HARABEK is the mononym for Michael Hyon Johnson; a BlacKorean Air Force veteran, writer, and director who gained notoriety with Machinima, Inc. Over the years, he has produced award winning narrative short films, music videos, and branded content.

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His work focuses on characters from working class, low-income families and mixed-race protagonists searching for identity and belonging.

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Michael has earned a MFA from Chapman University and is the winner of the 2022 M Film Lab Spring Fellowship. He was also selected as a mentee of the Netflix Animation Foundation's writing program, the Veterans Writing Project, and is a VME - AT&T/Warner Media Fellow.