Michael Schwartz
@boatashore.bsky.social
🎬 Writer, Director, Producer
🎭 Lifelong Vegetarian, Cultural Carnivore
🎭 Lifelong Vegetarian, Cultural Carnivore
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October 31, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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30 YEARS AGO I played my first lead role in Guys & Dolls.
20 YEARS AGO I played my last performance in the Bing Theatre at #USC.
10 YEARS AGO I met my husband, and on our first date, discovered that while I was playing Nathan Detroit, he was on the other side of the country playing Sky Masterson.
20 YEARS AGO I played my last performance in the Bing Theatre at #USC.
10 YEARS AGO I met my husband, and on our first date, discovered that while I was playing Nathan Detroit, he was on the other side of the country playing Sky Masterson.
October 27, 2025 at 8:27 PM
30 YEARS AGO I played my first lead role in Guys & Dolls.
20 YEARS AGO I played my last performance in the Bing Theatre at #USC.
10 YEARS AGO I met my husband, and on our first date, discovered that while I was playing Nathan Detroit, he was on the other side of the country playing Sky Masterson.
20 YEARS AGO I played my last performance in the Bing Theatre at #USC.
10 YEARS AGO I met my husband, and on our first date, discovered that while I was playing Nathan Detroit, he was on the other side of the country playing Sky Masterson.
All six episodes of ARLO’S TYPE are now available to stream. PLUS, there’s now a “binge” feed for anyone who prefers an audiobook-style experience.
For fans of comedic thrillers like The Substance, Search Party, Heathers, Death Becomes Her or The Stepford Wives. ⬇️
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For fans of comedic thrillers like The Substance, Search Party, Heathers, Death Becomes Her or The Stepford Wives. ⬇️
play.megaphone.fm/vmdegk4ttsas...
October 27, 2025 at 8:22 PM
All six episodes of ARLO’S TYPE are now available to stream. PLUS, there’s now a “binge” feed for anyone who prefers an audiobook-style experience.
For fans of comedic thrillers like The Substance, Search Party, Heathers, Death Becomes Her or The Stepford Wives. ⬇️
play.megaphone.fm/vmdegk4ttsas...
For fans of comedic thrillers like The Substance, Search Party, Heathers, Death Becomes Her or The Stepford Wives. ⬇️
play.megaphone.fm/vmdegk4ttsas...
Lick it up, baby - ARLO’S TYPE is live!
Our comedic thriller #audioseries is finally here. Think Death Becomes Her meets The Stepford Wives, all set inside LA’s exclusive new wellness club, HEMERA.
Episode 1 out now! 🎧
#TrustTheProcess
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#Podcast #Comedy #Thriller
Our comedic thriller #audioseries is finally here. Think Death Becomes Her meets The Stepford Wives, all set inside LA’s exclusive new wellness club, HEMERA.
Episode 1 out now! 🎧
#TrustTheProcess
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#Podcast #Comedy #Thriller
October 7, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Lick it up, baby - ARLO’S TYPE is live!
Our comedic thriller #audioseries is finally here. Think Death Becomes Her meets The Stepford Wives, all set inside LA’s exclusive new wellness club, HEMERA.
Episode 1 out now! 🎧
#TrustTheProcess
play.megaphone.fm/vmdegk4ttsas...
#Podcast #Comedy #Thriller
Our comedic thriller #audioseries is finally here. Think Death Becomes Her meets The Stepford Wives, all set inside LA’s exclusive new wellness club, HEMERA.
Episode 1 out now! 🎧
#TrustTheProcess
play.megaphone.fm/vmdegk4ttsas...
#Podcast #Comedy #Thriller
ARLO’S TYPE, an original six episode audio series, premieres this Tuesday, October 7th on @spotify, @applepodcasts, @amazonmusic, and wherever you listen. New episodes drop every Tuesday and Friday through the end of the month.
