2020Nominee
Best Picture
Hatchet County
Michael D. Acosta
Actor · Director · Producer · Writer
Biography
Mike is a screenwriting professor at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill with an MFA in screenwriting, and Doctorate in Leadership. He began writing for the screen after his retirement from the Navy where he served at the Naval Academy. He writes for film but is also a novelist. His freshman attempt, The Virus Chronicles, was published in 2015. Mike has produced several independent films, as well as directed features,. Mike is from NYC, but makes his home primarily in N.C.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2014Nominee
Best Picture
Bombshell Bloodbath
2024Nominee
Best Performance
Blackest Darkness
Career Highlights
2014Highlight
Best Performance
Devolve Babylon
2026Highlight
Best Performance
The Parking Spot
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Hatchet County
Bombshell Bloodbath