Mike Mendez(I)

A native to Los Angeles, Mike Mendez was in the backyard making movies since the age of 10. At the age of 23, Mike made his first feature film "Killers," which was accepted into the Sundance Film Festival in 1997. He followed that up with the horror comedy "The Convent," which was also accepted into the Sundance Film Festival in 2000.Since then he has directed such films as, "The Gravedancers"."Big Ass Spider!" & "Don’t Kill It" starring Dolph Lundgren. As well as "Satanic Hispanics" a horror anthology celebrating Latino culture, which he served as one of the creators and directors. He also edits for Mike Judge on the television show "Beavis & Butthead".In 2026 his film, "Dernsie: The Amazing Life of Bruce Dern" premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.