Women of Rock Oral History Project interview with Brie (Howard) Darling
BRIE (HOWARD) DARLING Interviewed by Tanya Pearson. Filmed by Sophia Cacciola and Michael J. Epstein. Edited by Michael J. Epstein
Blood of the Tribades streaming free on Amazon Prime for a limited time!
After many issues with Amazon blocking “mature” titles from Prime, we just got Blood of the Tribades screening free on Prime! It is for a limited time, so it would be tremendously helpful if people watch it soon on Prime and … Read More
Hipster Ghost
Hipster Ghost is a short film made for the Women in Comedy Festival Rachel Bloom Challenge. “Filmmakers were challenged to use an opening line of dialogue provided by Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’s co-creator, writer, and star Rachel Bloom – “YOU CAN’T DO THAT” … Read More
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Sophia and Michael attending Genreblast 2 for INDIE FILMMAKERS UNLEASHED panel!
September 7 – 10, 2017 Alamo Drafthouse Winchester, VA Film lineup reveal on July 7! GENREBLAST 2 INDIE FILMMAKERS UNLEASHED!A raw and uncensored look into the world of independent genre filmmaking from the mouths of those in the trenches!Moderated by … Read More
Kill Giggles teaser features Darling Pet Munkee’s “Live Toy Circus (With Performing CHAMELEON)”
We’re excited that Darling Pet Munkee‘s “Live Toy Circus (With Performing CHAMELEON)” is featured in the teaser for Kill Giggles! Everyone has heard and seen the story time and time again of the serial killers, the madmen, the monsters who … Read More
Sophia and Michael help create teaser for Safe Place
Sophia and I served as the west-coast proxy production team for Safe Place, a film shooting in Florida later this year starring Ashley Mary Nunes. The Florida team couldn’t make the journey to Los Angeles for the teaser shoot, so Sophia … Read More
Blood of the Tribades wins in four categories for Under The Morgue’s Best of 2016
Blood of the Tribades won in four categories in Under The Morgue‘s Best of 2016 Best Vampire Film Best DVD/Blu-ray Release (tied with The Witch) Best Direct-To-DVD Film (tied with Hush, Late Night Double Feature, Chill: The Killing Games) Biggest Guilty Pleasure … Read More
Blood of the Tribades June 2017 screenings – Brattleboro, VT and Somerville, MA
June 15, 2017 – Horror At The Hooker – Brattleboro, VT – https://facebook.com/events/1041392482661208 Screening and Q&A w/ directors Sophia Cacciola & Michael J. Epstein! Doors open at 6:45pm – Show starts at 7pm – $5 (suggested donation) – INFO June … Read More
Women of Rock Oral History Project interview with Tracy Bonham
TRACY BONHAM INTERVIEW BY TANYA PEARSON FILMED BY PAUL W. PRESTON AND TANYA PEARSON EDITED BY TANYA PEARSON
Sophia on Horror Happens podcast!
Sophia was interviewed by Jay Kay for the Horror Happens radio show as part of Women in Horror Month! You can listen to the podcast here: – Discussing her Short Form Films with Filmmaker Dionne Copeland (Inferno, Haxx Deadroom, and … Read More
“Hipster Ghost” & “With Whip” screening at the Women in Comedy Festival! #WICF2017
UPDATE: Hipster Ghost is now available for viewing! Sophia has two films in the Women in Comedy Festival! Both are screening on Saturday, April 22nd at the Brattle Theatre in Cambridge, MA.RACHEL BLOOM’S COMEDY SHORT CHALLENGE is at 2pm and the WICF … Read More
Blood of the Tribades trailer included in special “LET’S GO TO THE DRIVE-IN” Frankenstein Created Bikers / Dear God No! double feature disc
Very excited that the Blood of the Tribades trailer is included in special “LET’S GO TO THE DRIVE-IN” Frankenstein Created Bikers / Dear God No! double feature disc We put together a special program under the extras called “Let’s Go … Read More
Blood of the Tribades Horror Pack exclusive blu-ray!
We’ve had the great honor of having Blood of the Tribades included as the special exclusive blu-ray in this month’s HorrorPack! This special edition contains a variant HorrorPack art that won’t be on any future edition. (A general release limited-edition blu-ray is also … Read More
Blood of the Tribades available on blu-ray and DVD!
Blood of the Tribades is now available. For blu-ray, DVD, VHS and VOD, check out our general Blood of the Tribades watch/buy page! Blood of the Tribades from Launch Over – Cacciola / Epstein on Vimeo. The Blood is the … Read More
The Blood is the Life documentary about the themes and making of Blood of the Tribades!
We absolutely love bonus material packaged with film releases. We learned everything we know about film from directors’ commentaries, behind-the-scenes docs, and cast/crew interviews. So, when we realized we were going to be putting out Blood of the Tribades on … Read More
Blood of the Tribades available now on limited-edition VHS!
We are thrilled to announce that we are working with SRS Cinema to bring to you a very special, limited-edition VHS release of Blood of the Tribades! Most of our horror education came from renting down the row based on … Read More
Sophia and Michael on Without Your Head – archive now available!
Download the MP3 – Subscribe on iTunes / Google Play Listen at: Blood of the Tribades – Without Your Head Sophia Cacciola and Michael Epstein joined us to talk about their new film Blood of the Tribades! Sophia and Michael went over: – … Read More
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
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
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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
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