Written, directed and produced by 🙋🏻♂️
#ArlosType #MeetCute
Written, directed and produced by 🙋🏻♂️
#ArlosType #MeetCute
October 3, 2025 at 6:27 PM
ARLO’S TYPE, an original six episode audio series, premieres this Tuesday, October 7th on @spotify, @applepodcasts, @amazonmusic, and wherever you listen. New episodes drop every Tuesday and Friday through the end of the month.
Written, directed and produced by 🙋🏻♂️
#ArlosType #MeetCute
Written, directed and produced by 🙋🏻♂️
#ArlosType #MeetCute
Had the best time screening #StrangersOnABeach at #Hollyshorts in LA and #GazeFilmFest in Dublin. Huge thanks to our team, cast, and friends who came out—so glad you got to experience this one on the big screen.
Next up: #FilmOutSD on August 22, with more Oscar-qualifying fests this Fall. 🌊💙
Next up: #FilmOutSD on August 22, with more Oscar-qualifying fests this Fall. 🌊💙
August 10, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Had the best time screening #StrangersOnABeach at #Hollyshorts in LA and #GazeFilmFest in Dublin. Huge thanks to our team, cast, and friends who came out—so glad you got to experience this one on the big screen.
Next up: #FilmOutSD on August 22, with more Oscar-qualifying fests this Fall. 🌊💙
Next up: #FilmOutSD on August 22, with more Oscar-qualifying fests this Fall. 🌊💙
First look at our poster for “STRANGERS ON A BEACH" starring Jelani Alladin, Zane Phillips, Juliana Aidén Martinez and Jack Falahee.
The short film will screen next month at GAZE in Dublin, Hollyshorts in LA, and FilmOut in San Diego.
Tickets on sale now! 🌊
The short film will screen next month at GAZE in Dublin, Hollyshorts in LA, and FilmOut in San Diego.
Tickets on sale now! 🌊
July 17, 2025 at 1:54 AM
First look at our poster for “STRANGERS ON A BEACH" starring Jelani Alladin, Zane Phillips, Juliana Aidén Martinez and Jack Falahee.
The short film will screen next month at GAZE in Dublin, Hollyshorts in LA, and FilmOut in San Diego.
Tickets on sale now! 🌊
The short film will screen next month at GAZE in Dublin, Hollyshorts in LA, and FilmOut in San Diego.
Tickets on sale now! 🌊
Chuffed to share that Strangers On A Beach will have its international premiere next month in Dublin at GAZE Film Fest — one of Europe’s biggest and best LGBTQ+ film festivals!
I can’t wait to return to Ireland for the first time in twenty years and introduce our film in person. 🇮🇪
I can’t wait to return to Ireland for the first time in twenty years and introduce our film in person. 🇮🇪
June 26, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Chuffed to share that Strangers On A Beach will have its international premiere next month in Dublin at GAZE Film Fest — one of Europe’s biggest and best LGBTQ+ film festivals!
I can’t wait to return to Ireland for the first time in twenty years and introduce our film in person. 🇮🇪
I can’t wait to return to Ireland for the first time in twenty years and introduce our film in person. 🇮🇪
Strangers On A Beach is hitting the road! 🚗
We’ll announce the next stops of our festival tour soon, including our West Coast Premiere, our International Premiere, and a screening in competition at one of our favorite Oscar-qualifying festivals. 😱
First review: thecontending.com/strangers-on...
We’ll announce the next stops of our festival tour soon, including our West Coast Premiere, our International Premiere, and a screening in competition at one of our favorite Oscar-qualifying festivals. 😱
First review: thecontending.com/strangers-on...
June 6, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Strangers On A Beach is hitting the road! 🚗
We’ll announce the next stops of our festival tour soon, including our West Coast Premiere, our International Premiere, and a screening in competition at one of our favorite Oscar-qualifying festivals. 😱
First review: thecontending.com/strangers-on...
We’ll announce the next stops of our festival tour soon, including our West Coast Premiere, our International Premiere, and a screening in competition at one of our favorite Oscar-qualifying festivals. 😱
First review: thecontending.com/strangers-on...
