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
United Kingdom
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Horror-on-Sea: 13 Bloody Years
Self - Interviewee

Angel Lust
Director

Angel Lust
Writer

Angel Lust
Editor

Video Shop Tales of Terror II: Lust and Revenge
Mr. Peacock / Captain Sinclair

Horror-Scopes: Volume Three - Dark Zodiac
Dr. Alan Maise (Segment: Fallen Angel) (voice)

2025: Steel City Warriors
The Narrator

Vergessen: The Director's Cut
The Operative

Vergessen: The Director's Cut
Editor

Vergessen: The Director's Cut
Director

Vergessen: The Director's Cut
Writer

Burnt Flowers
Tony Rose

Mosaic
Mr Peacock (Segment: Striptease Massacre 7)

Burnt Flowers
Director

Burnt Flowers
Editor

Burnt Flowers
Screenplay

Burnt Flowers
Art Direction

Burnt Flowers
Casting

Tales from the Great War
Captain St. Clair

The Pocket Film of Superstitions
Bowler Hat Man

Video Shop Tales of Terror
The Operative (segment "Vergessen")

Video Shop Tales of Terror
Director

In the Dark

Exit
Man On the Phone

Exit
Director

The Ingress Tapes
Director

Dead Celebrities
Mick

Dead Celebrities
Director

Dead Celebrities
Screenplay