Michael J. Epstein

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Known For Directing

Known Credits 115

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Michael Epstein

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Michael J. Epstein

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.

Known For

Directing

2024		Open Wide … Director
2024		Smash the Competition … Director
2024		Aerospace Engineering … Director
2024		Dear Diary … Director
2024		Blender Memories … Director
2024		Fly Route on the Wall … Director

2022

… Director

2021		I Thought His Name Was Blarche … Director
2021		The Transformations of the Transformations of the Drs. Jenkins … Director

2020		7 Sins … Director
2020		Pride … Director

2019		I Am an Addict … Director
2019		The Dial Tone of Doom … Director
2019		Half-Cocked … Assistant Director
2019		Umbilicus Desidero … Director
2019		Dirty D: Jelly … Director
2019		Clickbait … Director

2018		60 Seconds 2 Die: 60 Seconds to Die 2 … Director
2018		Conspiracy X … Director
2018		A Taste of Phobia … Director
2018		Trashsploitation … Director

2017		60 Seconds to Die … Director
2017		Tales from the Grave (1 episode) … Director

2016		Grindsploitation 2: The Lost Reels … Director
2016		The Blood Is the Life … Director
2016		Blood of the Tribades … Director

2015		Magnetic … Director
2015		Bring Us Your Women … Director
2015		For the Love of Metamorphosis … Director

2014

… Director

Acting

—		Onlyfangs as Monster Hunter
—		Worthless as Gary
—		Robot Dracula as Reynolds / Bobby Zombert / RoboCock
—		An LA Christmas Story as Felix Finklestein
—		Wake Not the Dead as You Guys

2025

as Reynolds/RoboCock/Bobby Zombert

2024		Solvent as Nazi
2024		Psycho Ape!! Part II: The Wrath of Kong
2024		Hacking at Leaves as Self

2023		Bloody Bridget as Attacker
2023		Fat Fleshy Fingers as Young Grandfather (segment: "The King of Carrot Flowers")

2022		Salomé: Do Not Dance, My Daughter as Bill
2022		The Once and Future Smash as Repo Man
2022		In the Dark

2021		The Devil's Tail as Metal Guitarist
2021		I Thought His Name Was Blarche as Juxtapositional Orienting Dimension
2021		Philia as Dave (segment: Mythophilia)
2021		The Transformations of the Transformations of the Drs. Jenkins as Dr. Jenkins / Dr. Jenkins / Self
2021		Sitting Duck as Burglar
2021		Micro-Budget Marauders: Micro-Budget Mentality as Himself
2021		Microbudget Marauders 3 as Self
2021		The Big Steep as Keeper of the kettle

2020		Micro-Budget Marauders 3: Marketing and Distribution as Himself
2020		Happy Horror Days as Mr. Keane (St. Patrick's Day)
2020		Brides of Satan as Dewdrop
2020		Bloodhound as Renfield
2020		7 Sins as Pentheus (segment: Pride)
2020		Dinogore
2020		Pride as Pentheus

2019		I Am an Addict as The Pyromaniac (Segment: "Pyromania")
2019		Half-Cocked as Hooligan
2019		Merde as Inmate Harvey
2019		Sugar Off The Button
2019		Clickbait as Hollywood Juggler, Donald Trump

2018		Behind the Force: Making the Streets Run Red as Self
2018		60 Seconds 2 Die: 60 Seconds to Die 2 as safe cracker (segment: "Poisoned")
2018		The Shackling as couch TV couple
2018		Leopard (Part II) as Dave
2018		Leopard (Part I) as Dave
2018		A Taste of Phobia as Elijah (segment "Somniphobia")
2018		Dept. of Reincarnation as Urinator
2018		2 Die For as Barista (segment: "With Whip"), Murderer (segment: "Witness")
2018		Glossary of Broken Dreams as DeForest Schbeibi

2017		Swipe Right as Bill
2017		What Metal Girls Are Into as Metal Guitarist
2017		Hipster Ghost as Michael

2016		Magnetostatic Systems Training Video No. 108: The Making of Magnetic as Self
2016		Grindsploitation as Bad Guy #1 (segment "John Smith")
2016		Weekend Vampire as Goth band drummer
2016		The Blood Is the Life as music as Self
2016		El Loco Nihilismo as Pierre Kubiak, Paper Connoisseur
2016		PATCH POLYESTER ~ EVIL CLOWN EVIL
2016		Idioms Origins Volume 1 as Store Clerk
2016		Chainsaw Maidens from Hell as Party Band

2015		Planchette as Killer
2015		Los Locos Dientes as Patients
2015		Magnetic as Subject of painting (uncredited)
2015		Bring Us Your Women as King Solomon (segment "Queen of Sheba")
2015		For the Love of Metamorphosis

2014		A Trip to Spektor Island: Behind-the-Scenes of TEN as Self
2014		Uncut as Self - Red Team Captain
2014		Ten as Subject of painting

2013		Fat as Dinner party guest #1
2013		The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library: Amylee as Animated band member
2013		El Loco Ojo as Number 6 / Subject of Painting

2012		Darling Pet Munkee Presents: Creature Double Feature as Dirt Thief
2012		Los Locos Manos as Subject of Painting

2005

as Alien Horde

Sound

—		Bart & Bobbi Kill Each Other … Sound Re-Recording Mixer
—		Wake Not the Dead … Sound Mixer … Boom Operator

2025

… Sound

2023

… Sound

2022		Reel Trouble … Sound
2022		Memento Mori … Sound Designer
2022		Meat Friend … Sound

2020		7 Sins … Music
2020		Darling Pet Monkey … Sound Recordist … Sound Re-Recording Mixer
2020		Pride … Original Music Composer

