Directing

Christian Meola

Christian Meola is a filmmaker and theater director in Austin, Texas. His short films have screened at IFC Center, Palm Springs ShortFest, Frameline, Atlanta Film Festival, Miami Film Festival, and New Orleans Film Festival. His film Stardust won Best Narrative Short at Fencesitter Film Festival and he was a finalist for the Pandora Short Film Grant and NewFest's New Voices Filmmaker Grant.

Known For

Deadliest Bite

Deadliest Bite · 2024

MovieDocumentary

A group of shark experts set out to discover which shark species has the deadliest bite. Using bite force meters, biomedical imaging and a cutting-edge super slow-motion camera rig, they'll document and analyze shark bites like never before

Rent Free

Rent Free · 2024

MovieComedyDrama

After hitting emotional and financial rock bottom, best friends Ben and Jordan come up with a scheme to spend an entire year living “rent free” with the help of friends, family and strangers alike in a rapidly changing Austin.

Death

Fleeting moments from the life a cyclist lived after his passing.

He Cried

He Cried · 2020

A lot of men feel like they can’t be vulnerable. For The Shangri-Las, a man crying is so eventful that it’s worthy of a single. Sentimentality isn’t currently a trend like it was in the 50’s but it never goes out of style! ✨

Not Today

Not Today · 2025

Eric tries to figure out how to help his friend Jaime after catching him doing something no one was supposed to see.

Violence

Violence · 2019

A woman's finds a disturbing photograph on the supermarket floor. It leads to her own abduction.

Too Late

A heartbroken womanizer chases after the only girl he’s ever had feelings for when she moves to Florida.

Needle Fingers

An artist is visited every night by a creature from one of her paintings, who scratches the eyes out of her work.

Filmography

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Deadliest Bite

Deadliest Bite · 2024

MovieDocumentary

A group of shark experts set out to discover which shark species has the deadliest bite. Using bite force meters, biomedical imaging and a cutting-edge super slow-motion camera rig, they'll document and analyze shark bites like never before

Producer

Rent Free

Rent Free · 2024

MovieComedyDrama

After hitting emotional and financial rock bottom, best friends Ben and Jordan come up with a scheme to spend an entire year living “rent free” with the help of friends, family and strangers alike in a rapidly changing Austin.

Julian

Death

Fleeting moments from the life a cyclist lived after his passing.

Director

He Cried

He Cried · 2020

A lot of men feel like they can’t be vulnerable. For The Shangri-Las, a man crying is so eventful that it’s worthy of a single. Sentimentality isn’t currently a trend like it was in the 50’s but it never goes out of style! ✨

Director

Not Today

Not Today · 2025

Eric tries to figure out how to help his friend Jaime after catching him doing something no one was supposed to see.

Director

Violence

Violence · 2019

A woman's finds a disturbing photograph on the supermarket floor. It leads to her own abduction.

Director

Too Late

A heartbroken womanizer chases after the only girl he’s ever had feelings for when she moves to Florida.

Director

Needle Fingers

An artist is visited every night by a creature from one of her paintings, who scratches the eyes out of her work.

Needle Fingers

GANGBANG

GANGBANG · 2023

Six gay porn actors stare back at you while you wait for their scene to start.

Director

Broadway Babies

Broadway Babies · 2018

Broadway Babies

Four coeds compete against each other for a shiny new role.

Director

Yelling Fire in an Empty Theater

Yelling Fire in an Empty Theater · 2021

Yelling Fire in an Empty Theater

MovieComedyRomance

In this MiniDV curio, a young woman moves to New York and becomes entangled in her roommates’ tumultuous relationship.

Joel

Wild Nights

Wild Nights · 2019

Blaine moves to LA and befriends a group of musicians, but they don't know he's carrying a dark secret and a reputation as one of America's most notorious murder suspects.

Director

Tomorrow

Tomorrow · 2026

Eric and Oliver develop an unexpected bond after a hug that lasts longer than usual.

Writer

Jimmy

A frat bro realizes he's being followed by another young man who witnessed him having an emotional breakdown in public.

Director

Knowing Me, Knowing You

Knowing Me, Knowing You · 2023

Knowing Me, Knowing You

MovieComedyDrama

Unemployed and recently dumped, Daniel spends his days eavesdropping on his roommate who works from home as a therapist. He soon develops an obsession with one of her clients, a ruggedly masculine divorcee with explosive anger issues.

Kiki on a Bad Day

Kiki on a Bad Day · 2016

Kiki on a Bad Day

After taking more adderral than her usual dose, Kiki struggles getting through her day plagued by bad luck, endless obligations, and a bizarre encounter with a boy.

Director

Jaws vs. Kraken

Jaws vs. Kraken · 2022

Jaws vs. Kraken

MovieDocumentaryTV Movie

Something shocking is happening in the abyss around Guadalupe Island. Photos of great whites with strange scars believed to be from giant squids have surfaced. Dr. Tristan Guttridge leads a mission to get a glimpse into the battles between the two beasts.

Producer

Reality Star

Reality Star · 2021

A montage of transition scenes in reality television shows. Just when you're expecting the scene to start, another transition sequence begins.

Director

Stardust

Stardust · 2025

The husband of a filmmaker who recently took his own life receives a knock on his front door from a young fan.

Writer

Being One

Being One · 2020

A short inspirational dance film made for the Faith-Based Casting & Christian Casting 48-Hour Film Festival

Writer

The Other Side of the Door

The Other Side of the Door · 2018

The Other Side of the Door

A companion film to Wild Nights.

Editor

LA River

LA River · 2018

A 51-mile concrete waterway that spans the City of Angels. While originally a beautiful, flowing reminder of natural life that from the San Fernando Valley through downtown LA and to the Pacific Ocean, it now functions as a means to control flooding. However, there is always a hint of optimism in the polluted Los Angeles air for the river to blossom into a beautiful paradise, like the city itself.

Director

The Expanding Horizon

The Expanding Horizon · 2022

The Expanding Horizon

A 16-year-old asks his drug dealer classmate for an unusual request.

Writer

Degree

Do you have one???

Director