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
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
GAIL ANN DORSEY Interviewed by Tanya Pearson. Filmed by Sophia Cacciola and Michael J. Epstein. Edited by Michael J. Epstein
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
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
“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
BUFF Bacchus created by the Whore Church Blood of the Tribades won Best New England Film at the Boston Underground Film Festival! The film world premiered to a sold-out crowd at The Brattle Theatre on (vampire) Easter as part of … Read More
Katrina & the Waves “Walking on Sunshine“ Thanks to Kickstarter backer Rachel Eddey! starring: Kristofer Jenson, Seth Chatfield, Zach Pidgeon, Shot on the set of Blood of the Tribades by Michael J. Epstein Playlist of all lipsyncs for Blood of the … Read More
The Incredible String Band “Witches Brew”“ Thanks to Kickstarter backers Esther Y. Smith starring: Mary Widow, Chloé Cunha, Seth Chatfield, Zach Pidgeon, Kristofer Jenson Shot on the set of Blood of the Tribades by Michael J. Epstein Playlist of … Read More
Tom Waits “16 Shells From A Thirty-Ought Six”“ Thanks to Kickstarter backers John Walsh & Jane Allard starring: Mary Widow, Chloé Cunha, Seth Chatfield, Zach Pidgeon, Kristofer Jenson Shot on the set of Blood of the Tribades by Sophia … Read More
My short Story, “The Unnaturals” has been published in Hydra Publications‘ anthology Dystopian Express! It is a prose rewrite of the opening segment of a screenplay that we are writing/developing. In it, I tell the story of citizen Serug … Read More
Poison “Talk Dirty to Me“ Thanks to Kickstarter backer Sarah Steinberg Heller! starring: Michael J. Epstein, Mary Widow, Chloé Cunha, Seth Chatfield, Zach Pidgeon, Kristofer Jenson Shot on the set of Blood of the Tribades by Sophia Cacciola Playlist of all lipsyncs for … Read More
still of Sophia from Blood of the Tribades Depeche Mode “Shake the Disease“ Thanks to Kickstarter backer Kenneth McKlinski! ! starring: Sophia Cacciola Shot on the set of Blood of the Tribades by Michael Epstein Playlist of all lipsyncs … Read More
We are very excited to announce that Magnetic is available now exclusively on Steam for a very low introductory price for rent or purchase! http://store.steampowered.com/app/440140
Boston Hassle Telethon – GIVE HERE Boston Hassle’s 1st Annual 24 Hour Telethon AND Performance Marathon!!! …featuring: Ben Hersey, Id M Theft Able, Sun Rad, Luxardo, LSDV, Mike Simonelli, Casey Crawford, The Trofessor, Coorain Devin, the Firehouse, Neil Horsky, Lankville Daily … Read More
Source: unknown UPDATE: We’re quite humbled that our little note to our friends about moving has sparked a lot of discussion and coverage of that discussion. Boston Mayor Marty Walsh has written a response for the Boston Globe! I also … Read More
We’ve recently had the great chance to do a string of interviews about our film and music endeavors. If you want to know more about what makes us tick and what we’re ticking about, here you go! And check out: … Read More
Our enemy, the clown There are a lot of small minds fighting for the tiny, meaningless position of President of the United States. Witchworks Films has been documented a much more important battle – the battle for Overlord of Planet … Read More
https://mjeml.michaeljepstein.com/ song “Amylee” appears in the background of CBS’s Player Style Files with Bronson Arroyo at 3:42. Volume One by The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library
poster created by kristilyn-zombie romance Blood of the Tribades 2015 was the year of vampires! We spent much of the second half of the year shooting and doing pre-and-post production on our third feature film, Blood of the Tribades. Shot … Read More
FAT movie, starring Mel Rodriguez (Better Call Saul, Getting On, The Last Man on Earth, etcetera) is released today on iTunes, Hulu, and Amazon! Directed by Mark Phinney, FAT tells the story of Ken won’t change his ways. Addicted to food, Ken … Read More
I had the pleasure of making a small appearance in this Friday Night Films (YouTube channel) project as the manager of The Store and the guy in the ads for “Get Abs in 30 days” (and others)! The workout regimen to prepare … Read More
Magnetic wins Terror Film Festival’s 2015 Claw Awards for Best Special Effects!!!
Kali In February, Catherine Capozzi and friends (including us) presented a live performance, album, and film anthology called Bring Us Your Women. Once a month, for 14 months, we will be releasing a film from the anthology each month. If … Read More
“You could probably write software that lets you pick the level of tension for a certain scene, and it would score it for you,” he says. “In a purely functional way, I’m not even convinced humans could do it better.” I … Read More
I am quite excited to have been invited to talk at SCATV‘s potluck series! I’ll talk a bit about how we’ve navigated indie filmmaking for the past few years. I am very pleased to be joined by the excellent Jonathan … Read More
Magnetic at Another Hole in the Head!Facebook New People Cinema 1746 Post St. San Francisco, CA 94115 Tue, Nov 10 7:00 PM Tickets Beyond Chron reviewed Magnetic as part of their festival preview.
