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.
Hacking at Leaves
(Self)
The Once and Future Smash
(Repo Man)
I Thought His Name Was Blarche
(Juxtapositional Orienting Dimension)
Wake Not the Dead
(You Guys)
An LA Christmas Story
(Felix Finklestein)
Fat Fleshy Fingers
(Young Grandfather (segment: "The King of Carrot Flowers"))
The Devil's Tail
(Metal Guitarist (segment 'What Metal Girls Are Into'))
Solvent
(Nazi)
Salomé: Do Not Dance, My Daughter
(Bill)
Micro-Budget Marauders: Micro-Budget Mentality
(Himself)
Micro-Budget Marauders 3: Marketing and Distribution
(Himself)
Robot Dracula
(Reynolds / Bobby Zombert / RoboCock)
Bloody Bridget
(Attacker)
Psycho Ape!! Part II: The Wrath of Kong
Bring Us Your Women
(King Solomon (segment "Queen of Sheba"))
Clickbait
(Hollywood Juggler, Donald Trump)
60 Seconds 2 Die: 60 Seconds to Die 2
(safe cracker (segment: "Poisoned"))
I Am an Addict
(The Pyromaniac (Segment: "Pyromania"))
A Taste of Phobia
(Elijah (segment "Somniphobia"))
Half-Cocked
(Hooligan)
Worthless
(Gary)
Leopard (Part I)
(Dave)
Leopard (Part II)
(Dave)
The Blood Is the Life
(Self)
Hipster Ghost
(Michael)
Glossary of Broken Dreams
(DeForest Schbeibi)
Chainsaw Maidens from Hell
(Party Band)
Idioms Origins Volume 1
(Store Clerk)
The Blood Is the Life
(music)
What Metal Girls Are Into
(Metal Guitarist)
Planchette
(Killer)
Grindsploitation
(Bad Guy #1 (segment "John Smith"))
Swipe Right
(Bill)
2 Die For
(Barista (segment: "With Whip"), Murderer (segment: "Witness"))
Ten
(Subject of painting)
Dept. of Reincarnation
(Urinator)
Sugar Off The Button
Philia
(Dave (segment: Mythophilia))
Pride
(Pentheus)
PATCH POLYESTER ~ EVIL CLOWN EVIL
For the Love of Metamorphosis
7 Sins
(Pentheus (segment: Pride))
The Shackling
(couch TV couple)
Bloodhound
(Renfield)
A Trip to Spektor Island: Behind-the-Scenes of TEN
(Self)
Behind the Force: Making the Streets Run Red
(Self)
Uncut
(Self - Red Team Captain)
Kaiju Big Battel: Shocking Truth
(Alien Horde)
Fat
(Dinner party guest #1)
Los Locos Manos
(Subject of Painting)
El Loco Ojo
(Number 6 / Subject of Painting)
Weekend Vampire
(Goth band drummer)
Magnetic
(Subject of painting (uncredited))
Los Locos Dientes
(Patients)
El Loco Nihilismo
(Pierre Kubiak, Paper Connoisseur)
Brides of Satan
(Dewdrop)
Merde
(Inmate Harvey)
Dinogore
Happy Horror Days
(Mr. Keane (St. Patrick's Day))
Darling Pet Munkee Presents: Creature Double Feature
(Dirt Thief)
The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library: Amylee
(Animated band member)
Magnetostatic Systems Training Video No. 108: The Making of Magnetic
(Self)
In the Dark
The Big Steep
(Keeper of the kettle)
The Transformations of the Transformations of the Drs. Jenkins
(Dr. Jenkins / Dr. Jenkins / Self)
Microbudget Marauders 3
(Self)
Sitting Duck
(Burglar)
OnlyFangs
(Monster Hunter)
Bite School 2
(Reynolds/RoboCock/Bobby Zombert)
The Pillow Fright Halloween Special
Mother Goose's Scary Tales
(Burglar (segment: Sitting Duck))
Mother Goose's Scary Tales
(Hooligan (segment: Half-Cocked))
Meat Friend
(Editor)
Meat Friend
(Sound)
Meat Friend
(Visual Effects)
The Transformations of the Transformations of the Drs. Jenkins
(Producer)
The Transformations of the Transformations of the Drs. Jenkins
(Director)
The Transformations of the Transformations of the Drs. Jenkins
(Writer)
Grindsploitation 2: The Lost Reels
(Director)
Craving
(Camera Operator)