2019		Eagle Rock … Sound Mixer
2019		Direct to Video: Straight to Video Horror of the 90s … Sound
2019		Half-Cocked … Sound Re-Recording Mixer
2019		Re-Home … Sound Recordist … Boom Operator
2019		Clickbait … Sound Re-Recording Mixer … Original Music Composer

2018		60 Seconds 2 Die: 60 Seconds to Die 2 … Music … Sound
2018		Conspiracy X … Sound … Music
2018		Leopard (Part II) … Sound
2018		Leopard (Part I) … Sound Re-Recording Mixer
2018		A Taste of Phobia … Sound … Music
2018		Manos Returns … Sound Re-Recording Mixer
2018		Dept. of Reincarnation … Sound
2018		2 Die For … Music
2018		Trashsploitation … Music

2017		The Greatest Question Facing the Future of Science and Robotics … Sound
2017		Hipster Ghost … Sound … Music
2017		For a Good Time, Call... … Sound Mixer … Boom Operator
2017		Dyin' Ryan … Sound

2016		Party Time: The Music of Return of the Living Dead … Sound
2016		Blood of the Tribades … Sound … Original Music Composer

2015		Gay Jesus … Sound Mixer
2015		Innsmouth … Sound Mixer … Boom Operator
2015		Planchette … Sound Recordist … Boom Operator … Music
2015		Magnetic … Original Music Composer
2015		For the Love of Metamorphosis … Sound
2015		The Ungovernable Force … Sound Mixer … Boom Operator … Sound Editor

2014

… Sound Editor

Editing

2025

… Editor

2024

… Editor

2023		Kill Dolly Kill … Editor
2023		Fat Fleshy Fingers … Editor

2022		Reel Trouble … Editor
2022		13 Minutes of Horror: Sci-Fi Horror … Editor
2022		Memento Mori … Editor
2022		Meat Friend … Editor

2020		Bloodhound … Editor
2020		7 Sins … Editor
2020		Consider the Titanic … Editor
2020		Disco Graveyard … Editor
2020		Pride … Editor

2019		The Dial Tone of Doom … Editor
2019		Dirty D: Jelly … Editor
2019		The Obliteration of the Chickens … Editor

2018		60 Seconds 2 Die: 60 Seconds to Die 2 … Editor
2018		Conspiracy X … Editor
2018		Leopard (Part II) … Editor
2018		Leopard (Part I) … Editor
2018		A Taste of Phobia … Editor
2018		Dept. of Reincarnation … Editor

2017		Hipster Ghost … Editor
2017		Tales from the Grave (1 episode) … Editor

2016		The Blood Is the Life … Editor
2016		Blood of the Tribades … Editor

2015

… Editor

Writing

2025		Bite School 2 … Writer
2025		A Hard Place … Writer

2024

… Writer

2023

… Writer

2022

… Writer

2021		I Thought His Name Was Blarche … Writer
2021		The Transformations of the Transformations of the Drs. Jenkins … Writer

2020		Bloodhound … Writer
2020		7 Sins … Writer
2020		Pride … Writer

2019		The Dial Tone of Doom … Writer
2019		Clickbait … Writer

2018		60 Seconds 2 Die: 60 Seconds to Die 2 … Writer
2018		A Taste of Phobia … Writer

2017		Hipster Ghost … Writer
2017		Tales from the Grave (1 episode) … Writer

2016		The Blood Is the Life … Writer
2016		Blood of the Tribades … Writer

2015		Magnetic … Writer
2015		For the Love of Metamorphosis … Writer

2014

… Writer

Camera

—

… Camera Operator

2024

… Director of Photography

2023		Don't F**k with Anne Margaret … Assistant Camera
2023		Craving … Camera Operator

2020

… Camera Operator

2019		Direct to Video: Straight to Video Horror of the 90s … Camera Operator
2019		Clickbait … Camera Operator

2018		Dept. of Reincarnation … Camera Operator
2018		2 Die For … Director of Photography
2018		Glossary of Broken Dreams … Camera Operator
2018		Trashsploitation … Director of Photography

2017

… Camera Operator

2016		Party Time: The Music of Return of the Living Dead … Camera Operator
2016		The Blood Is the Life … Director of Photography
2016		Blood of the Tribades … Director of Photography

2015		Gay Jesus … Camera Operator
2015		For the Love of Metamorphosis … Director of Photography
2015		The Ungovernable Force … Camera Operator … Assistant Camera

Production

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… Producer

2024

… Producer

2023

… Producer

2022		The Once and Future Smash … Producer
2022		Reel Trouble … Producer

2021

… Producer

2020		Darling Pet Monkey … Producer
2020		Shiny Diamonds … Producer

2019		Half-Cocked … Producer
2019		Clickbait … Producer

2018

… Producer

2017

… Producer

2016		The Blood Is the Life … Producer
2016		Blood of the Tribades … Producer … Executive Producer

2015		Magnetic … Producer
2015		Bring Us Your Women … Producer
2015		For the Love of Metamorphosis … Producer

2014

… Producer

Crew

2024

… Cinematography

2023

… Post Production Supervisor

2019		The Dial Tone of Doom … Cinematography
2019		Dirty D: Jelly … Cinematography

2018		60 Seconds 2 Die: 60 Seconds to Die 2 … Cinematography
2018		Conspiracy X … Cinematography

2017

(1 episode) … Cinematography

2016

… Cinematography

2015

… Cinematography

Lighting

—

… Gaffer

2023

… Gaffer

2020

… Gaffer

2019

… Gaffer

Visual Effects

2023

… Visual Effects

2022

… Visual Effects

2017

… Visual Effects

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Michael J. Epstein

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