Michael Angelo Covino

Michael Angelo Covino is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and actor. He has produced, written, directed, and starred in The Climb and Splitsville.

Early life

Covino graduated from Occidental College.

Career

Covino is a frequent collaborator with friend Kyle Marvin, with the two serving as producers on Kicks by Justin Tipping and Hunter Gatherer by Josh Locy, and working on commercials and music videos. The two run the production company Watch This Ready.
In 2018, Covino directed, starred, and co-wrote alongside Marvin on The Climb, a short film focusing on a friendship between two lifelong friends, which premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. The short was later expanded into a feature-length film film of the same name, financed by Topic Studios.
The Climb premiered at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival in the Un Certain Regard section, where it was acquired by Sony Pictures Classics. It subsequently screened at the Telluride Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival, and Sundance Film Festival. It was released in November 2020, following delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In 2025, Covino's second film, Splitsville, which he co-wrote with Marvin and in which he stars opposite Dakota Johnson and Adria Arjona, will have its world premiere at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, and is scheduled to be released by Neon.
As an actor, Covino has starred in News of the World by Paul Greengrass, Riff Raff by Dito Montiel, and Notice to Quit by Simon Hacker.