He's been making films since the 1980s. He founded Teddy Bear Films, a non-profit organization, in 1999 when he was about to start a documentary about Wal-Mart. He was concerned that the corporation might sue him. If they did, he wanted the headlines to read "Wal-Mart sues Teddy Bear". His extensive and impressive bio can be found at http://teddybearfilms.com/about/