I am M-Alain Bertoni.

M-Alain Bertoni (they/them) is a multi-racial queer storyteller specializing in surreal explorations of horror, comedy, and drama. Their work focuses on the blurring of boundaries between self-identity and media, often using formats of the past to explore the present.

Their films have screened in the NYC Filmmakers Co-Op New Year/New Works festival, United States Super 8 Film and Digital Video Festival, Oxford Film Festival, Northeast Film Festival Horror Fest, and the Yale in Hollywood Festival. 

M is also a producer, who seeks to champion emerging and contemporary filmmakers that dare to confront societal issues from unique perspectives. Produced films include Algún Día (Dir. Anna Reynoso), Line Cutters (Dir. Claire Orrange), Comedy Man (Dir. Rev Rowe), Play Dead! (Dir. Sawyer Serdula), and For the Birds (Dir. Daniel Silverstein). 

M-Alain graduated from Yale University in 2023 with a B.A. in Film and Media Studies, concentrating in Screenwriting. They are currently finishing their M.F.A. in Creative Producing at UNC School of the Arts.