The Trailer - Do it For Daniel

A Community’s Labor of Love

who sees the documentary?

The Do It For Daniel documentary, produced and directed by husband and wife duo, Mike Berens and Kammi Young-Berens of ShortyWevo Productions, took 5 years to complete and has been a labor of love. Completing this project would not have been possible without tremendous community support, the Olson family’s vulnerability, the lovely people of Ishpeming, MI and folks across the country who’ve donated their time, money and knowledge. Since its completion, Coach Jeff Olson (Daniel’s father) has taken the documentary to 80+ schools in the Midwest & facilitated 150 presentations to communities, hospitals, universities & many other organizations in the Olson family’s quest to erase mental health stigma.

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The Do It For Daniel Production + Crew

This Movie is Saving Lives

It can be hard to tell who is suffering with the disease of mental illness—perhaps yourself or someone you love. Please know that you are not alone and if you are looking for words of encouragement, read the words of folks who’ve seen the Do It For Daniel documentary. If you would like to bring Do It For Daniel and Coach Jeff Olson to your school or community, please contact us. Finally, and most importantly, we would like to thank the wonderful people of Ishpeming, Michigan for their hospitality (shout out to Congress Pizzas!), the Olson family for opening their hearts and home to us and to Ishpeming High School for helping to shape future generations. 

-The ShortyWevo Crew

Mike & Kammi Berens

Michael Berens Co-Director/Producer

Michael is a freelance camera operator shooting sports & music in the Detroit area for over 25 years. His clients include Fox Sports Detroit, Fox, CBS, NBC, ESPN, ABC, Big Ten Network & TNT. Michael has worked for all the local teams in the Detroit area shooting basketball, baseball, hockey & football. He has worked hundreds of events at the University of Michigan & Michigan State University shooting college sports. Michael has shot hundreds of music concerts in Detroit, at Pine Knob & The Palace of Auburn Hills. He currently shoots the Detroit Pistons, Redwings, Tigers & travels around the country shooting college football for ABC/ESPN. As a person that loves documentaries, Michael produced “Do It For Daniel” with his wife Kammi. They hoped to learn more about depression & mental health by telling Daniel Olson’s story. The goal... to change the stigma of the MEDICAL disease of depression. Help family, & friends that are fighting this disease & save lives. Michael lives in Troy, Michigan with his wife Kammi. They have two great children Abbey & Gabe.

Kammi Young-Berens Co-Director, Producer/Writer

Kammi went to school at the Recording Institute of Detroit for sound engineering & has worked every Detroit Pistons game for the last 25 years as a audio assistant. She also works in the Detroit Pistons front office as a Broadcast Coordinator. Her family has suffered greatly from mental illness & as a result, she felt she needed to help educate others & do something positive to change the world for the better. She is also a volunteer with “Free Mom Hugs” of Michigan helping LGBTQ youth. She lives with her husband, Michael in Troy, Michigan and has two wonderful grown children. Abbey, who is 24 & a medical assistant for a pediatrician in Lapeer, Michigan. Gabe who is 19 and studying ballet at Mercyhurst University in Pennsylvania.

Jason Schultz, Lead Editor, Co-Producer, B-Roll Director

Jason has been writing, producing, directing, and editing video in Metro Detroit for over two decades. Early achievements include music videos with multiple Detroit Music Award nominations, being voted Real Detroit’s ‘Best of Detroit’ Music Video Producer in 2012 & 2013, and creating the 'Hallelujah' music video and a live concert DVD for Jeff Gutt (currently lead singer of Stone Temple Pilots). He was voted Metro Times 'Best of Detroit' Filmmaker in 2015. In 2016 he served as co-producer, lead editor, b- roll director, and music supervisor on the feature length documentary 'Do It For Daniel', a film focused on raising awareness for those suffering from anxiety and depression. Working on the project had a profound impact on Jason and stands strong as what he describes to be his most memorable, transformative, and meaningful collaboration to date. Schultz has also written and directed hundreds of TV commercials, mini-marketing videos and short-form documentaries for countless businesses in Metro Detroit including Quality Metalcraft (Highlighting Stain-less Steel Fabrication for the Motor City Casino), Paxahau (3 Part Documentary on the History of The Detroit Electronic Music Festival), and Camilo Pardo (lead designer of the 2005 Ford GT). He also taught Digital Media Arts at Specs Howard School from 2011-2013, and co-founded former Royal Oak Art Gallery 323East & marketing agency Ohm Creative Group (both of which he left in 2009 to pursue other ventures). Jason now serves as EP/ Executive Director for Collective Age Creative, a boutique agency specializing in video marketing for all businesses and individuals on a variety of budgets. Collective Age serves as the umbrella company to Testimonials365.com and Disruptive Face Media. Schultz credits all his success to his Faith in Jesus Christ. www.CollectiveAgeCreative.com

*This website serves as a resource. If you or someone you know is in crisis or requires immediate assistance, please contact a professional for help or see our resources page for more info.