Michael Salerno
Crew
Known For

Several short films about troubled gay youngsters who attempt to resolve their psychological issues through bizarre fetish play or sinister self expression.
Like Cattle Towards Glow

Every year, a family home is turned into a haunted house. The purpose is not only to be as terrifying as possible, but also to create a spectacular attraction to draw the neighbors in. The situation grows increasingly complicated, broken and distressed as the family’s problems intercede in their plans and as their real lives become the film’s true and overriding scary haunt.
Room Temperature

A boy in the throes of adolescence plays an online suicide game. 50 days, 50 challenges: a chronicle of leaving the world.
The Masturbator's Heart

A teenager is fixated on blowing himself up – not for the purpose of suicide or terrorism, but for the sensation and spectacle. His obsession provokes various reactions from his tight-knit group of friends.
Permanent Green Light

A teenage boy is playing an online "suicide game" where he must complete 50 challenges in 50 days.
Blue Whale

After surviving a devastating tornado in his childhood, one that took the life of his younger brother, 19-year-old Elri attempts to conquer his fears by painting a tornado on himself.
Elri Paints Himself as a Tornado

Two teen boys living in an isolated house in the mountains contemplate their existence while maintaining a video diary of their daily lives.
Our Death

A document of Semana Santa processions in Andalusia, Spain.
Inside Me There Is No One

A teenager goes on a killing spree in an idyllic countryside town.