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H A R A B E K
is the mononym for Michael Hyon Johnson, a BlacKorean Air Force veteran and writer and director who first gained notoriety with Machinima, Inc as the artist, Harabek. Over the years, Michael/Harabek has produced award winning narrative short films, music videos, and branded content. His work focuses on characters from blue-collar, low income families, and mixed race protagonists navigating uncomfortable dark themes of belonging and identity.
Michael earned a MFA from Chapman University and is the winner of the M Film Lab 2022 Spring program. He was also selected as a mentee of the Netflix Animation Foundation's writing program, the Writer's Guild Foundation's: Veterans Writing Project; and is a VME - AT&T Veterans Media Fellow.
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