Mike Shum (b. Denver, CO, 1985) is an independent filmmaker who specializes in documentary cinematography and journalism. He started his career in video news reporting, filming and producing for The New York Times, France 24, CNN, Time Magazine and National Geographic. In 2017, he made his first feature length documentary, Hondros, as producer and director of photography which was distributed by Netflix. He transitioned into television collaborating with Al Jazeera’s Witness Series with the documentary, Cold War Family Reunion, featuring the Inupiak Tribe on Little Diomede, Alaska reuniting with Russian-Inupiak family members. He later served as Director of Photography for the documentary, Predator on the Reservation – a Wall Street Journal and PBS Frontline investigation into the systemic failures of Indian Health Services to protect children from a predatory doctor.

In 2023, Shum made his feature length directorial debut with Police on Trial, a PBS Frontline documentary that follows the city of Minneapolis in the 2 years after George Floyd’s murder. As an Asian-American born to immigrant parents from Hong Kong, he looks to incorporate empathy and curiosity with the goal of challenging normative perspectives in the media landscape today.