Anthony Spadaccini is an award-winning filmmaker from Delaware, born April 14, 1982, in Wilmington. His parents, Louis and Melissa, were both artists, with Louis being a musician and lyricist, and Melissa a singer. They released a Christian folk/pop album in 1986, when Anthony was just four years old.
Growing up, Anthony's favorite hobby was writing, acting, and recording fictitious radio shows and sitcoms on cassette. He was joined by his younger sister Rebecca, who helped fuel his creativity. They created a show called Jan and Phillip, which started out as a childhood game of "playing house" and eventually evolved into a satirical parody of parenting.
Anthony received his first video camera as a gift from his grandparents and began writing and directing several shorts and features. He considered filmmaking a hobby while working various entry-level jobs to support himself. After his father's death in 2004, Anthony felt a sense of purpose and decided to pursue filmmaking seriously.
He founded Fleet Street Films, an independent film production company, and uploaded his short film The Troubled Interviewee to iFilm. The film received a positive response, and Anthony went on to direct a trilogy of feature-length pseudo-documentaries, Unstable, Aftermath, and Hatred, which were recognized by critics and audiences alike.
Anthony's short film Monday Morning won 2nd place for Best Experimental Short at the 2006 Indie Gathering Film Festival, and his follow-up film, The First Date, won Best Experimental Short at the 2007 Indie Gathering Film Festival. His critically-acclaimed experimental short Emo Pill won 3rd Place for Best Experimental Short at the 2007 Indie Gathering Film Festival.
Anthony has also acted in several films, including the sci-fi film The Rapture, the horror short En Passant, and the music video "Drama Queen" by Swedish pop artist Bimbo Boy. He has made special appearances on the local and regional media circuit and was a guest speaker for independent film production at Wilmington University in 2006.
In 2008, Anthony began attending Academy of Art University in San Francisco, majoring in Motion Pictures & Television with a concentration in Producing. He made his music video directorial debut in 2009, featuring Chris Watson performing his song "Still...". Following the success of his horror pseudo-documentary Head Case, Anthony wrote and directed three follow-ups, The Ritual, Post-Mortem, and Head Cases: Serial Killers in the Delaware Valley.
