Sophia and Michael’s 2016 in Review
2016 was a year of big changes for us! The biggest being that we left our many-year home Boston for Los Angeles. You can read about why we chose to move here. We headed out in the Summer and went … Read More
The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library featured in BANDED documentary on collaborative songwriting
Some years ago, Berklee PULSE filmed the The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library, as we composed our three-part “Faith in Free” and collaborated with BalletRox (and choreographer Jane Allard) to perform it live at the Strand Theatre (Dorchester, Massachusetts). This … Read More
Michael’s Twitter story “The Frog Soldiers” published in Deadman’s Tome Trumpocalypse
My tweet-based flash-fiction story about the rise of “The Frog Soldiers” soon after Donald Trump’s inauguration is included in the special “Trumpocalypse” edition of the Deadman’s Tome. About Deadman’s Tome: A home for dark demented horror and scary stories that … Read More
Honky Holocaust out on Troma via Blu Ray and VOD! (Michael did some post work on this)
I had the pleasure of working on sound mix/cleanup in post-production on Honky Holocaust, an over-the-top, anti-racist film telling an alternate-history version of the Manson family’s attempt to frame the Black Panthers for the Tate murder to spark a race … Read More
Women of Rock Oral History Project interview with Cynthia Ross
Cynthia Ross Interviewed by Tanya Pearson. Filmed by Sophia Cacciola and Michael J. Epstein. Edited by Michael J. Epstein
Blood of the Tribades Lipsync – Scatterbrain “Down With the Ship (Slight Return)” thanks Noel Proulx
Blood of the Tribades Lipsync – Scatterbrain “Down With the Ship (Slight Return)” thanks Noel Proulx starring: Mary Widow Chloé Cunha Sophia Cacciola Zach Pidgeon Kristofer Jenson Seth Chatfield Shot on the set of Blood of the Tribades Playlist of all … Read More
Blood of the Tribades Lipsync – Sidewalk Driver “Dancing with her Friends” thanks John Doherty
Blood of the Tribades Lipsync Sidewalk Driver “Dancing with her Friends” Thanks John Doherty! starring: Mary Widow Chloé Cunha Sophia Cacciola Shot on the set of Blood of the Tribades Playlist of all lipsyncs for Blood of the Tribades … Read More
Blood of the Tribades at Fright Night Horror Weekend Film Festival on Sunday 11/27 Louisville, KY
Blood of the Tribades at Fright Night Horror Weekend Film Festival – November 25-27, 2016 – Louisville, KY Blood of the Tribades 1hr 18min Sunday Room B 12:15pm Another film that Michael and Sophia had a small part in, The Ungovernable Force … Read More
Michael helped produce “Basophobia” for the 15 Second Horror Film Challenge
Basophobia Dir. by Eric Elick Writing, directing, cinematpgraphy, score/sound by Eric Elick co-produced / edited / VFX by Michael J. Epstein Starring Harley Neville Makeup and awesomeness by Roxanne Bordeaux Can you scare us in 15 seconds? The 15 Second Horror Film Challenge is … Read More
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Blood of the Tribades wins Best Retro Feature at Buffalo Dreams Fantastic Film Festival on Monday, November 7th at Eastern Hills Cinema in Williamsville, New York (Sophia and Michael will be in attendance!)
Blood of the Tribades Buffalo Dreams Fantastic Film Festival November 4-13, 2016 Eastern Hills Cinema in Williamsville, New York Sophia and Michael will be in attendance! Monday, Nov. 7th at 9 pm Ticket Information We’re a festival highlight on Buffalo News! Coverage on … Read More
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Blood of the Tribades wins Best Feature (overall) at Imaginarium Convention Film Festival 2016!