Had a great talk with the crowned prince of queer media Cameron Scheetz about STRANGERS ON A BEACH. 🌊
Thank you Big Apple Film Fest for hosting our world premiere this week (back in my old hood! What a trip.) 🍎
Excited to share news of our next festival soon. 👀
www.queerty.com/exclusive-je...
Thank you Big Apple Film Fest for hosting our world premiere this week (back in my old hood! What a trip.) 🍎
Excited to share news of our next festival soon. 👀
www.queerty.com/exclusive-je...
May 16, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Had a great talk with the crowned prince of queer media Cameron Scheetz about STRANGERS ON A BEACH. 🌊
Thank you Big Apple Film Fest for hosting our world premiere this week (back in my old hood! What a trip.) 🍎
Excited to share news of our next festival soon. 👀
www.queerty.com/exclusive-je...
Thank you Big Apple Film Fest for hosting our world premiere this week (back in my old hood! What a trip.) 🍎
Excited to share news of our next festival soon. 👀
www.queerty.com/exclusive-je...
Thank you Out Magazine for premiering our #StrangersOnABeach trailer!
“Out Exclusive: The trailer and first-look images for ‘Strangers On A Beach’ are here. ♥️ The film, starring Jelani Alladin and Zane Phillips, promises a story brimming with seduction and danger.”
www.out.com/film/strange...
“Out Exclusive: The trailer and first-look images for ‘Strangers On A Beach’ are here. ♥️ The film, starring Jelani Alladin and Zane Phillips, promises a story brimming with seduction and danger.”
www.out.com/film/strange...
May 6, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Thank you Out Magazine for premiering our #StrangersOnABeach trailer!
“Out Exclusive: The trailer and first-look images for ‘Strangers On A Beach’ are here. ♥️ The film, starring Jelani Alladin and Zane Phillips, promises a story brimming with seduction and danger.”
www.out.com/film/strange...
“Out Exclusive: The trailer and first-look images for ‘Strangers On A Beach’ are here. ♥️ The film, starring Jelani Alladin and Zane Phillips, promises a story brimming with seduction and danger.”
www.out.com/film/strange...
Four years in the making, I’m beyond excited to share - on #FreeComicBookDay! - the first look at our new urban fantasy comic book series 8TH DEADLY SIN.
The kid in me who spent his entire weekly allowance on comic books will never get over this. Buckle up, ‘cause it’s one hell of a ride. 😈
The kid in me who spent his entire weekly allowance on comic books will never get over this. Buckle up, ‘cause it’s one hell of a ride. 😈
May 3, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Four years in the making, I’m beyond excited to share - on #FreeComicBookDay! - the first look at our new urban fantasy comic book series 8TH DEADLY SIN.
The kid in me who spent his entire weekly allowance on comic books will never get over this. Buckle up, ‘cause it’s one hell of a ride. 😈
The kid in me who spent his entire weekly allowance on comic books will never get over this. Buckle up, ‘cause it’s one hell of a ride. 😈
Variety is the spice of life, and so is making movies! Thank you Marc Malkin, and big ups to our killer cast and crew. Follow @strangersonabeach on IG and be a stranger no more.
New York City! We’ll see you soon. @variety.com 🌊
New York City! We’ll see you soon. @variety.com 🌊
May 1, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Variety is the spice of life, and so is making movies! Thank you Marc Malkin, and big ups to our killer cast and crew. Follow @strangersonabeach on IG and be a stranger no more.
New York City! We’ll see you soon. @variety.com 🌊
New York City! We’ll see you soon. @variety.com 🌊
Enjoying 4/20? 💨 Then help decriminalize marijuana at the federal level, ensuring we adopt social justice reforms that will begin to redress the harm that criminalization has caused communities of color. action.aclu.org/send-message...