Craving
(Gaffer)
2 Die For
(Director of Photography)
Memento Mori
(Editor)
Memento Mori
(Sound Designer)
13 Minutes of Horror: Sci-Fi Horror
(Editor)
Blood of the Tribades
(Director of Photography)
Blood of the Tribades
(Executive Producer)
Trashsploitation
(Director of Photography)
Hipster Ghost
(Writer)
For the Love of Metamorphosis
(Director of Photography)
Reel Trouble
(Sound)
Reel Trouble
(Editor)
Reel Trouble
(Producer)
Magnetic
(Writer)
Magnetic
(Director)
I Thought His Name Was Blarche
(Director)
Dirty D: Jelly
(Director)
Dirty D: Jelly
(Cinematography)
Dirty D: Jelly
(Editor)
Blood of the Tribades
(Director)
Blood of the Tribades
(Writer)
I Thought His Name Was Blarche
(Writer)
Fat Fleshy Fingers
(Writer)
Fat Fleshy Fingers
(Visual Effects)
Fat Fleshy Fingers
(Sound)
Fat Fleshy Fingers
(Producer)
Fat Fleshy Fingers
(Editor)
Fat Fleshy Fingers
(Post Production Supervisor)
Bring Us Your Women
(Director)
A Hard Place
(Writer)
A Taste of Phobia
(Director)
Gay Jesus
(Sound Mixer)
Gay Jesus
(Camera Operator)
Dept. of Reincarnation
(Editor)
Dept. of Reincarnation
(Sound)
Dept. of Reincarnation
(Camera Operator)
The Streets Run Red
(Camera Operator)
Clickbait
(Director)
Ten
(Director)
Wake Not the Dead
(Sound Mixer)
Wake Not the Dead
(Boom Operator)
Psycho Ape!! Part II: The Wrath of Kong
(Producer)
Slasher Fetish
(Cinematography)
Conspiracy X
(Director)
Fly Route on the Wall
(Director)
Smash the Competition
(Director)
Dear Diary
(Director)
Aerospace Engineering
(Director)
Open Wide
(Director)
Blender Memories
(Director)
Clickbait
(Writer)
Clickbait
(Camera Operator)
Clickbait
(Sound Re-Recording Mixer)
Clickbait
(Original Music Composer)
Blood of the Tribades
(Original Music Composer)
Magnetic
(Original Music Composer)
Half-Cocked
(Producer)
Half-Cocked
(Assistant Director)
Half-Cocked
(Sound Re-Recording Mixer)
60 Seconds to Die
(Director)
Manos Returns
(Sound Re-Recording Mixer)
60 Seconds 2 Die: 60 Seconds to Die 2
(Director)
Umbilicus Desidero
(Director)
I Am an Addict
(Director)
A Taste of Phobia
(Editor)
A Taste of Phobia
(Sound)
A Taste of Phobia
(Music)
A Taste of Phobia
(Writer)
Honky Holocaust
(Sound Editor)
Re-Home
(Gaffer)
The Ungovernable Force
(Assistant Camera)
60 Seconds 2 Die: 60 Seconds to Die 2
(Writer)
Blood of the Tribades
(Editor)
The Ungovernable Force
(Sound Editor)
Conspiracy X
(Editor)
Re-Home
(Boom Operator)
Conspiracy X
(Sound)
Innsmouth
(Sound Mixer)
Planchette
(Sound Recordist)
Ten
(Writer)
Conspiracy X
(Cinematography)
Innsmouth
(Boom Operator)
60 Seconds 2 Die: 60 Seconds to Die 2
(Sound)
Re-Home
(Sound Recordist)
60 Seconds 2 Die: 60 Seconds to Die 2
(Editor)
The Ungovernable Force
(Boom Operator)
The Ungovernable Force
(Sound Mixer)
Blood of the Tribades
(Sound)
The Ungovernable Force
(Camera Operator)
Conspiracy X
(Music)
Blood of the Tribades
(Producer)
60 Seconds 2 Die: 60 Seconds to Die 2
(Cinematography)
60 Seconds 2 Die: 60 Seconds to Die 2
(Music)
Hipster Ghost
(Visual Effects)
Party Time: The Music of Return of the Living Dead
(Sound)
Leopard (Part II)
(Sound)
Leopard (Part II)
(Editor)
Hipster Ghost
(Sound)
Party Time: The Music of Return of the Living Dead
(Camera Operator)
Planchette
(Music)
Hipster Ghost
(Editor)
Leopard (Part I)
(Editor)
The Blood Is the Life
(Director)
Hipster Ghost
(Producer)
Leopard (Part I)
(Sound Re-Recording Mixer)
For a Good Time, Call...
