Michael Stevantoni

Michael Stevantoni

Director · Producer · Writer

Cambell River, British Columbia, Canada
February 20, 1996

Biography

Michael Stevantoni is a filmmaker from Campbell River, British Columbia. After studying film production at Chapman University, he made his feature debut with Salton Sea (2018), which premiered at the Blow-Up Chicago International Arthouse Film Festival and won the Stanley Kubrick Award for Best Feature. His second feature, Death Letter Blues (2023), premiered at the Newport Beach Film Festival, was acquired by Dark Sky Films, and won Best Feature at the Cinema on the Bayou Film Festival. After a decade in Southern California, Stevantoni relocated to Austin, Texas, where he directs music videos and commercials while developing his next film.

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Representative Works

The Cleaner
The Cleaner
6.0
/ English
Nothingman
Nothingman
No Rating Yet
/ English
Pop Verve
Pop Verve
No Rating Yet
/ English
Death Letter Blues
Death Letter Blues
4.8
/ English
The Death of Language
The Death of Language
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/ English
Salton Sea
Salton Sea
5.0
/ English
Matt Farrell and the Teenie Genie
Matt Farrell and the Teenie Genie
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/ English
A Snake Gone Through the House
A Snake Gone Through the House
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/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

The Cleaner
2021Nominee

Career Highlight

The Cleaner

Pop Verve
2020Nominee

Career Highlight

Pop Verve

Death Letter Blues
2025Nominee

Best Director

Death Letter Blues

Career Highlights

The Death of Language
2016Highlight

Career Highlight

The Death of Language

Sitting on a Fire Escape Eating Eggs
2015Highlight

Best Writing

Sitting on a Fire Escape Eating Eggs

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