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
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
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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
MAGNETIC available now exclusively on Steam! 33% off this week!
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
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Sophia and Michael’s 2015 in Review!
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
Magnetic wins Claw Award for Best Special Effects at the Terror Film Festival! Also nominated for Best Feature and Best Director!
Magnetic wins Terror Film Festival’s 2015 Claw Awards for Best Special Effects!!!
Magnetic at Another Hole in the Head Film Festival 11/10 – San Francisco
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.
Magnetic wins Best Direction and runner up in Best Genre Feature, Plot Development, and Character Development at Imaginarium Film Festival – 9/12/15 – Louisville, KY
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
Magnetic was nominated for “Best Screenplay” at Galactic Film Festival – 8/29/15 – Los Angeles, CA
Magnetic at Galactic Film Festival Nominated for “Best Screenplay” August 29-30, 2015 Los Felix 3 1822 N. Vermont Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90027
Magnetic featured in Sci Fi Magazine October 2015 issue in Jeff Berkwits’ Sci Fi Wire column!
Run, don’t walk to your local newsstand to pick up a copy of Sci Fi Magazine (Matt Damon is on the cover) and check out the half-page feature on Magnetic in Jeff Berkwits‘ Sci Fi Wire column on page 11!!! Subscriptions … Read More
Magnetic won Best Feature at From the Beyond Con, 8/8 Chicago!
We won best feature at From the Beyond!!! Magnetic at From the Beyond! From the Beyond Con Sat. 8/08 Schurz Assembly Hall 3601 North Milwaukee Chicago, IL 60641 Schedule 11:30 a.m. Epitaph: Beauty Secrets12:15 p.m. Advection12:30 p.m. LOSERS12:55 p.m. This is Joe1:10 p.m. Found in TimeBreak2:45 p.m. Genetic … Read More
Magnetic wins Best Soundtrack and Honorable Mention Sci fi Feature at Fantasmagorical, Louisville KY 8/7
Magnetic wins Best Soundtrack and Honorable Mention Sci fi Feature https://web.archive.org/web/20161019061254/http://fantasmagoricalfilmfest.com/filmfestival-winners/ Magnetic at Fantasmagorical FandomFest! Fantasmagorical Friday, 8/07/15 Kentucky International Convention CenterLouisville, KY Room 217 – Fantasy Feature Films8:20 pm Magnetic 1 hr 19 min 57 sec FRIDAY FILM SCHEDULERoom 2135:30pm Devil You … Read More
Magnetic wins runner up Best Sci-Fi Feature at The Indie Gathering International Film Festival – screening 8/29, Hudson, OH
We are so honored and thrilled that MAGNETIC was Runner Up Best Sci-Fi Feature at The Indie Gathering International Film Festival! MagneticSaturday, August 29th at 1:50pm in Screening Room B Facebook
Magnetic at Gen Con Film Festival – 8/1/15 – Sophia and Michael on several film panels
Magnetic at Gen Con! Saturday, August 1st, 1:00PM Westin Grand Ballroom IV Gen Con Film Festival Indianapolis, IN Facebook Sophia and Michael are also participating in some filmmaking panels while at Gen Con! Sophia: Film Pre-Production – Panel Thurs 11AM … Read More
Magnetic at Sanford International Film Festival 5/29, Maine – won Best Music and Score!
We’re excited to be heading back to the Sanford International Film Festival with Magnetic! TEN played there last year and we had such a lovely time at this community-driven fest. Sophia plans to be in attendance at the screening! Magnetic … Read More
Magnetic wins runner up Best Sci-Fi Feature at International Horror Hotel Film Festival and screens on June 6, 2015 – Hudson OH
We are so honored and thrilled that MAGNETIC was Runner Up Best Sci-Fi Feature at The International Horror Hotel! Magnetic Saturday, June 6th – Screening Room B 11 AMThe International Horror Hotel Film FestivalClarion Inn6625 Dean Memorial Parkway, Hudson OH … Read More
Magnetic wins Best Sci-Fi Feature at Motor City Nightmares Film Festival on April 25, 2015 – Novi, MI
We are so honored and thrilled that MAGNETIC won Best Sci-Fi Feature at Motor City Nightmares! Magnetic Motor City Nightmares Film Festival April 25th 12 PM – Kensington RoomNovi, Michigan Facebook
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Sophia and Michael reveal all of their secrets about TEN and Magnetic on The Film Thrills Podcast – listen now!