We are regularly asked what it’s like to be on the set of one of our movies. Well, if that’s the sort of thing you want to know, you’re in luck! We took 60+ hours of behind-the-scenes footage from the … Read More
See more of Izzy’s work at: https://www.nihilnoctem.com Good intentions lead to diastrous results when a woman visits a new mom. Starring: Kasey Lansdale, Diana Porter Shot, Cut & Mixed by Bryan McKay Original Score Shayne Gryn FX, Sound Design & … Read More
photo by Céline Fernbach We’re excited to announce that we have wrapped principal photography! All of our main shooting days with the cast are complete. We’ve sorted and logged all of the footage and we’re very excited about how it … Read More
behind-the-scenes photo by Céline Fernbach Bonnie Tyler “Total Eclipse of the Heart“ Thanks to Kickstarter backer Paisley Rojagato! starring: Mary Widow, Chloé Cunha, Stabatha La Thrills, Sindy Katrotic, Simone de Boudoir Shot on the evening of the total … Read More
TEN is now streaming for free to Amazon Prime members! Check it out! And then don’t forget to grab one of the few remaining physical copies of the TEN companion novel by Jade Sylvan! (Once we run out, it probably … Read More
One of the best things about filmmaking is getting to convince a favorite artist to make a poster for our films! We’ve had the pleasure of having Walter Sickert make the poster for TEN, Craig Maher make the poster for … Read More
In February, Catherine Capozzi and friends (including us) presented a live performance, album, and film anthology called Bring Us Your Women. Once a month, for 14 months, we will be releasing a film from the anthology each month. If you’d … Read More
GO “LIKE” THE ON THE TOWN WITH MIKEY DEE FACEBOOK PAGE! OTTWMD PLAYS LOCAL BOSTON MUSIC AND IS ON EVERY WEDNESDAY FROM 9PM-MIDNIGHT AND ALMOST ALWAYS FEATURES A LIVE BAND AROUND 10:30 – IT’S ON 91.5 WMFO – https://www.wmfo.org/.SEND YOUR CDS TO THE … Read More
Production Diary Day 9 – 09/27/2015 At some point, we’ll get to write more about our day filming, but here are some behind-the-scenes photos taken by Céline Fernbach But first, here are a few very rough-colored stills to give you … Read More
Production Diary Day 8 – 09/20/2015 At some point, we’ll get to write more about our day filming, but here are some behind-the-scenes photos taken by Sophia Cacciola. But first, here are a few very rough-colored stills to give you … Read More
Production Diary Day 7 – 09/13/2015 At some point, we’ll get to write more about our day filming, but here are some behind-the-scenes photos taken by Sophia Cacciola. But first, here are a few very rough-colored stills to give you … Read More
Production Diary Day 6 – 09/12/2015 At some point, we’ll get to write more about our day filming with our youngest vampire and traveling all around to get some nice exteriors, but here are some wonderful behind-the-scenes photos taken by … Read More
We’re very pleased to introduce you to all of our Blood of the Tribades cast (film web site)! Irina Peligrad as Nephite Geraldine Short bio: Irina is a charming refugee from Communist Romania, who now kindly allows Capitalists to pull … Read More
Production Diary Day 5 – 09/05/2015 At some point, we’ll get to write more about our day filming with our twin vampires and visiting some castles, but here are some wonderful behind-the-scenes photos taken by Rachel Leah Blumenthal. But first, … Read More
Linkin Park – When They Come For Me Thanks to Kickstarter backer Nastasja Terry starring: Maggie Maraschino, Irina Peligrad, Lilith Beest Shot on the set of Blood of the Tribades by Sophia Cacciola Photos by Rachel Leah Blumenthal – http://rachelblumenthal.net/ Playlist … Read More
https://www.facebook.com/events/1417573511873695/ We’ll kick off our third season with some creepy-crawly fun! And there will be art about insects, too. Hosted by Chloé Cunha and Rob Crean, featuring Steve Subrizi as the Intern and Wes Hazard as the Questionable Expert, and … Read More
We’re excited that we played at the Imaginarium film festival with Magnetic! Magnetic also won Best Direction and runner up in Best Genre Feature, Plot Development, and Character Development!!! TEN played there last year and we had such a lovely … Read More
http://famousmonsters.com/archives/17814 We’re very excited to have a “Frightful Five” interview in The Outre Eye of Daniel XIII‘s column on Famous Monsters of Filmland! When I was very young, I became pretty obsessed with the Universal monsters. Even more … Read More
Production Diary Day 4 – 08/29/2015 At some point, we’ll get to write more about our day filming with our youngest vampire and traveling all around to get some nice exteriors, but here are some wonderful behind-the-scenes photos taken by … Read More
Sophia was on the female filmmakers panel at GENCON– talking about the challenges of making films while female. It was moderated by Kate Chaplin of the podcast Kate’s Take and included filmmakers: Victoria Angell, Barbara Devereaux, and Rose Fadem-Johnston. LISTEN … Read More
Production Diary Day 3 – 08/23/2015 At some point, we’ll get to write more about our crazy day at Studio 52 having an all-out vampire slaying, but for now, at the bottom, here are some wonderful behind-the-scenes photos taken by Sophia Cacciola … Read More
Production Diary Day 2 – 08/22/2015 At some point, we’ll get to write more about our crazy day at Studio 52 having holy services at the Church of Bathor, but for now, here are some wonderful behind-the-scenes photos taken by Rachel Leah … Read More
Production Diary Day 1.5 – 08/21/2015 – Fight Choreography and Prep On Friday 8/21, our fighting cast met with fight coordinator Sisouk Vongbandith to prepare for two scenes that we shot over the weekend. Sisouk helped ensure that we could … Read More