
Rocco Shapiro
Directing
Biography
Rocco Shapiro was raised in Lawrenceville, Georgia. After graduating from Savannah College of Art and Design, he became a writer, director and editor based in Atlanta, Georgia.
Known For

When a young woman confesses her lust for a man devoted to the church, her priest’s guidance blurs into provocation when he believes the confession is meant for him.
Confessions

Artistic lovers, Viv and Jay, have become trapped in a vicious cycle of codependent heroin addiction. But when Viv’s wealthy parents hire an interventionist to take Viv to rehab, the couple decides to set off on their own with the help of a suboxone prescription... all they have to do is survive a harrowing night through drug withdrawal.
Withdrawal

One drunken night, a down on his luck horse trainer is visited by a mysterious lobbyist who comes to him with a centuries spanning pitch involving the US meat packing industry, the history of horse racing, and how he and his farm factor into all of it.
The Preakness

A people-pleaser recently back in the dating pool goes on an ill-advised date with a sexually submissive man to prove to her doubtful friends that she could totally be a dom.
I Could Dom

After a night out drinking, a couple with differing views on dating question the kind of relationship they're in.
FAFO (Fuck Around and Find Out)
While suffering through a shift at an independent cinema, a disillusioned theater employee reconnects with an old friend, discovering that the place dedicated to other people’s stories might finally force them to confront their own.
Some Kind of Escape

A young hellion named Kip grows up too fast in a small sweat-assy town that’s eaten up with the mystery of a lost child.
BiRDY

A timid and nervous high school student tries to survive another day in algebra class.
Beautyosity

A slice-of-life exploration of the weird and wonderful residents of a small town in North Florida and what they believe in.
Frogtown

The school slacker shows up late to a theatre class project meeting one too many times.
Late

A Catholic raised 15-year-old girl goes on a journey as she prepares herself to lose her virginity with the help of her confident, yet inexperienced bestie.
Sunday Service

The only thing standing between him the girl of his dreams is a big, mean jock.
The TwoTakes: When We Were Kids

Two young adults learn to be more comfortable together through conversation and dissecting relationships.
The First Date with You

Isolated from society in a deserted delta community with his austere father, a child musical prodigy prepares for the audition of a lifetime while navigating a newfound skill in ancestral dreaming.
Aurinko in Adagio

Olivia, a hopeless romantic, searches for her soulmate with the help of a "true love" token. In the diner she recurs, she meets Aria, a skeptical waitress, who will have Olivia question her faith in the device and make her realize she has been looking in all the wrong places.
Vanilla Milkshake

A young women's evening alone is interrupted by an entity that appears during the absence of music.