Michael Philippou
Directing
Biography
Danny Philippou and Michael Philippou (born 13 November 1992), known together online as RackaRacka, are Australian twin filmmakers, YouTubers, and stunt performers. They are known for their horror comedy YouTube videos and for the career as horror filmmakers which those videos spawned. They have won numerous awards for their work, including the Best International Channel Streamy Award, Best Overall at the Online Video Awards, and the AACTA Award for the Best Web Show. Originally from Adelaide with Greek heritage, the brothers moved to Los Angeles in January 2019 but continue to make films in Australia. They made their feature directorial debut when they wrote and directed the supernatural horror film Talk to Me, which premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival and was released internationally on 27 July 2023. Their second film, Bring Her Back, was released in 2025. Both received positive reviews. Description above from the Wikipedia article Danny and Michael Philippou, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
When a group of friends discover how to conjure spirits using an embalmed hand, they become hooked on the new thrill, until one of them goes too far and unleashes terrifying supernatural forces.
Talk to Me
Following the death of their father, a brother and sister are sent to live with a foster mother, only to learn that she is hiding a terrifying secret.
Bring Her Back
In 1993, estranged Street Fighters Ryu and Ken Masters are thrown back into combat when the mysterious Chun-Li recruits them for the next World Warrior Tournament: a brutal clash of fists, fate, and fury. But behind this battle royale lies a deadly conspiracy that forces them to face off against each other and the demons of their past. And if they don't, it's GAME OVER!
Street Fighter
A grieving single mother and her child fall into a deep well of paranoia when an eerie children's book manifests in their home.
The Babadook
Charlie and Pierce are two teenage wannabe warrior-heroes who, together with the spirited ghost girl Que, master the skills they need to replace an ageing monster slayer by doing his strange, supernatural chores.
The Strange Chores
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Sidemen
Explore the incredible highs, lows, joys, heartbreak, camaraderie, laughs and bittersweet sorrow that make up a teenager's life. A clandestine 'tunnel party' in the depths of the hinterland in northern NSW draws kids from all over the area but when a spectacular stunt leads to a car crash, a group of five teens face events that will transform their lives and their idyllic landscape forever.
Deadlock
The sequel to the 2022 film. Plot TBA.
Talk 2 Me
The cast and crew talk about making the film with some behind-the-scenes footage.
In the Grip of Terror: Making Talk To Me
A group of young travelers chasing the ultimate party on a European island until they discover the Hand, a supernatural high deadlier than any drug.
Untitled Talk to Me Series
Ill-Advised films & Degenerate documented MTV's Khyler Vick of Too Stupid To Die/BlockheaDs journey from the US to UK in his next big adventure "Blockheads in Britain" containing the next generation of Homegrown Stunts, Pranks & Mischief featuring special appearances from Jackass.
blockheaDs in Britain
The third horror film from Danny and Michael Philippou, currently in development with Danny and his co-writer Bill Hinzman. Plot under wraps.
Untitled Philippou Brothers Film
A prequel short film that tells the story of Duckett entirely through cell phones and social media.
Untitled Talk to Me Prequel
The world is flooding. It's been raining for weeks on end and 12 year old Briggs is the last in the line of kids to be sacrificed in a ritualistic drowning.
Deluge
A documentary based on the world of deathmatch wrestling.
Deathmatch
A young man is compelled by lurid advertising to attend a screening of 'Neoplasm'. In the deco interior of a 1920s theater, silent cinema attendants issue the kid with a ticket for the matinee. As showtime nears, the empty cinema fills. The picture begins, playing to a packed house.