Michael Mongillo

Michael Mongillo is an American feature film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known for the 2007 mockumentary Being Michael Madsen, which was selected for screenings at the Denver Film Festival and the Raindance Film Festival.

Mongillo founded Mean Time Productions in 1997. The production company credits include the Shriekfest award-winning psychological thriller The Wind (2001), the sci-fi dramedy Welcome to Earth (2005), the mockumentary Being Michael Madsen (2007), and the supernatural whodunit Diane (2016). His work has screened worldwide, including the Denver Film Festival, the Raindance Film Festival, San Francisco Independent, and the New Filmmakers Series, receiving positive press from The New York Times, Variety, BoxOffice, Fangoria, LA Weekly, Time Out, Film Threat, Londonist, and others. Mongillo has also directed several shorts, music videos, and commercials.

Mongillo co-founded the annual New Haven Underground Film Festival, which was launched with Todd Dzicek in 2004. In 2009, Mongillo spearheaded its rebranding as the Maverick Movie Awards and, with Dick Boland, engaged in forming a diverse network of entertainment industry professionals to participate in this international “filmmakers honoring filmmakers” cooperative. Its exponential growth precipitated Maverick Awards for the films Sound City, The Imposter, Downloaded, The Maiden Danced to Death, and more celebrated features and shorts. Mongillo departed the MMA in 2013 to devote more time to his pursuits as a filmmaker.

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