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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.
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| Movie | 2024 | Hacking at Leaves | Self | |
| Movie | 2022 | The Once and Future Smash | Repo Man | |
| Movie | 2021 | I Thought His Name Was Blarche | Juxtapositional Orienting Dimension | |
| Movie | N/A | Wake Not the Dead | You Guys | |
| Movie | N/A | An LA Christmas Story | Felix Finklestein | |
| Movie | 2023 | Fat Fleshy Fingers | Young Grandfather (segment: "The King of Carrot Flowers") | |
| Movie | 2021 | The Devil's Tail | Metal Guitarist | |
| Movie | 2024 | Solvent | Nazi | |
| Movie | 2022 | Salomé: Do Not Dance, My Daughter | Bill | |
| Movie | 2021 | Micro-Budget Marauders: Micro-Budget Mentality | Himself | |
| Movie | 2020 | Micro-Budget Marauders 3: Marketing and Distribution | Himself | |
| Movie | N/A | Robot Dracula | Reynolds / Bobby Zombert / RoboCock | |
| Movie | 2023 | Bloody Bridget | Attacker | |
| Movie | 2024 | Psycho Ape!! Part II: The Wrath of Kong | ||
| Movie | 2015 | Bring Us Your Women | King Solomon (segment "Queen of Sheba") | |
| Movie | 2019 | Clickbait | Hollywood Juggler, Donald Trump | |
| Movie | 2018 | 60 Seconds 2 Die: 60 Seconds to Die 2 | safe cracker (segment: "Poisoned") | |
| Movie | 2019 | I Am an Addict | The Pyromaniac (Segment: "Pyromania") | |
| Movie | 2018 | A Taste of Phobia | Elijah (segment "Somniphobia") | |
| Movie | 2019 | Half-Cocked | Hooligan | |
| Movie | N/A | Worthless | Gary | |
| Movie | 2018 | Leopard (Part I) | Dave | |
| Movie | 2018 | Leopard (Part II) | Dave | |
| Movie | 2016 | Idioms Origins Volume 1 | Store Clerk | |
| Movie | 2016 | Grindsploitation | Bad Guy #1 (segment "John Smith") | |
| Movie | 2016 | Chainsaw Maidens from Hell | Party Band | |
| Movie | 2017 | Hipster Ghost | Michael | |
| Movie | 2017 | What Metal Girls Are Into | Metal Guitarist | |
| Movie | 2017 | Swipe Right | Bill | |
| Movie | 2018 | Glossary of Broken Dreams | DeForest Schbeibi | |
| Movie | 2016 | The Blood Is the Life | Self | |
| Movie | 2016 | The Blood Is the Life | music | |
| Movie | 2015 | Planchette | Killer | |
| Movie | 2018 | 2 Die For | Barista (segment: "With Whip"), Murderer (segment: "Witness") | |
| Movie | 2014 | Ten | Subject of painting | |
| Movie | 2018 | Dept. of Reincarnation | Urinator | |
| Movie | 2019 | Sugar Off The Button | ||
| Movie | 2021 | Philia | Dave (segment: Mythophilia) | |
| Movie | 2020 | Pride | Pentheus | |
| Movie | 2016 | PATCH POLYESTER ~ EVIL CLOWN EVIL | ||
| Movie | 2015 | For the Love of Metamorphosis | ||
| Movie | 2020 | 7 Sins | Pentheus (segment: Pride) | |
| Movie | 2018 | The Shackling | couch TV couple | |
| Movie | 2020 | Bloodhound | Renfield | |
| Movie | 2018 | Behind the Force: Making the Streets Run Red | Self | |
| Movie | 2014 | A Trip to Spektor Island: Behind-the-Scenes of TEN | Self | |
| Movie | 2014 | Uncut | Self - Red Team Captain | |
| Movie | 2016 | Weekend Vampire | Goth band drummer | |
| Movie | 2012 | Los Locos Manos | Subject of Painting | |
| Movie | 2013 | El Loco Ojo | Number 6 / Subject of Painting | |
| Movie | 2005 | Kaiju Big Battel: Shocking Truth | Alien Horde | |
| Movie | 2013 | Fat | Dinner party guest #1 | |
| Movie | 2015 | Magnetic | Subject of painting (uncredited) | |
| Movie | 2015 | Los Locos Dientes | Patients | |
| Movie | 2016 | El Loco Nihilismo | Pierre Kubiak, Paper Connoisseur | |
| Movie | 2019 | Merde | Inmate Harvey | |
| Movie | 2020 | Happy Horror Days | Mr. Keane (St. Patrick's Day) | |
| Movie | 2020 | Brides of Satan | Dewdrop | |
| Movie | 2020 | Dinogore | ||
| Movie | 2013 | The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library: Amylee | Animated band member | |
| Movie | 2012 | Darling Pet Munkee Presents: Creature Double Feature | Dirt Thief | |
| Movie | 2016 | Magnetostatic Systems Training Video No. 108: The Making of Magnetic | Self | |
| Movie | 2022 | In the Dark | ||
| Movie | 2021 | The Big Steep | Keeper of the kettle | |
| Movie | 2021 | The Transformations of the Transformations of the Drs. Jenkins | Dr. Jenkins / Dr. Jenkins / Self | |
| Movie | 2021 | Microbudget Marauders 3 | Self | |
| Movie | 2021 | Sitting Duck | Burglar | |
| Movie | 2025 | OnlyFangs | Monster Hunter | |
| Movie | 2025 | Bite School 2 | Reynolds/RoboCock/Bobby Zombert | |
| Movie | 2024 | The Pillow Fright Halloween Special | ||
| Movie | 2024 | Mother Goose's Scary Tales | Burglar (segment: Sitting Duck) | |
