Michael Merlino

Personal Info

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Directing

Gender

Male

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Place of Birth

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Michael Merlino

Biography

Michael Merlino is a Chicago-born, Los Angeles-based actor & filmmaker who specializes in directing, editing, VFX, music production, and sound design. His work has earned a $10K national film grant, won awards from Chicago International Film Festival’s CineYouth and Artlist’s Creative Competition, and premiered at NFFTY with recognition from the Academy Award®-qualifying Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival. With nearly a decade of experience in post-production, Michael has worked with brands like Google and Artlist.io, and composed original scores for films that have screened at festivals nationwide. Drawing from his Filipino...

Acting

2022

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Sugar, Sorry

as "Joe"

Production

2022

Ping.Pong.

as Director

2022

Ping.Pong.

as Writer

2022

Ping.Pong.

as Editor

2022

Ping.Pong.

as Story

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Mother to Mother

as Assistant Director

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PINPOINT

as Director

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PINPOINT

as Writer

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PINPOINT

as Editor

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PINPOINT

as Producer

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PINPOINT

as Visual Effects

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PINPOINT

as Music

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Sugar, Sorry

as Script Editor

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Sugar, Sorry

as Producer

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Sugar, Sorry

as Editor

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Sugar, Sorry

as VFX Artist

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Sugar, Sorry

as Colorist

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Sugar, Sorry

as Music

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