Michele was always fascinated by moving images and started collecting 8mm and Super 8mm films on a regular basis from the age of seven. At the age of 17 he began collecting 35 mm theatrical prints of all his beloved films in earnest, whilst attending a screenwriting class taught by some of Italy’s grand masters of cinema like Nanny Loy, Suso Cecchi D'amico, and Luigi Filippo D'Amico. Under their tutelage, Michele learnt the art of writing for both the big and the small screen.

After graduation from Law School, the chance of a lifetime was given to him at the age of 22, when infamous director Andrew White asked him to be assistant director on the rarely seen Italian slasher epic Massacre. Working on a film set was a dream come true for the young film enthusiast, and that first experience as an assistant led to years of working in movies, TV shows, commercials and documentaries as a first assistant director, production manager, executive producer and screenwriter for the likes of Lu