April 20, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Enjoying 4/20? 💨 Then help decriminalize marijuana at the federal level, ensuring we adopt social justice reforms that will begin to redress the harm that criminalization has caused communities of color. action.aclu.org/send-message...
New Director’s Reel! 🥳
It’s a 90-second glimpse into years of work made with hundreds of brilliant collaborators - plus a sneak peek at some upcoming projects. 👀
Huge thanks to everyone I’ve had the joy of creating with over the years. Let’s keep making magic together. Cool? Cool. 💥
#DirectorsReel
It’s a 90-second glimpse into years of work made with hundreds of brilliant collaborators - plus a sneak peek at some upcoming projects. 👀
Huge thanks to everyone I’ve had the joy of creating with over the years. Let’s keep making magic together. Cool? Cool. 💥
#DirectorsReel
April 9, 2025 at 8:11 PM
New Director’s Reel! 🥳
It’s a 90-second glimpse into years of work made with hundreds of brilliant collaborators - plus a sneak peek at some upcoming projects. 👀
Huge thanks to everyone I’ve had the joy of creating with over the years. Let’s keep making magic together. Cool? Cool. 💥
#DirectorsReel
It’s a 90-second glimpse into years of work made with hundreds of brilliant collaborators - plus a sneak peek at some upcoming projects. 👀
Huge thanks to everyone I’ve had the joy of creating with over the years. Let’s keep making magic together. Cool? Cool. 💥
#DirectorsReel
Happy St. Patti’s Day! ☘️
March 17, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Happy St. Patti’s Day! ☘️
Had a blast last night at the #Queerties, cheering on collaborators like Zane Phillips and Eric Williams. Thank you to @queerty.com and the inimitable Cameron Scheetz for having us. What a privilege to bask in the glow of all these artists and change makers. 🌟
March 12, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Had a blast last night at the #Queerties, cheering on collaborators like Zane Phillips and Eric Williams. Thank you to @queerty.com and the inimitable Cameron Scheetz for having us. What a privilege to bask in the glow of all these artists and change makers. 🌟
Huge thanks to this dream cast led by Skylar Astin and Vella Lovell for making the characters of Senior High more hysterically real than ever before. Gosh I love this show. It feels so timely. And hopefully we can make it someday soon. 🤓
#SeniorHigh
#SeniorHigh
February 28, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Huge thanks to this dream cast led by Skylar Astin and Vella Lovell for making the characters of Senior High more hysterically real than ever before. Gosh I love this show. It feels so timely. And hopefully we can make it someday soon. 🤓
#SeniorHigh
#SeniorHigh
Thank you @seriesfest! Grateful for all the love this TV pilot has received, and excited to finally hear it aloud with a dream cast later this week. #SeniorHigh
February 25, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Thank you @seriesfest! Grateful for all the love this TV pilot has received, and excited to finally hear it aloud with a dream cast later this week. #SeniorHigh
Today’s my half birthday.
What should I half do?
What should I half do?
February 20, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Today’s my half birthday.
What should I half do?
What should I half do?
I finished writing my newest feature, PAY ATTENTION! It’s a sci-fi heist comedy in the vein of Adam McKay, Ruben Östlund, and Bong Joon-ho.
Who knows if it’ll ever get made, but I spent seven months pouring every ounce of brain lava into this script, and that alone is worth celebrating. 🥳
Who knows if it’ll ever get made, but I spent seven months pouring every ounce of brain lava into this script, and that alone is worth celebrating. 🥳
February 17, 2025 at 2:15 AM
I finished writing my newest feature, PAY ATTENTION! It’s a sci-fi heist comedy in the vein of Adam McKay, Ruben Östlund, and Bong Joon-ho.
Who knows if it’ll ever get made, but I spent seven months pouring every ounce of brain lava into this script, and that alone is worth celebrating. 🥳
Who knows if it’ll ever get made, but I spent seven months pouring every ounce of brain lava into this script, and that alone is worth celebrating. 🥳
January 31, 2025 at 3:40 AM
January 26, 2025 at 7:09 PM