(Sound Mixer)
Planchette
(Cinematography)
Planchette
(Boom Operator)
Trashsploitation
(Director)
The Blood Is the Life
(Director of Photography)
The Blood Is the Life
(Writer)
2 Die For
(Producer)
For a Good Time, Call...
(Boom Operator)
Trashsploitation
(Music)
Hipster Ghost
(Music)
Glossary of Broken Dreams
(Camera Operator)
The Blood Is the Life
(Editor)
The Greatest Question Facing the Future of Science and Robotics
(Sound)
Ten
(Producer)
2 Die For
(Music)
Magnetic
(Producer)
Clickbait
(Producer)
Bring Us Your Women
(Producer)
The Blood Is the Life
(Producer)
Shiny Diamonds
(Producer)
The Obliteration of the Chickens
(Editor)
Eagle Rock
(Sound Mixer)
The Once and Future Smash
(Writer)
The Once and Future Smash
(Producer)
The Once and Future Smash
(Director)
Pride
(Editor)
Pride
(Original Music Composer)
Pride
(Writer)
Darling Pet Monkey
(Producer)
Pride
(Director)
Disco Graveyard
(Editor)
Consider the Titanic
(Editor)
Tea Time
(Gaffer)
Tea Time
(Camera Operator)
Darling Pet Monkey
(Sound Re-Recording Mixer)
Darling Pet Monkey
(Sound Recordist)
For the Love of Metamorphosis
(Producer)
For the Love of Metamorphosis
(Director)
For the Love of Metamorphosis
(Editor)
For the Love of Metamorphosis
(Writer)
For the Love of Metamorphosis
(Sound)
7 Sins
(Director)
7 Sins
(Editor)
7 Sins
(Music)
7 Sins
(Writer)
Thirteen
(Cinematography)
The Dial Tone of Doom
(Director)
The Dial Tone of Doom
(Writer)
The Dial Tone of Doom
(Cinematography)
The Dial Tone of Doom
(Editor)
Bloodhound
(Writer)
Bloodhound
(Editor)
Direct to Video: Straight to Video Horror of the 90s
(Sound)
Direct to Video: Straight to Video Horror of the 90s
(Camera Operator)
Dyin' Ryan
(Sound)
Don't F**k with Anne Margaret
(Assistant Camera)
Kill Dolly Kill
(Editor)
American Terror Tales 3
(Director of Photography)
American Terror Tales 3
(Editor)
American Terror Tales 3
(Writer)
Bart & Bobbi Kill Each Other
(Producer)
Bart & Bobbi Kill Each Other
(Sound Re-Recording Mixer)
Bart & Bobbi Kill Each Other
(Camera Operator)
Bart & Bobbi Kill Each Other
(Gaffer)
Return to Dark City
(Sound)
Bite School 2
(Editor)
Bite School 2
(Writer)
Hag
(Thanks)
I Feel Really Homesick Sometimes
(Sound Mixer)
I Feel Really Homesick Sometimes
(Boom Operator)
I Feel Really Homesick Sometimes
(Gaffer)
The Mystery of Emma Thorn
(First Assistant Camera)
The Mystery of Emma Thorn
(Digital Imaging Technician)
Day of the Dad
(Second Assistant Camera)
Day of the Dad
(Editor)
Day of the Dad
(Co-Producer)
Tales from the Grave
(Director)
Tales from the Grave
(Editor)
Tales from the Grave
(Writer)
Tales from the Grave
(Cinematography)