Anything But Ordinary is the summation of a variety of projects spearheaded by creator and producer Michael McCleary. Originally created and filmed to be a TV series with an eye toward PBS distribution, the production team spent 3 years filming interviews across the United States and Canada. Mike’s goal was to define the true meaning of success by interviewing ordinary, non-famous people who were living their dreams and passions. Interviews were spread across a broad spectrum of individuals (entrepreneurs, musicians, doctors, actors, writers, executives, and more) in a manner similar to a scientific research project, with a series of the same questions asked of each individual.
Currently Anything But Ordinary will make its debut into the marketplace as a documentary film entitled, An Anything But Ordinary Journey. The film follows Mike’s quest to create a TV series from scratch with little TV production experience. The film follows Mike as he asks interviewees a series of questions about Change, Perseverance and Faith, which then leads to the focus question of the documentary, “What is Success?”
An Anything But Ordinary Journey weaves the stories shared with Mike during interviews, along with his own. The film also addresses the time Mike spent developing the project, and what he learned building his own company, Beacon Media, LLC.
With a dream and a desire to encourage viewers to start asking questions about the direction their lives have taken, Mike put together a team and created a self-financed production on a spartan budget. His journey led him to locations as diverse as a funeral home in Ontario, Canada, to a private jet in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