| Movie | 2024 | Mother Goose's Scary Tales | Hooligan (segment: Half-Cocked) |
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| Movie | 2022 | Meat Friend | Editor | Editing |
| Movie | 2022 | Meat Friend | Sound | Sound |
| Movie | 2022 | Meat Friend | Visual Effects | Visual Effects |
| Movie | 2021 | The Transformations of the Transformations of the Drs. Jenkins | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2021 | The Transformations of the Transformations of the Drs. Jenkins | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 2021 | The Transformations of the Transformations of the Drs. Jenkins | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2016 | Grindsploitation 2: The Lost Reels | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2023 | Craving | Camera Operator | Camera |
| Movie | 2023 | Craving | Gaffer | Lighting |
| Movie | 2018 | 2 Die For | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 2022 | Memento Mori | Editor | Editing |
| Movie | 2022 | Memento Mori | Sound Designer | Sound |
| Movie | 2022 | 13 Minutes of Horror: Sci-Fi Horror | Editor | Editing |
| Movie | 2016 | Blood of the Tribades | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 2016 | Blood of the Tribades | Executive Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2015 | For the Love of Metamorphosis | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 2017 | Hipster Ghost | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 2018 | Trashsploitation | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 2022 | Reel Trouble | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2022 | Reel Trouble | Editor | Editing |
| Movie | 2022 | Reel Trouble | Sound | Sound |
| Movie | 2015 | Magnetic | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2015 | Magnetic | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 2021 | I Thought His Name Was Blarche | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2019 | Dirty D: Jelly | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2019 | Dirty D: Jelly | Cinematography | Crew |
| Movie | 2019 | Dirty D: Jelly | Editor | Editing |
| Movie | 2016 | Blood of the Tribades | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2016 | Blood of the Tribades | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 2021 | I Thought His Name Was Blarche | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 2023 | Fat Fleshy Fingers | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 2023 | Fat Fleshy Fingers | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2023 | Fat Fleshy Fingers | Editor | Editing |
| Movie | 2023 | Fat Fleshy Fingers | Sound | Sound |
| Movie | 2023 | Fat Fleshy Fingers | Visual Effects | Visual Effects |
| Movie | 2023 | Fat Fleshy Fingers | Post Production Supervisor | Crew |
| Movie | 2015 | Bring Us Your Women | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2025 | A Hard Place | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 2018 | A Taste of Phobia | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2015 | Gay Jesus | Sound Mixer | Sound |
| Movie | 2015 | Gay Jesus | Camera Operator | Camera |
| Movie | 2018 | Dept. of Reincarnation | Editor | Editing |
| Movie | 2018 | Dept. of Reincarnation | Sound | Sound |
| Movie | 2018 | Dept. of Reincarnation | Camera Operator | Camera |
| Movie | 2017 | The Streets Run Red | Camera Operator | Camera |
| Movie | 2019 | Clickbait | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2014 | Ten | Director | Directing |
| Movie | N/A | Wake Not the Dead | Boom Operator | Sound |
| Movie | N/A | Wake Not the Dead | Sound Mixer | Sound |
| Movie | 2024 | Psycho Ape!! Part II: The Wrath of Kong | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2024 | Slasher Fetish | Cinematography | Crew |
| Movie | 2018 | Conspiracy X | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2024 | Fly Route on the Wall | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2024 | Blender Memories | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2024 | Dear Diary | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2024 | Aerospace Engineering | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2024 | Smash the Competition | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2024 | Open Wide | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2019 | Clickbait | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 2019 | Clickbait | Original Music Composer | Sound |
