Hi! I’m Michela, a Webby Winner and Emmy loser.

Born into an Italian-American family, I was destined to be a multi-hyphenate. I got my start directing comedy shorts for Adult Swim, Above Average, and Funny or Die. Nowadays, I bring my comedy to the commercial world, directing for clients like Netflix, HBO, Amazon, Google, and more.

In 2024, I directed The Fenty Beauty + Skin Experience for Rihanna’s beauty brand, which won The Webby Award for Best Brand Integration. In 2023, I directed Netflix’s Stranger Things Immersive Watch Party, which was nominated for the Primetime Emmy in Outstanding Innovation in Emerging Media Programming, and for The Producer’s Guild Innovation Award.

Of all my work, I’m most proud of Heirloom, a film about my Italian-American family that starred Isabella Rossellini. Heirloom was a recipient of a The Russo Brothers’ Italian American Film Forum grant.

I’m also proud to be a member of the directing roster at CRY, a compelling commercial production company based in Brooklyn, NY.