I am very proud of this film and I hope that you have enjoyed it. I wonder what has happened to Mike in the years since I shot this and I hope that he is happy, and safe… and wealthy. I barely knew him, yet, I was extremely lucky to interact with him and get this amazing glimpse into his life.
I hope that he finds this film online and contacts me. More importantly, I hope he likes what the final product has become. I have always hated the sensationalism and exploitative aspect of the TV news, and the media in general. I hope that I presented a fair, honest, and accurate portrait of who Mike was back in the summer of 2000. I hope he doesn't feel exploited or taken advantage of. If so, I have failed.
Ultimately the reason I set out to do this project was the same reason Mike did: to change the way people think about gays and to open up their minds. Hopefully we did that.
-Jeff