Christian Meola
Biography
Christian Meola is a filmmaker and theater director in Austin, Texas. His short films have screened at IFC Center, Palm Springs ShortFest, Frameline, Atlanta Film Festival, Miami Film Festival, and New Orleans Film Festival. His film Stardust won Best Narrative Short at Fencesitter Film Festival and he was a finalist for the Pandora Short Film Grant and NewFest's New Voices Filmmaker Grant.
Known For & Full Filmography7 Titles
Movie - 2024, 2h 15m • as Julian
After hitting emotional and financial rock bottom, best friends Ben and Jordan come up with a scheme to spend an entire year living “rent free” with the help of friends, family and strangers alike in a rapidly changing Austin.
Movie - 2021, 2h 15m • as Joel
In this MiniDV curio, a young woman moves to New York and becomes entangled in her roommates’ tumultuous relationship.
Movie - 2024, 2h 15m • as Needle Fingers
An artist is visited every night by a creature from one of her paintings, who scratches the eyes out of her work.
Movie - 2018, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Founded in 2014 by Katelyn Douglass and Kelly Lamanna, Your Uncle Richard is a long-distance arts collaboration that connects an ever-growing family of strangers. Structured like a game of telephone, each cycle begins with one artist who creates a prompt and passes it on to the next participant.
Movie - 2023, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Unemployed and recently dumped, Daniel spends his days eavesdropping on his roommate who works from home as a therapist. He soon develops an obsession with one of her clients, a ruggedly masculine divorcee with explosive anger issues.
Movie - 2021, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
A band of influencers come together to show you what they're working on.
Movie - 2020, 2h 15m • as The Searcher
A short inspirational dance film made for the Faith-Based Casting & Christian Casting 48-Hour Film Festival