Michael Fausti
Michael Fausti is an award winning director, writer and actor. He was born in the U.K. and studied Literature, Art and Film at the universities of London and Kent, where he developed an interest in surrealist cinema and art house horror. Deciding to focus on filmmaking, Fausti then went on to study film, make up and visual effects at the London Academy of Film and TV. He cites his cinematic influences as the films of Michael Powell, Alan Clarke, Dario Argento and Jean-Pierre Melville.
An exponent of "Lo-Fi" filmmaking and practical effects, Fausti has written and directed a range of award winning films. He has stated that, "ideas are the most important technology of filmmaking."
Acting
Movie
The Pocket Film of Superstitions
as Bowler Hat Man
2023
Movie
Dead Celebrities
as Mick
Movie
Video Shop Tales of Terror
as The Operative (segment "Vergessen")
2023
Movie
Tales from the Great War
as Captain St. Clair
2023
Movie
Burnt Flowers
as Tony Rose
2024
Movie
Mosaic
as Mr Peacock (Segment: Striptease Massacre 7)
2024
Movie
In the Dark
2022
Movie
Exit
as Man On the Phone
2020
Movie
Video Shop Tales of Terror II: Lust and Revenge
as Mr. Peacock / Captain Sinclair
2025
Movie
Horror-on-Sea: 13 Bloody Years
as Self - Interviewee
2026
Movie
Horror-Scopes: Volume Three - Dark Zodiac
as Dr. Alan Maise (Segment: Fallen Angel) (voice)
2025
Movie
2025: Steel City Warriors
as The Narrator
2025
Movie
Vergessen: The Director's Cut
as The Operative
2025
