Michael J. Epstein

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Also Known As Michael Epstein

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

Director

2024
2024
2024
Dear Diary

as Director

2024
2024
Open Wide

as Director

2024
Blender Memories

as Director

2020
Pride

as Director

2020
7 Sins

as Director

2019
Dirty D: Jelly

as Director

2019
Clickbait

as Director

2019
Half-Cocked

as Assistant Director

2019
Umbilicus Desidero

as Director

2019
I Am an Addict

as Director

2019
2018
A Taste of Phobia

as Director

2018
Conspiracy X

as Director

2018
Trashsploitation

as Director

2017
60 Seconds to Die

as Director

2017
2016
2016
2015
Magnetic

as Director

2015
2014
Ten

as Director

Actor

Wake Not the Dead

as You Guys

An LA Christmas Story

as Felix Finklestein

Robot Dracula

as Reynolds / Bobby Zombert / RoboCock

Worthless

as Gary

Onlyfangs

as Monster Hunter

2024
Solvent

as Nazi

2024
2023
Bloody Bridget

as Attacker

2023
Fat Fleshy Fingers

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

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
Sitting Duck

as Burglar

2021
The Big Steep

as Keeper of the kettle

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
Pride

as Pentheus

2019
I Am an Addict

as The Pyromaniac (Segment: "Pyromania")

2019
Half-Cocked

as Hooligan

2019
Merde

as Inmate Harvey

2019
Clickbait

as Hollywood Juggler, Donald Trump

2018
60 Seconds 2 Die: 60 Seconds to Die 2

as safe cracker (segment: "Poisoned")

2018
2018
2018
The Shackling

as couch TV couple

2018
A Taste of Phobia

as Elijah (segment "Somniphobia")

2018
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
Grindsploitation

as Bad Guy #1 (segment "John Smith")

2016
Weekend Vampire

as Goth band drummer

2016
El Loco Nihilismo

as Pierre Kubiak, Paper Connoisseur

2016
2016
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")

2014
Uncut

as Self - Red Team Captain

2014
Ten

as Subject of painting

2013
Fat

as Dinner party guest #1

2013
El Loco Ojo

as Number 6 / Subject of Painting

2012
Los Locos Manos

as Subject of Painting

Sound

Wake Not the Dead

as Boom Operator

Wake Not the Dead

as Sound Mixer

2023
2022
Meat Friend

as Sound

2022
Memento Mori

as Sound Designer

2022
Reel Trouble

as Sound

2020
Pride

as Original Music Composer

2020
Darling Pet Monkey

as Sound Re-Recording Mixer

2020
Darling Pet Monkey

as Sound Recordist

2020
7 Sins

as Music

2019
Clickbait

as Sound Re-Recording Mixer

2019
Clickbait

as Original Music Composer

2019
Half-Cocked

as Sound Re-Recording Mixer

2019
Re-Home

as Boom Operator

2019
Re-Home

as Sound Recordist

2019
Eagle Rock

as Sound Mixer

2018
Manos Returns

as Sound Re-Recording Mixer

2018
2018
2018
Conspiracy X

as Sound

2018
Conspiracy X

as Music

2018
2018
Leopard (Part I)

as Sound Re-Recording Mixer

2018
2018
2 Die For

as Music

2017
Hipster Ghost

as Sound

2017
2017
For a Good Time, Call...

as Boom Operator

2017
Hipster Ghost

as Music

2017
Dyin' Ryan

as Sound

2016
Blood of the Tribades

as Original Music Composer

2015
Gay Jesus

as Sound Mixer

2015
Magnetic

as Original Music Composer

2015
The Ungovernable Force

as Sound Editor

2015
Innsmouth

as Sound Mixer

2015
Planchette

as Sound Recordist

2015
Innsmouth

as Boom Operator

2015
The Ungovernable Force

as Boom Operator

2015
The Ungovernable Force

as Sound Mixer

2015
Planchette

as Music

2015
Planchette

as Boom Operator

2014
Honky Holocaust

as Sound Editor

Editor

2023
2023
Kill Dolly Kill

as Editor

2022
Meat Friend

as Editor

2022
Memento Mori

as Editor

2022
Reel Trouble

as Editor

2020
Pride

as Editor

2020
Disco Graveyard

as Editor

2020
2020
7 Sins

as Editor

2020
Bloodhound

as Editor

2019
Dirty D: Jelly

as Editor

2019
2018
2018
Conspiracy X

as Editor

2018
2018
2017
Hipster Ghost

as Editor

2017
2016
2016

Writer

2025
A Hard Place

as Writer

2023
2020
Pride

as Writer

2020
7 Sins

as Writer

2020
Bloodhound

as Writer

2019
Clickbait

as Writer

2019
2018
2017
Hipster Ghost

as Writer

2017
2016
2016
2015
Magnetic

as Writer

2014
Ten

as Writer

Producer

2023
Fat Fleshy Fingers

as Producer

2022
Reel Trouble

as Producer

2020
Shiny Diamonds

as Producer

2020
Darling Pet Monkey

as Producer

2019
Half-Cocked

as Producer

2019
Clickbait

as Producer

2018
2 Die For

as Producer

2017
Hipster Ghost

as Producer

2016
Blood of the Tribades

as Executive Producer

2016
2016
2015
Magnetic

as Producer

2015
2014
Ten

as Producer

Camera

2023
Craving

as Camera Operator

2023
Don't Fuck with Anne Margaret

as Assistant Camera

2020
Tea Time

as Camera Operator

2019
Clickbait

as Camera Operator

2018
2 Die For

as Director of Photography

2018
Trashsploitation

as Director of Photography

2018
Dept. of Reincarnation

as Camera Operator

2018
Glossary of Broken Dreams

as Camera Operator

2017
The Streets Run Red

as Camera Operator

2016
Blood of the Tribades

as Director of Photography

2016
The Blood Is the Life

as Director of Photography

2015
For the Love of Metamorphosis

as Director of Photography

2015
Gay Jesus

as Camera Operator

2015
The Ungovernable Force

as Assistant Camera

2015
The Ungovernable Force

as Camera Operator

Crew

2024
Slasher Fetish

as Cinematography

2023
Fat Fleshy Fingers

as Post Production Supervisor

2019
Dirty D: Jelly

as Cinematography

2019
The Dial Tone of Doom

as Cinematography

2018
Conspiracy X

as Cinematography

2017
Tales from the Grave

as Cinematography

2016
Thirteen

as Cinematography

2015
Planchette

as Cinematography

Visual Effects

2023
Fat Fleshy Fingers

as Visual Effects

2022
Meat Friend

as Visual Effects

2017
Hipster Ghost

as Visual Effects

Lighting

2023
Craving

as Gaffer

2020
Tea Time

as Gaffer

2019
Re-Home

as Gaffer