Subscribe and check out The Film Thrills Podcast on iTunes or The Film Thrills Libsyn Page. Be sure to also like The Film Thrills Podcast on Facebook and leave them a review on iTunes or Libsyn! Download our episode at one of the above links or … Read More
MAGNETIC electro soundrack by Night Kisses
The Magnetic original score and soundtrack by Night Kisses is out! Night Kisses is an ad-hoc project, created to score and supplement the music of the film. The band, comprised of Catherine Capozzi (Axemunkee), directors Sophia Cacciola and Michael J. Epstein, … Read More
MAGNETIC world premiere at the Boston Underground Film Festival 3/29 12 PM
We had a grand world premiere of Magnetic at The Boston Underground Film Festival! 3/29/15 at 12 PM at The Brattle Theatre. Facebook Event We’re also excited that films we helped out on in some capacity are also showing … Read More
MAGNETIC Poster Art by Craig Maher
Final film poster with text – hi-res available on our web site We’re very excited to share some awesome artwork created for Magnetic by Craig Maher. We had previously worked with Craig on https://mjeml.michaeljepstein.com/‘s Art-Music Exchange, for which he created … Read More
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Sophia and Michael’s 2014 in Review!
not a movie set scar! 2014 had its ups and downs… We managed to make a whole movie, Magnetic. We traveled with TEN at festivals and got distribution for it (will be out in April), and record some songs. … Read More
MAGNETIC RECAP: Day 12 – Daughters of Ra
We knew we had some additional backstory to shoot to fill in some expository sections, and after assembling the first rough cut of MAGNETIC in September, we decided to include some Ra worship. So off we went looking for a church … Read More
MAGNETIC Recap: Days 11, 13 and 14 – pick-up, extra scenes- more sheep and flashbacks!
Kelly Davidson instagram of eye close-up very elaborate set! Day 11 (May 28th) we did some pick-up shooting of the car driving (mostly going down the highway from another car!) and we got some close-ups of hands and eyeballs! In … Read More
MAGNETIC Lip-Synching: Alice Cooper “Billion Dollar Babies”
MAGNETIC Kickstarter-reward lipsync goes out to kickstarter backer, The Barry Family! Starring Allix Mortis it’s Alice Cooper, “Billion Dollar Babies” – This song was Allix’s choice! Shot by Michael J. Epstein on the set of MAGNETIC!
MAGNETIC Recap: Day 10 DREAMS aka An Ode to Zombie Romance
It’s no secret that we love the work of kristilyn/Zombie Romance! ZR created the artwork for the TEN postcard that turned into the TEN Soundtrack art; we collaborated on The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library Art/Music Exchange and on the … Read More
MAGNETIC Recap: Day 9 THE PODS aka An Ode to KTRON
A very Magnetostatic Systems update! So this day has a lot of history to it, starting with our kickstarter. When we met our kickstarter goal with some time to spare we started dreaming up some stretch goals for how we … Read More
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The Color of Air podcast extensive interview with Sophia and Michael about musical and film projects
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 an interview with us (Sophia and Michael). The Color of Air Facebook The … Read More
MAGNETIC Lip-Synching: Billy Joel “Piano Man”
MAGNETIC Kickstarter-reward lipsync Billy Joel “Piano Man” chosen by Jade Sylvan. This was Jade’s original request:*Michael must be the primary performer, and the video must establish him as the protagonist “Piano Man.” *Sophia and Allix may have supporting roles, though … Read More
MAGNETIC Lip-Synching: Misfiits “Hybrid Moments”
MAGNETIC Kickstarter-reward lipsync Misfits – “Hybrid Moments” – Song chosen by Allix Mortis, dedicated to Kickstarter backer Noel Kelly!shot by Michael J. Epstein on the set of MAGNETIC! Art Direction for this shoot by Zombie Romance/Kristilyn Check out our other Kickstarter … Read More
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Kickstarter reward tiers: in-depth looks at our campaigns for MAGNETIC and TEN
So far, Sophia and I have run two modest Kickstarter campaigns – both successful – for our films TEN (stats on TEN) and MAGNETIC (I never wrote up my analysis, but Kicktraq summary of stats). In preparing for these campaigns, we spent a very … Read More
MAGNETIC Lip-Synching: Logan Whitehurst and the Junior Science Club “Robot Cat”
MAGNETIC Kickstarter-reward lipsync goes out to kickstarter backer, Phil White! Starring Allix Mortis and Tamora Gooding (as Sheep Dog), Rachel Leah Blumenthal (as Sheep), and Amy Macabre (as Wolf) it’s Logan Whitehurst and the Junior Science Club’s “Robot Cat” Shot … Read More
MAGNETIC Lip-Synching: Danzig “Mother”
MAGNETIC Kickstarter-reward lipsync goes out to kickstarter backer, Joe Renken! Starring Allix Mortis it’s Danzig‘s “Mother” !!! Lip-sync was shot by Kelly Davidson on the set of MAGNETIC! Find out more about MAGNETIC at: http://magneticthemovie.com/ Amazing pods built by KTRON! Check out our other … Read More
MAGNETIC recap: Days 6, 7, 8 of shooting!
