Michelle Ferrari, writer of the PBS series "Reporting America at War", has been creating innovative and critically acclaimed documentary narratives for more than a decade. She was the writer of the PBS special "Out of the Past" and the "American Experience" documentary "Seabiscuit", which earned her a 2003 Primetime Emmy nomination. Her work also has been seen on HBO and Cinemax and has received honors from the Writers Guild of America, the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Awards, and film festivals nationwide. She lives in New York City.