Blood of the Tribades won Best Feature (overall) at Imaginarium Convention! 2016 Imaginarium Convention – Imaginarium Convention Below is a complete list of Film Festival and Imadjinn Award winners for Imaginarium 2016. We extend our gratitude to all who participated … Read More
Women of Rock Oral History Project interview with Miss Guy
MISS GUY INTERVIEW BY TANYA PEARSON FILMED BY MAC MCDONALD EDITED BY TANYA PEARSON October, 2016
(NSFW) Grindsploitation 2: The Lost Reels w/exclusive Blood of the Tribades trailer – distributed by Troma and 30 VHS limited edition by SRS Cinema
Grindsploitation 2: The Lost Reels: “The film you never asked for and nobody wanted!” Blood of the Tribades actually started out as a short film for the sequel to Grindsploitation, Grindsploitation 2: The Lost Reels – an anthology of modern trash made to … Read More
J.B. Spins reviews Blood of the Tribades
J.B. Spins reviewed Blood of the Tribades ahead of our recent screening at Scare-A-Con! “Even a village named Bathory is not safe from the evil Puritanism of patriarchy. If this is the world of the blood-bathing Countess, how did it … Read More
The Cinema Files reviews Blood of the Tribades
The Cinema Files walked out of a screening of JAWS to catch our film at the Phoenix Comicon: “‘Tribades’ takes on today’s stormy political climate, religious zealotry and gender issues, and incorporates them into a sexy medieval vampire movie that … Read More
Weekend Vampire – short film
Weekend Vampire was created by Sophia and Allix Mortis (who you may remember as the star of Magnetic!) for a Women in Film/Harvard Scriptwriters Club competition called Flicks4Chicks. We won two awards at the fest: Best Comedy (as chosen and presented … Read More
Scream Magazine reviews Blood of the Tribades
We’re very honored to be reviewed in the legendary Scream Magazine (the world’s #1 horror magazine). They found the message at the heart of the film: “…acts as an attack on those who bend religion to their own ends, and … Read More
We love Phantasm and made a little interview film! The Existential Dread and Friendship of Phantasm
Huge thanks to Without Your Head for sending us to the press day for the Phantasm remaster / Phantasm: Ravager releases. We love the movies so much and wanted to try and discuss some of the themes and the arcs … Read More
Blood of the Tribades at Upstate NY Horror Film Festival on Saturday 10/15 Rochester, NY
Blood of the Tribades at Upstate NY Horror Film Festival – October 15-16, 2016 – Rochester, NY Saturday, Oct 15, 2016 – Block 4 Screening Information – Facebook event “Its the 3rd year and the biggest horror film festival to come to Rochester NY … Read More
Blood of the Tribades at Scare-A-Con on Saturday 10/1
Blood of the Tribades at Scare-A-Con, Turning Stone, NY Saturday Oct 1, 2016 @ 11:00 AM Screening Information – Tickets THE HORROR/POP CULTURE PARTY OF THE YEAR! “…a love letter to offbeat lesbian vampire films that offers powerful discourse on self-identity, feminism, … Read More
The Filmmaking Fool 9/26 Roundup: Jim McDonough, frame resolution, basics of electricity, and entering the world of filmmaking
I’ve been hard at work over on my filmmaking tips site, The Filmmaking Fool. Here’s what we’ve covered recently: An interview with Jim McDonough of Friday Night Films. How did Jim get started making films? As the filmmaking fool, I … Read More
Magnetic available for DVD pre-order (currently streaming) – Nov. 22 release
Magnetic will be released on DVD by Wild Eye Releasing on November 22, 2016. Pre-order now! On December 31st, the Earth will be destroyed. Everything you know will become nothing. In this sci-fi, thriller. one woman holds the key to … Read More
Sophia & Michael at The Mary Dolan Show – Los Angeles!
