Mike Perilla

Place of birth:

Bogotá, Colombia:

Biography:

Mike Perilla, is a Colombian filmmaker, screenwriter, producer, actor, and photographer with over a decade of experience in the film and theatre industries. His work explores the complexity of human experience, the conflicts that dwell within individuals, and the social tensions that shape our reality, with a particular focus on drama and thriller. As a director and screenwriter, he has made the short films Instrucciones para entender un abandono (2026), Felices fiestas (2025), Vive (2019), and Distorsión (2017). His one-minute film Exhala received second place in the audience vote at Smartfilms 2019, while Jaque was a finalist at IMAGINATÓN / BOGOSHORTS 2017. His acting credits include the films Imprisoned II: There Is No Escape from Fate and Aurora, both released in 2023, alongside an extensive theatre background spanning from Shakespeare to the works of Harold Pinter. His international production experience includes working in Hong Kong and Macau as a Location Producer and Assistant Location Producer on projects for BBC, Disney+, National Geographic, and Studio Ramsay, including Pole to Pole with Will Smith, shot in Papua New Guinea. Alongside filmmaking, his photographic practice focuses on portraiture, nude photography, and cinematography, through which he further explores the relationship between the body, identity, and the image.