Sal Bardo

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Place of Birth Suffern, New York, USA

Sal Bardo

Biography

Born in Suffern, New York and raised in New Jersey, Sal Bardo made his acting debut as a piece of chocolate in an elementary school play and further honed his skills at Hunterdon Central Regional High School, where he performed in various plays, musicals, and talent showcases. He was also a hands-on member of the school's radio and television production program, producing, directing, and acting in various TV shows. Sal took a break from acting to study music at New York University, though he did appear alongside a Claymation cup of spilt milk in his roommate's short film project and was a faithful groupie of NYU's Experimental Theater Wing. In 2004, Sal enrolled at Herbert Berghof Studio in Manhattan and began acting professionally in films and on stage, including the critically acclaimed off-Broadway premiere of Juan Mayorga's Way to Heaven (Himmelweg). In 2010, Sal made his directorial debut with the short film Requited, which premiered at the Seattle International Film Festival and for which Sal received the audience award for Best First Time Filmmaker at Reel Affirmations: Washington D.C.'s International LGBT Film Festival. In 2015, Sal's film Pink Moon won the Jury Prize for Best Short Film at the Big Apple Film Festival. In 2016, his music video for Paper Ring's "Great Escape" was nominated for the Iris Prize, the world's largest LGBT short film award.

Known For

Director

2023
Come Clean

as Director

2015
Pink Moon

as Director

2015
Great Escape

as Director

2013
Chaser

as Director

2012
Blue Briefs

as Director

2012
Sam

as Director

2011
Requited

as Director

Writer

2023
Come Clean

as Screenplay

2015
Pink Moon

as Writer

2015
Great Escape

as Writer

2013
Chaser

as Writer

2012
Sam

as Writer

2011
Requited

as Writer

Producer

2015
Pink Moon

as Producer

2015
Great Escape

as Producer

2013
Chaser

as Producer

2012
Sam

as Producer

2011
Requited

as Producer

Actor

2013
Chaser

as Guy on subway

2012
Blue Briefs

as Paul (segment: "Requited")

2011
Requited

as Paul

2009
Eulogy for a Vampire

as Young Anthony

Sound

2015
Great Escape

as Music