Michael J. Epstein

Directing

Biography

Michael J. Epstein is a Los Angeles filmmaker known for social-satire-horror Clickbait (2019), 70s-Euro-vampire Blood of the Tribades (2016), psychotronic-sci-fi Magnetic (2015), and the avant-mystery Ten (2014). He often co-writes, co-directs, and co-produces with his wife, Sophia Cacciola, with their production company, Launch Over.

Filmography Movies

Acting

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Hacking at Leaves

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Hacking at Leaves documents artist and hazmat-suit aficionado Johannes Grenzfurthner as he attempts to come to terms with the United States' colonial past, Navajo tribal history, and the hacker movement. The story hones in on a small tinker space in Durango, Colorado, that made significant contributions to worldwide COVID relief efforts. But things go awry when Uncle Sam interferes with the film's production.

The Once and Future Smash

5.7(0.0K)

In 1970, Mikey and William both portrayed football cannibal Smash-Mouth in the influential cult hit, End Zone 2. Now, 50 years later, only one can wear the mask.

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The Once and Future Smash

Repo Man

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I Thought His Name Was Blarche

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A woman and her questionable veterinarian search across dimensions to kill God in order to save Blanche the dog.

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I Thought His Name Was Blarche

Juxtapositional Orienting Dimension

Wake Not the DeadMOVIE

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Wake Not the Dead

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Directed by Matt Stuertz

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Wake Not the Dead

You Guys

An LA Christmas StoryMOVIE

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An LA Christmas Story

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When Sophie, a well-known internet lifestyle video blogger, posts a video searching for a "man who's not an idiot" after a break-up a month before Christmas, the video goes viral and her life is comically up-heaved into many hilarious situations. She ultimately meets Danny, a struggling stand-up comic and actor. Will the two find love deep in the heart of the craziness of Los Angeles? Find out in the edgy romantic comedy that centers itself around the most wonderful time of the year.

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An LA Christmas Story

Felix Finklestein

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Fat Fleshy Fingers

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An anthology film that tells the tales of eight hapless souls infected with a monstrous sexually transmitted parasite that holds eldritch powers over its host’s mind.

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Fat Fleshy Fingers

Young Grandfather (segment: "The King of Carrot Flowers")

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The Devil's Tail

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A young nurse begins her shift at an old city hospital. After a strange apparition one of the oldest nurse tells her that a patient, Mr. Moore, entered the hospital a few years ago. His body was completely burned after a fire. Mr. Moore was operated urgently by the doctors. But no one wanted to assist him. The pain and drugs had driven him mad... One night one of the nurses went to his room but his bed was empty ... Nothing was heard from him anymore. A bell interrupts the story. The call comes from Mr. Moore´s room…

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The Devil's Tail

Metal Guitarist (segment 'What Metal Girls Are Into')

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Solvent

4.8(0.0K)

While searching for Nazi documents in an Austrian farmhouse, a team of experts uncovers a hidden secret buried in its bowels. American expatriate Gunner S. Holbrook becomes obsessed with solving the mystery, and as his sanity wanes, he must confront an insatiable evil.

Salomé: Do Not Dance, My Daughter

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Salomé: Do Not Dance, My Daughter

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Salomé: Do Not Dance, My Daughter

Bill

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Micro-Budget Marauders: Micro-Budget Mentality

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Micro-budget filmmakers

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Micro-Budget Marauders: Micro-Budget Mentality

Himself

Production

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Meat Friend

7.0(0.0K)

When a child microwaves raw hamburger meat, it comes to life and teaches inappropriate lessons rooted in a life of crime. Is the ex-con, sentient pile of hamburger meat real, and what is the true cost of this unlikely friendship? Will Billie ever be the same?

Determined to create the ultimate pandemic film, Stephen (who apparently has never heard of an exquisite corpse) brings a team of filmmakers together, believing he has created a brand new genre of filmmaking, they recruit 20 of their friends to each shoot a segment of the film. A lot goes wrong! Michael convinces the team he can program an AI better than Amazon. Bob wasn't invited. Kate has regrets.

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The Transformations of the Transformations of the Drs. Jenkins

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The Transformations of the Transformations of the Drs. Jenkins

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The Transformations of the Transformations of the Drs. Jenkins

Writer

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The Transformations of the Transformations of the Drs. Jenkins

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The Transformations of the Transformations of the Drs. Jenkins

Producer

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Grindsploitation 2: The Lost Reels

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Horror exploitation anthology from twisted minds of filmmakers from across the globe.

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Grindsploitation 2: The Lost Reels

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Craving

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After a drug deal goes south, four heroin addicts barricade themselves in a country bar as the cops close in. Withdrawal sets in, further complicating their hostage situation, while a secret one of them is hiding could destroy them all.

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2 Die For

3.5(0.0K)

2 Die For is a horror anthology of short horror films from cult underground indie horror filmmakers from across the globe. This fast paced horror compendium of short horror films won't give you time to catch your breath, your heart will race, you will sweat uncontrollably, and you will be shocked to death. An anthology of horror stories helmed by more than 20 directors from the dark depths of horror's underground. What would you do if you only had two minutes to live? ...find out in 2 Die For.

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2 Die For

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