Michael M. Bilandic

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Michael M. Bilandic

Michael M. Bilandic is an American film director, writer, and producer, best known for his gritty New York City-based microbudget comedies. His notable works include Hellaware (2013), Jobe'z World (2018), and Project Space 13 (2021). Bilandic is a frequent collaborator with director Abel Ferrara and cinematographer Sean Price Williams. He has also written for various publications, including Metrog…

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Heaven Knows WhatHeaven Knows What · 2015
Heaven Knows What
6.52015
MovieDramaCrime
A young heroin addict roams the streets of New York to panhandle and get her next fix, while her unstable boyfriend drifts in and out of her life at random.
Funny PagesFunny Pages · 2022
Funny Pages
5.72022
MovieComedy
A teenage cartoonist rejects the comforts of his suburban life in a misguided quest for soul.
The Scary of Sixty-FirstThe Scary of Sixty-First · 2021
The Scary of Sixty-First
5.52021
MovieHorrorMystery
Two roommates’ lives are upended after finding out that their new Manhattan apartment harbors a dark secret.
HellawareHellaware · 2013
Hellaware
5.22013
MovieComedy
Aspiring but less than ambitious photographer Nate clumsily navigates the New York City art world in a post-grad haze, waiting for his breakthrough project to fall into his lap. During a drug-fueled wormhole through the annals of YouTube, Nate discovers his next subjects when an arbitrary click lands him on a crude music video by the Young Torture Killaz—an Insane Clown Posse knock-off group of jaded Delaware teens with a lot to scream about—and the inspiration (and exploitation) flows
Notes on an AppearanceNotes on an Appearance · 2018
Notes on an Appearance
5.32018
MovieDramaMystery
A young man disappears amid talk of violence and demagoguery, leaving behind an obscure cache of letters, postcards, and notebooks.
Mulberry St.Mulberry St. · 2010
Mulberry St.
6.02010
MovieDocumentary
Born in the Bronx and raised in upstate New York, Abel Ferrara started his professional film career on Mulberry Street in 1975. For the past year he's been living on the block, and the feast of San Gennaro is the subject of his new film. While he has used this location for a few of his features, this time it's the star of the film.
Happy LifeHappy Life · 2011
Happy Life
5.02011
MovieComedyMusic
New York Tunez, an all techno record store, is going under. The owner, Keith, a down and out trance DJ, struggles to cope with the changing cultural climate. In a final effort to save the store he organizes a rave. Unfortunately, 2009 is a far cry from the early '90s.
Talking with the VampiresTalking with the Vampires · 2018
Talking with the Vampires
5.02018
MovieDocumentary
Abel Ferrara directed this thirty-minute documentary that interviews the cast of his film THE ADDICTION.

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