We’re very excited to be playing a few songs and being interviewed at The Mary Dolan comedy show! It’s our first appearance since moving to Los Angeles! Facebook event THIS MONTH STARRING: Sara Benincasa Lianna Carrera Tim Vargulish Titty Roosevelt … Read More
Sophia and Michael interview John Sox for The Return of the Living Dead blu ray bonus featurette
Sophia and Michael had the pleasure of interviewing John Sox (of The F.U.’s and Straw Dogs) last year for The Return of the Living Dead collector’s edition blu ray bonus featurette Party Time! The Music of Return of the Living Dead. … Read More
Michael co-authors journal article on “hidden hearing loss”
PLOS ONE published the findings (full text available, open access) Additional Press: Wall Street Journal, Scientific American, ABC Action News, ASHA, Medical Daily, Science Daily, Neuroscience News, Pubniche, EurekAlert, Agein, Psypost, Ooyuz, Audiology World News, The Herald (UK), Express (UK), Hearing Like Me, … Read More
Women of Rock Oral History Project interview with Phranc
Phranc Interviewed by Tanya Pearson. Filmed by Sophia Cacciola and Michael J. Epstein. Edited by Michael J. Epstein
Blood of the Tribades at B Movie Underground in The Netherlands 9/2/16
Blood of the Tribades at B Movie Underground and Trash Film Festival, Breda, The Netherlands! Friday, September 2, 2016 @ 14:00 Screening Information – Program Booklet “Fans of bizarre, experimental or otherwise distorting movies are served every year at … Read More
Blood of the Tribades wins Best Score at GENRE BLAST Film Festival in Culpeper, VA 08/19/16
Blood of the Tribades at GENREBLAST Film Festival, Culpeper VA Friday, August 19, 2016 @ 11:59PM Screening Information We are incredibly honored to have won the award for BEST SCORE! (listen at Blood of the Tribades Soundtrack ) We were also … Read More
Blood of the Tribades at Starburst Film Festival, Manchester UK 8/28/16
Blood of the Tribades at STARBURST International Film Festival, Manchester UK! Saturday, August 28 2016 Screening Information Directors Sophia Cacciola & Michael J. Epstein will be in attendence at the festival! “A busy 3 days of Cult TV, Comics with screenings … Read More
Blood of the Tribades at GENCON, Indianapolis 8/4/16!
Blood of the Tribades at GENCON Film Festival Thursday, August 4, 2016 @ 10pm Screening Information – directors Sophia Cacciola & Michael J. Epstein in attendance! PANELS: Fri 8/5 10:00AM – Sophia is on a Pre-production panel Fri 8/5 … Read More
Blood of the Tribades at Fantasmagorical Film Festival in Louisville, KY 7/31/16
Blood of the Tribades at Fantasmagorical Film Festival! Winner Best 70’s Throwback Film! Winner Best Vampire Film! “…the film is a love letter to offbeat lesbian vampire films that offers powerful discourse on self-identity, … Read More
Women of Rock Oral History Project interview with Patty Schemel
Patty Schemel Interviewed by Tanya Pearson. Filmed by Sophia Cacciola and Michael J. Epstein. Edited by Michael J. Epstein
Women of Rock Oral History Project interview with Kira Roessler
KIRA ROESSLER Interviewed by Tanya Pearson. Filmed by Sophia Cacciola. Edited by Michael J. Epstein
Women of Rock Oral History Project Interview with Michelle Gonzales
MICHELLE GONZALES Interviewed by Tanya Pearson. Filmed by Sophia Cacciola and Michael J. Epstein. Edited by Michael J. Epstein
Women of Rock Oral History Project interview with Alice de Buhr
Alice de Buhr Interviewed by Tanya Pearson. Filmed by Sophia Cacciola. Edited by Michael J. Epstein
Blood of the Tribades Lipsynching: Outsider “Hero” !!! Thanks Phil White!
Outsider “Hero” Thanks to Kickstarter backer Phil White! starring: International superhero Warren Lynch! Playlist of all lipsyncs for Blood of the Tribades Playlists of lipsync videos from our previous films Magnetic and TEN
Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling last east coast show and release for our new EP, In the Village (hear it now!) Plus hear us talk about the history of DNFMOMD and about the show on Boston Emissions with Anngelle Wood
It’s our east coast farewell show at Middle East Downstairs!!! June 23rd9 PM Psychic Dog10 PM Endation11 PM Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling12 AM Petty Morals Tickets $12 Adv / $15 at the door Advance ticket link / Facebook … Read More
Blood of the Tribades at Origins Film Festival, Columbus, OH 6/11/16
Blood of the Tribades at Origins Film Festival June 18, 2016 @ 11pm Screening Information “…the film is a love letter to offbeat lesbian vampire films that offers powerful discourse on self-identity, feminism, and the violence wrought from religious dogma. Immersive, … Read More
Blood of the Tribades at International Horror Hotel, Hudson, OH 6/11/16
Blood of the Tribades at International Horror Hotel! June 11, 2016 @ 10:55pm in Screening Room B – Hudson, OH Screening Information “…the film is a love letter to offbeat lesbian vampire films that offers powerful discourse on self-identity, feminism, and … Read More
Watch Thirteen: a new short film that premiered at Museum of Fine Arts on Friday the 13th!
