SWALLOW 

Carlo Mirabella-Davis was born and raised in New York City. He bought his first Super 8 camera at a yard sale at the age of 14 and spent his youth shooting underground films with his friends and sister, fellow filmmaker Francesca Mirabella. He’s always been drawn to the mystique of psychological thrillers, subversive horror, and dark comedies. His Flannery O’Connor-esque thriller short, KNIFE POINT, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, won Vimeo’s Short of the Week, screened on Arte-TV, and garnered him “Best New Director” at the Brooklyn International Film Festival. He went on to co-direct and produce the feature documentary THE SWELL SEASON starring Oscar-winners Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, was the opening night film at Silverdocs, and earned a New York Times Critic’s Pick when it was released in theaters. Carlo is an alumnus of both of the Sundance Screenwriters Lab and the Sundance Directors Lab. He has spent over a decade teaching filmmaking to middle and high school students. Carlo‘s passion for storytelling brought him to the Dungeons and Dragons community, where he has written and run numerous campaigns. Carlo was a recipient of the Audrey & Zygi Wilf Foundation award for screenwriting. He holds a MFA and a BFA in film production from NYU Tisch School of the Arts. SWALLOW, inspired by the life of his grandmother, Edith, is his first feature film.