| Movie | 2019 | Clickbait | Sound Re-Recording Mixer | Sound |
| Movie | 2019 | Clickbait | Camera Operator | Camera |
| Movie | 2016 | Blood of the Tribades | Original Music Composer | Sound |
| Movie | 2015 | Magnetic | Original Music Composer | Sound |
| Movie | 2019 | Half-Cocked | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2019 | Half-Cocked | Assistant Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2019 | Half-Cocked | Sound Re-Recording Mixer | Sound |
| Movie | 2019 | Umbilicus Desidero | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2017 | 60 Seconds to Die | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2018 | 60 Seconds 2 Die: 60 Seconds to Die 2 | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2018 | Manos Returns | Sound Re-Recording Mixer | Sound |
| Movie | 2019 | I Am an Addict | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2018 | A Taste of Phobia | Editor | Editing |
| Movie | 2018 | A Taste of Phobia | Music | Sound |
| Movie | 2018 | A Taste of Phobia | Sound | Sound |
| Movie | 2018 | A Taste of Phobia | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 2019 | Re-Home | Boom Operator | Sound |
| Movie | 2019 | Re-Home | Sound Recordist | Sound |
| Movie | 2019 | Re-Home | Gaffer | Lighting |
| Movie | 2018 | Conspiracy X | Music | Sound |
| Movie | 2018 | Conspiracy X | Cinematography | Crew |
| Movie | 2018 | Conspiracy X | Editor | Editing |
| Movie | 2018 | Conspiracy X | Sound | Sound |
| Movie | 2016 | Blood of the Tribades | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2016 | Blood of the Tribades | Editor | Editing |
| Movie | 2016 | Blood of the Tribades | Sound | Sound |
| Movie | 2014 | Honky Holocaust | Sound Editor | Sound |
| Movie | 2015 | The Ungovernable Force | Sound Editor | Sound |
| Movie | 2015 | The Ungovernable Force | Boom Operator | Sound |
| Movie | 2015 | The Ungovernable Force | Sound Mixer | Sound |
| Movie | 2015 | The Ungovernable Force | Assistant Camera | Camera |
| Movie | 2015 | The Ungovernable Force | Camera Operator | Camera |
| Movie | 2015 | Innsmouth | Boom Operator | Sound |
| Movie | 2015 | Innsmouth | Sound Mixer | Sound |
| Movie | 2018 | 60 Seconds 2 Die: 60 Seconds to Die 2 | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 2018 | 60 Seconds 2 Die: 60 Seconds to Die 2 | Cinematography | Crew |
| Movie | 2018 | 60 Seconds 2 Die: 60 Seconds to Die 2 | Editor | Editing |
| Movie | 2018 | 60 Seconds 2 Die: 60 Seconds to Die 2 | Sound | Sound |
| Movie | 2018 | 60 Seconds 2 Die: 60 Seconds to Die 2 | Music | Sound |
| Movie | 2018 | Leopard (Part I) | Editor | Editing |
| Movie | 2018 | Leopard (Part I) | Sound Re-Recording Mixer | Sound |
| Movie | 2018 | Leopard (Part II) | Editor | Editing |
| Movie | 2018 | Leopard (Part II) | Sound | Sound |
| Movie | 2018 | Trashsploitation | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2018 | Trashsploitation | Music | Sound |
| Movie | 2017 | Hipster Ghost | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2017 | Hipster Ghost | Music | Sound |
| Movie | 2017 | Hipster Ghost | Editor | Editing |
| Movie | 2017 | Hipster Ghost | Sound | Sound |
| Movie | 2017 | Hipster Ghost | Visual Effects | Visual Effects |
| Movie | 2018 | Glossary of Broken Dreams | Camera Operator | Camera |
| Movie | 2016 | The Blood Is the Life | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 2016 | The Blood Is the Life | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2016 | The Blood Is the Life | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 2016 | The Blood Is the Life | Editor | Editing |
| Movie | 2017 | For a Good Time, Call... | Boom Operator | Sound |
| Movie | 2017 | For a Good Time, Call... | Sound Mixer | Sound |
| Movie | 2017 | The Greatest Question Facing the Future of Science and Robotics | Sound | Sound |
| Movie | 2016 | Party Time: The Music of Return of the Living Dead | Sound | Sound |
| Movie | 2016 | Party Time: The Music of Return of the Living Dead | Camera Operator | Camera |
| Movie | 2015 | Planchette | Music | Sound |
| Movie | 2015 | Planchette | Cinematography | Crew |
| Movie | 2015 | Planchette | Boom Operator | Sound |
| Movie | 2015 | Planchette | Sound Recordist | Sound |
| Movie | 2014 | Ten | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 2014 | Ten | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2018 | 2 Die For | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2018 | 2 Die For | Music | Sound |
