PINPOINT - SHORT FILM [2025]
"Driven by school pressures and unhealthy obsessions, a med student chases success by any means."
Currently in post-production for 2025 festivals and online distribution.
Writer/Director/Editor:
Michael Merlino
VFX/Original Score:
Michael Merlino
gorillas - SHORT FILM [2024]
"Returning to his abusive father, a broken son confronts his childhood and questions his masculinity."
Writer/Director/Editor:
Michael Merlino
VFX/Original Score:
Michael Merlino
WHITE FLIGHT - SHORT FILM [2023]
"A young Black man stumbles into "White Ct.," a surreal white suburb where microaggressions, overt racism, and passive hostility collide in a darkly satirical take on modern discrimination."
Writer/Director/Editor/VFX:
Michael Merlino
OPTIMA - SHORT FILM [2022]
"A 'superhero celebrity' feeds on mankind’s lust for strength as a weaker man turns to these ‘real’ superheroes for diet & fitness tips."
Writer/Director/Editor/VFX:
Michael Merlino
Ping.Pong. - SHORT FILM [2022]
"Ping-pong is this girl’s world, but away from home, she makes the bold move to share it with a new-special someone."
1st place $10,000 Award - The Bahlsen National College Film Competition
Chicago Award - The Chicago International Film Festival's CineYouth
Writer/Director/Editor:
Michael Merlino