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RIP Ted V. Mikels (1929-2016)

Mourning the loss of my good friend, filmmaker Ted V. Mikels. You can never prepare to lose someone you love. I am devastated. He inspired me in so many ways. He was a wizard, magician and storyteller. He taught me how to use cameras and edit, and the film business, but most importantly he taught me how to persevere. I even lived in his home in Las Vegas for a month, where we had martinis together each night, played slots at the casino, painted and built props, and daisy-chained an endless number of hard drives. I confided in him, and we had grand lunches and dinners at his royal table with Shanti, his filmmaking partner (She taught me to push my chair in.) So many great times and so much laughter followed Ted. He lived life to the fullest, not one sprocket hole out of place.

-- Kevin Sean Michaels

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