Michael J. Epstein

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Other

Michael J. Epstein

Known For

The Pillow Fright Halloween Special
Movie 2024

The Pillow Fright Halloween Special

During a slumber party on Halloween, the Pillow Fright girls are sucked back through time into a 1970's Halloween special where, with the help of some new friends, they must host the show in order to save Halloween and make their way back through time.

Solvent
1h 34m
Movie 2024

Solvent

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. Can he find redemption before it drains the life out of him?

Hacking at Leaves
1h 48m
Movie 2024

Hacking at Leaves

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.

Bloody Bridget
1h 20m
Movie 2023

Bloody Bridget

Voodoo deity transforms burlesque dancer into a "Valentine Vampire." Blood only whets her appetite--she must eat her victim's beating hearts. A bloody fun horror/comedy by director Richard Elfman, music by Danny Elfman and Ego Plum.

Salomé: Do Not Dance, My Daughter
Movie 2022

Salomé: Do Not Dance, My Daughter

Salomé: Do Not Dance, My Daughter

The Once and Future Smash
1h 27m
Movie 2022

The Once and Future Smash

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.

In the Dark
Movie 2022

In the Dark

A documentary exploring fears and experiences in the indie horror community.

The Devil's Tail
1h 35m
Movie 2021

The Devil's Tail

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…

Philia
1h 36m
Movie 2021

Philia

Eleven film directors explore how abnormal love and pushing the limits of obsession and danger can result in violent and unexpected endings.

The Transformations of the Transformations of the Drs. Jenkins
Movie 2021

The Transformations of the Transformations of the Drs. Jenkins

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.

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.