Two years have now gone by since we started The 80/20 Project. Amazing, isn’t it? Back then the idea was to establish a web site and eventually make a documentary of Mike’s life. Of course, every time you embark on this kind of an adventure, your objectives change and evolve, most of the time for the better. At first, we wanted to document Mike’s life living with a severe mental illness in producing a classic documentary film of his coping skills. But then we discovered that the better way of doing this was through an educational DVD. This way people living with a mental illness and the people close to them could use it as a tool to understand how Mike has become the human being he is today.

The web site is still there after two years of gathering information like blogs, videocast and movie episodes. Altogether, hundreds of articles have been written, 17 movie episodes and 29 videocast episodes. We are very proud of all these interviews. The technology we use to produce these episodes has considerably gotten better since 2006. It is now possible to broadcast live Mike’s presentations on the web through the Mogulus Network. We are very excited about this because of the many possibilities that live broadcasting gives to Midacom.

And what about Mike’s dream of speaking in front of large audiences?

This objective was also there from day 1. I think that it is more alive now than ever before. Mike has continued to present to audiences in the greater Montreal area. He is not only doing a better job as a presenter but he is also getting more and more attention from mainstream media. Mike was part of The Globe and Mail‘s recent special coverage of people living with a mental illness across Canada. He was also interviewed by CTV News-Montreal in a 3 minute report that was aired just before Christmas. Both were great successes and he got recognition and praise for his perseverance and dedication.

Dear Mike, I am very proud of your involvement in this project. You are a model not only for those that suffer from a mental illness but to everyone that searches for there own light. You give hope to those that need it the most. Continue on this path and all shall be well. Long live Mike’s Story.

Daniel Gervais
Film Director