We’ve been very busy at Magnetostatic Systems! We had three full evenings of just shooting monitors and dialogue. Luckily this was set up at Epiola-Caccistein headquarters where it stayed for two weeks where we could keep coming back to it! … Read More
MAGNETIC Lip-Synching: Hall and Oates “Private Eyes”
behind-the-scenes photo by Kelly Davidson MAGNETIC lipsync goes out to kickstarter backer, SARAH WAIT ZARANEK! Starring Allix Mortis it’s Hall and Oates’ “Private Eyes” Also, as trivia, “Private Eyes” was not the song Allix actually danced to, the original song … Read More
MAGNETIC Lip-Synching: Akon feat. Snoop Dogg “I Wanna Love You” NSFW
MAGNETIC’s latest lipsync goes out to kickstarter backer, CHRIS MARCH! Allix Mortis as Akon and Sophia Cacciola as Snoop Dogg in “I Wanna Love You” Lip-sync was shot by Michael J. Epstein and Kelly Davidson with tech help from … Read More
MAGNETIC recap: Day 5 of shooting!
Last weekend we shuffled into the Sound Museum in Allston for a full day of shooting. And, if you’re wondering, yes, drummers are playing paradiddles at 9AM on Sunday morning. ALL IS RIGHT IN MUSIC. Luckily, we weren’t trying to … Read More
MAGNETIC Lip-Synching: “All the Young Dudes” by Mott the Hoople
MAGNETIC‘s Allix Mortis lip-syncs to Mott the Hoople’s “All the Young Dudes” with a little help from Production Assistants: Maggie Maraschino, Zach Pigeon, Catherine Capozzi and co-Producer/Director, Sophia Cacciola. This song is dedicated to MAGNETIC Kickstarter supporter, James Groshon ParkerLip-sync … Read More
First teaser for MAGNETIC (2015) – psychological sci-fi film produced/directed by Sophia Cacciola and Michael J. Epstein, Starring Allix Mortis, cinematography by Kelly Davidson
MAGNETIC (2015) Teaser psychological sci-fi film produced/directed by Sophia Cacciola and Michael J. Epstein, Starring Allix Mortiscinematography by Kelly Davidson “DARK2LIGHT” by Night KissesMAGNETIC Movie Soundtrack Preview by Night Kisses LIKE MAGNETIC ON IMDB:
MAGNETIC Recap – the first four days of shooting: NYC and Western NY State – making movies and putting a GoPro on a sheep
The very end of December saw our first four days of shooting for MAGNETIC! The main goal of this shoot was to film most of the exterior and long driving scenes. On December 28th, in one normal car, we stuffed: … Read More
MAGNETIC Lip-Synching: ‘Panama’ by Van Halen
MAGNETIC‘s Allix Mortis lip-syncs to Van Halen’s “Panama” This song is dedicated to MAGNETIC Kickstarter supporter Sooz! Happy Birthday Sooz! Lip-sync was shot by Kelly Davidson on the set of MAGNETIC. Find out more about MAGNETIC,
MAGNETIC: Meet our star, Allix Mortis
With our Kickstarter campaign at the halfway point, we thought it was a grand time to shed a little light on our casting process for MAGNETIC and to get to know Allix Mortis a little better. We knew we didn’t … Read More
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MAGNETIC! Halfway-point Kickstarter update! Stretch goals! Fresh rewards!
We cannot thank you all enough for believing in us and this project! We are so thrilled to have reached our initial funding goal at 2 weeks in our 4 week campaign! We’re so grateful that you all have trusted us … Read More
MAGNETIC: announcing Rachel Leah Blumenthal as Production Assistant!
Rachel Leah Blumenthal self portrait Very excited to announce that Rachel Leah Blumenthal has signed on as our Production Assistant aka WRANGLER OF SHEEP for our first set of principal shooting days of MAGNETIC! . I’m pretty sure she’s in … Read More
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MAGNETIC: announcing Kelly Davidson as Director of Photography
slate from TEN Very excited to announce that Kelly Davidson has signed on as Director of Photography for our new feature film, MAGNETIC! Kelly was also our Director of Photography for our first film, TEN; and has shot two (soon to … Read More
MAGNETIC Film POSTER making-of!
We’ve had an amazing first day kickstarting our new feature film, MAGNETIC – thank you so much to everyone for your support of this project so far! We are beyond humbled and cannot wait to thank you all personally. As … Read More
Announcing MAGNETIC starring Allix Mortis (our 2nd feature film Kickstarter!)
We are extremely excited to announce that we’re in preproduction for our 2nd feature film, MAGNETIC. On December 31st, at 11:58:07 PM Coordinated Universal Time, Earth, the third planet from the star sol will have its atmosphere ripped to shreds … Read More