Delta Jews (PBS, 1999); Justice Files (Discovery, 1999); Taking the Fifth (WNET/Thirteen, 2000); Biography (A&E Networks, 2000-2008); 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 [Writer] (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).

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, 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, 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.