Thirteen (2016) dir. Sophia Cacciola from Launch Over – Cacciola / Epstein on Vimeo. Thirteen was created for an MFA Friday the 13th event: “Orestes (detail),” 1922-25, John Singer Sargent Vellumsound Presents Friday the 13th at the Museum of … Read More
Blood of the Tribades at Phoenix Comicon 6/3/16!
Blood of the Tribades at Phoenix Comicon! June 3rd, 2016 at 8:30PM in West 102B Screening Information “…the film is a love letter to offbeat lesbian vampire films that offers powerful discourse on self-identity, feminism, and the violence wrought from religious … Read More
El Loco Nihilismo: a film for the 48 Hour Film Project 2016 Boston by The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library
Playlist of all of our 48 Hour Films: Playlist of all of the 48hfp Boston 2016 films (will add more as we find them): Various Original Scores by Catherine CapozziThis was year five, and very likely our final year participating … Read More
Blood of the Tribades at International Vampire Film and Arts Festival in Transylvania!
Blood of the Tribades at International Vampire Film and Arts Festival in Transylvania, Romania! From Stoker to Rice; from Nosferatu to classic Hammer onto Twilight, The Strain and beyond – the vampire genre is the world’s most enduring and influential horror … Read More
Blood of the Tribades wins Best Acting (Ensemble) at Sanford International Film Festival – 5/27/16
Blood of the Tribades at Sanford International Film Festival in Sanford, Maine! This is our third year in a row at SIFF and we couldn’t be more delighted to be included in this year’s programming! May 27, 2016 @ 4:30PM … Read More
Blood of the Tribades at Vienna Fright Nights on 5/11/16!
Blood of the Tribades at Fright Nights: The Ultimate Festival of Angst in Vienna, Austria! May 11th, 2016 Information “…the film is a love letter to offbeat lesbian vampire films that offers powerful discourse on self-identity, feminism, … Read More
Sophia and Michael 2016 interview on Department of Tangents Podcast
We originally appeared on episode 5 of Department of Tangents. My guests for Episode 5 are filmmakers and musicians Michael J Epstein and Sophia Cacciola, who have been working at the hellish pace of writing, producing, and directing one horror … Read More
Women of Rock Oral History Project interview with Gail Ann Dorsey
GAIL ANN DORSEY Interviewed by Tanya Pearson. Filmed by Sophia Cacciola and Michael J. Epstein. Edited by Michael J. Epstein
Michael joins panel for Cambridge Arts Mixer at Danger!Awesome – June 2, 2016 6:30 – 8 PM
Facebook Event June 2, 2016 6:30 – 8 PM danger!Awesome underground 645 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA We’re excited to share this line-up of panelists: – Julie Barry from Cambridge Arts Council – Frank Morris from Cambridge Community Television and NeighborMedia … Read More
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The Color of Air podcast extensive interview with Sophia and Michael (2nd interview with The Color of Air)
We are very pleased to announce that The Color of Air, a weekly interview podcast hosted by Greg Massi, (Baliset, ex-Kayo Dot, ex-maudlin of the Well), has released a second interview with us (Sophia and Michael), following up our 2014 interview.. … Read More
Blood of the Tribades Lipsync – “Rock and Roll Part 2” thanks Kickstarter backer Joe Renken
“Rock and Roll Part 2” Thanks to Kickstarter backer Joe Renken! And yes, GG is terrible. starring: Mary Widow Chloé Cunha Zach Pidgeon Kristofer Jenson Seth Chatfield Sophia Cacciola Shot on the set of Blood of the Tribades Playlist … Read More