Mike Wilson (filmmaker)
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Mike WilsonMike Wilson (born February 18, 1976, in Moberly, Missouri
Moberly, Missouri
Moberly is a city in Randolph County, Missouri, United States. According to the 2008 census bureau estimate, the population was 14,227. The city was incorporated 1868. The Moberly Micropolitan Statistical Area consists of Randolph County....

 is an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 documentary filmmaker, known for the 2004 documentary Michael Moore Hates America
Michael Moore Hates America
Michael Moore Hates America is a documentary film directed by Mike Wilson that criticizes director Michael Moore. It premiered September 12, 2004, in Dallas, Texas, at the American Film Renaissance film festival.-Details:...

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Wilson is a libertarian
Libertarianism
Libertarianism, in the strictest sense, is the political philosophy that holds individual liberty as the basic moral principle of society. In the broadest sense, it is any political philosophy which approximates this view...

 and an atheist and a writer for Andrew Breitbart's
Andrew Breitbart
Andrew Breitbart is an American publisher, commentator for the Washington Times, author, an occasional guest commentator on various news programs who has served as an editor for the Drudge Report website...

 Big Hollywood. He owns Odd Lamps Productions, a company that creates political commercials for candidates across the country, including US Senate candidates Chuck DeVore and Joe Miller, and US Representative Chip Cravaack.

Films

Wilson reported that he got the idea to make Michael Moore Hates America because he felt Bowling for Columbine
Bowling for Columbine
Bowling for Columbine is a 2002 documentary film written, directed, produced, and narrated by Michael Moore. The film explores what Michael Moore suggests are the causes for the Columbine High School massacre and other acts of violence with guns...

had misleading facts and offensive, false statements made by Moore. Wilson has stated in interviews that he was inspired to make Michael Moore Hates America after many in the mainstream media reported his works as fact, rather than works of opinion.

During the press tour for Michael Moore Hates America Wilson made an appearance on a segment of The Daily Show
The Daily Show
The Daily Show , is an American late night satirical television program airing each Monday through Thursday on Comedy Central. The half-hour long show premiered on July 21, 1996, and was hosted by Craig Kilborn until December 1998...

with Samantha Bee
Samantha Bee
Samantha Bee is a Canadian comedic actress and author best known as a cast member on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.-Early life:Bee was born in Toronto, Ontario into an unconventional family...

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In an interview on the podcast
Podcast
A podcast is a series of digital media files that are released episodically and often downloaded through web syndication...

 "Double Feature" he released new information about another project called Marlon's Hands and a documentary on boxing called "Northern Fights".

Wilson lives in Minneapolis with his significant other and two children.

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