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Michael Costanza

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Mike Costanza is a writer, director, and producer known for his innovative and genre-defining work.

Mike attended NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, where he earned a B.A. in Film & Television. He began his career in the Art Department on feature films at Paramount Pictures before transitioning into directing short films and music videos.

Mike's recent project is "El Cruce", a drama that explores migration through the experience of a Guatemalan farmer. Told in a poetic yet unflinching style, the film immerses the viewer in the physical and emotional terrain of migration, a journey marked by violence, hope, and the desperate will to survive.

"Mama Said" is Mike's award winning short film that reconstructs a 1963 girl group television performance, intercut with archival footage of civil unrest. The juxtaposition builds to a haunting collision of pop culture and historical reality. The film screened at Sundance, Edinburgh, and in competition at Cannes where it was nominated for the Palme d’Or. "Mama Said" went on to win Best Short Film at the Torino Film Festival, establishing Mike as a distinctive new voice in independent cinema.

Mike is also the writer/director of the acclaimed indie horror film "The Collingswood Story". Years before Zoom and FaceTime, "The Collingswood Story" was built entirely around online video chats, a then-radical concept that helped pave the way for later films such as "Host" and "Unfriended". Today, the film is widely recognized as the first screen-life film.

"The Collingswood Story" was released on Blu-ray and made available on Shudder, AMC+, and Prime Video, further cementing its reputation as a landmark in independent horror. In 2022, Bloody Disgusting reaffirmed the film’s legacy, calling it "the first true screen-life horror flick." Upon its initial release, Collingswood was championed by outlets including Empire Magazine, Dreamwatch, SFX, and critic Kim Newman.

Mike is also the creator of the LGBTQ supernatural series "Dante's Cove" and has directed several music videos.

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Filmography

Writer

8

Type

Year

El Cruce Poster

El Cruce Short Film2026

Skatelife: A Multi-Media Exhibit in 3D Poster

Skatelife: A Multi-Media Exhibit in 3D Video2021

The House Sitter Short Film2008

Dante's Cove Poster

Dante's Cove TV Series2004

The Collingswood Story Poster

The Collingswood Story Feature Film2002

Drive-Thru Feature Film1998

Hotel California Feature Film1998

Doris Wiley, D.V.M. Feature Film1995

Director

14

Type

Year

El Cruce Poster

El Cruce Short Film2026

Skatelife: A Multi-Media Exhibit in 3D Poster

Skatelife: A Multi-Media Exhibit in 3D Video2021

Angel Munoz: Cruising the Waterfront Poster

Angel Munoz: Cruising the Waterfront Video2018

Jealous Again Poster

Jealous Again Video2018

Make America Skate Again Poster

Make America Skate Again Video2017

Pushing the Boundaries Documentary2015

EerieTube TV Series2008

The House Sitter Short Film2008

Flasher Feature Film2006

Dante's Cove Poster

Dante's Cove TV Series2004

The Collingswood Story Poster

The Collingswood Story Feature Film2002

Beat the Bash Poster

Beat the Bash Feature Film1996

There's No Place Like Homegirl Feature Film1994

Mama Said Poster

Mama Said Short Film1993

Editor

10

Type

Year

Angel Munoz: Cruising the Waterfront Poster

Angel Munoz: Cruising the Waterfront Video2018

Jealous Again Poster

Jealous Again Video2018

Make America Skate Again Poster

Make America Skate Again Video2017

RIP Pala Pool Video2017

Pushing the Boundaries Documentary2015

Flasher Feature Film2006

The Collingswood Story Poster

The Collingswood Story Feature Film2002

Beat the Bash Poster

Beat the Bash Feature Film1996

There's No Place Like Homegirl Feature Film1994

Mama Said Poster

Mama Said Short Film1993

Producer

6

Type

Year

RIP Pala Pool Video2017

Pushing the Boundaries Documentary2015

EerieTube TV Series2008

Flasher Feature Film2006

Beat the Bash Poster

Beat the Bash Feature Film1996

There's No Place Like Homegirl Feature Film1994

Cinematographer

4

Angel Munoz: Cruising the Waterfront Poster

Angel Munoz: Cruising the Waterfront Video2018

Jealous Again Poster

Jealous Again Video2018

Make America Skate Again Poster

Make America Skate Again Video2017

RIP Pala Pool Video2017

Art Director

3

Caged Fear Poster

Caged Fear Feature Film1991

Kickboxer 2: The Road Back Poster

Kickboxer 2: The Road Back Feature Film1991

Internal Affairs Poster

Internal Affairs Feature Film1990

Art Department

1

There Goes the Neighborhood Poster

There Goes the Neighborhood Feature Film1992

Editorial Department

1

This Ain't Bebop Poster

This Ain't Bebop TV Movie1989

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