| Movie | 2015 | Magnetic | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2019 | Clickbait | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2016 | The Blood Is the Life | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2015 | Bring Us Your Women | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2020 | Shiny Diamonds | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2019 | The Obliteration of the Chickens | Editor | Editing |
| Movie | 2019 | Eagle Rock | Sound Mixer | Sound |
| Movie | 2022 | The Once and Future Smash | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2022 | The Once and Future Smash | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2022 | The Once and Future Smash | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 2020 | Darling Pet Monkey | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2020 | Pride | Original Music Composer | Sound |
| Movie | 2020 | Pride | Editor | Editing |
| Movie | 2020 | Pride | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 2020 | Pride | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2020 | Disco Graveyard | Editor | Editing |
| Movie | 2020 | Consider the Titanic | Editor | Editing |
| Movie | 2020 | Tea Time | Camera Operator | Camera |
| Movie | 2020 | Tea Time | Gaffer | Lighting |
| Movie | 2020 | Darling Pet Monkey | Sound Re-Recording Mixer | Sound |
| Movie | 2020 | Darling Pet Monkey | Sound Recordist | Sound |
| Movie | 2015 | For the Love of Metamorphosis | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2015 | For the Love of Metamorphosis | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2015 | For the Love of Metamorphosis | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 2015 | For the Love of Metamorphosis | Editor | Editing |
| Movie | 2015 | For the Love of Metamorphosis | Sound | Sound |
| Movie | 2020 | 7 Sins | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2020 | 7 Sins | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 2020 | 7 Sins | Music | Sound |
| Movie | 2020 | 7 Sins | Editor | Editing |
| Movie | 2016 | Thirteen | Cinematography | Crew |
| Movie | 2019 | The Dial Tone of Doom | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2019 | The Dial Tone of Doom | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 2019 | The Dial Tone of Doom | Cinematography | Crew |
| Movie | 2019 | The Dial Tone of Doom | Editor | Editing |
| Movie | 2020 | Bloodhound | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 2020 | Bloodhound | Editor | Editing |
| Movie | 2019 | Direct to Video: Straight to Video Horror of the 90s | Camera Operator | Camera |
| Movie | 2019 | Direct to Video: Straight to Video Horror of the 90s | Sound | Sound |
| Movie | 2017 | Dyin' Ryan | Sound | Sound |
| Movie | 2023 | Don't F**k with Anne Margaret | Assistant Camera | Camera |
| Movie | 2023 | Kill Dolly Kill | Editor | Editing |
| Movie | 2024 | American Terror Tales 3 | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 2024 | American Terror Tales 3 | Editor | Editing |
| Movie | 2024 | American Terror Tales 3 | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 2025 | Bart & Bobbi Kill Each Other | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2025 | Bart & Bobbi Kill Each Other | Sound Re-Recording Mixer | Sound |
| Movie | 2025 | Bart & Bobbi Kill Each Other | Camera Operator | Camera |
| Movie | 2025 | Bart & Bobbi Kill Each Other | Gaffer | Lighting |
| Movie | 2025 | Return to Dark City | Sound | Sound |
| Movie | 2025 | Bite School 2 | Editor | Editing |
| Movie | 2025 | Bite School 2 | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | N/A | Hag | Thanks | Crew |
| Movie | N/A | I Feel Really Homesick Sometimes | Sound Mixer | Sound |
| Movie | N/A | I Feel Really Homesick Sometimes | Boom Operator | Sound |
| Movie | N/A | I Feel Really Homesick Sometimes | Gaffer | Lighting |
| Movie | 2025 | The Mystery of Emma Thorn | First Assistant Camera | Camera |
| Movie | 2025 | The Mystery of Emma Thorn | Digital Imaging Technician | Camera |
| Movie | 2025 | Day of the Dad | Second Assistant Camera | Camera |
| Movie | 2025 | Day of the Dad | Editor | Editing |
| Movie | 2025 | Day of the Dad | Co-Producer | Production |
| TV Show | 2017 | Tales from the Grave | Director | Directing |
| TV Show | 2017 | Tales from the Grave | Writer | Writing |
| TV Show | 2017 | Tales from the Grave | Cinematography | Crew |
| TV Show | 2017 | Tales from the Grave | Editor | Editing |
