Michael Joseph McDonald is an American filmmaker and writer who co-directs films with people with intellectual disabilities, using a method he calls adaptive filmmaking. His animated short Freebird (2021), co-directed with Joe Bluhm, won the jury prize for best animated short at the Chicago International Children's Film Festival, qualifying it for the Academy Awards. His documentary 6,000 Waiting (2021) won Best Short Documentary at the Montreal Independent Film Festival, and On Loneliness was nominated for a Webby Award. He also made the documentary series As I Am, filmed in twelve countries. His work has been screened at the White House, the United Nations and at the request of Pope Francis. A former disability caregiver and ghostwriter, he founded the nonprofit production company Everable.
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