Biography
Angelo Mei grew up in Los Angeles, where he developed a passion for music, surfing and film. He received his Bachelor of Science with honors at the Art Institute of LA, studying all aspects of filmmaking, but focusing primarily on directing. It is there he met mentor and soon to be colleague Maggie Carey, editor and co-writer of Chasing the Dream (Metalstorm ent). It was under Maggie’s tutelage that Angelo directed the documentary short, Film This!, a voyeuristic look into the life of a psychopathic surfer. This began his passion for documentary filmmaking. Film This! was an official selection at the 2006 Austin Film Festival. Angelo’s short film Howie, is a multi award winning dark comedy about a man in his late 20’s moving back in with his sexually active mother.
Angelo’s commercial works include Learn to Surf with Andy Irons (Billabong/Transworld), Chasing the Dream (Metalstorm ent) and Featured (Billabong/Sony). Learn to Surf, directed and co-written by Angelo, can be found in retail stores worldwide. Chasing the Dream, narrated by Gary Busey, produced, directed and co-written by Angelo, is an award winning feature length documentary about what it takes to become a professional surfer, was released on DVD in 2007 and can be found in retail stores worldwide. Featured is Billabong’s first documentary TV series and set to air on MTV Australia, New Zealand and Asia and is currently showing on Virgin Airlines. Featured gives the world a voyeuristic look into the lives of top board-sport athletes. Part documentary, part reality show, season one’s 13 part series is hosted by each athlete, taking the viewer around the world to exotic locations while on a quest to achieve their goals. Their journey can be fun, sometimes tricky, but always surprising and eye opening.
CMT and MTV Networks invited Angelo on board to shoot and produce an episode of the 1st season of CMT Made. In this episode, Nicole Miethe, a mother of eight is ready to jump into the saddle and be “Made” into a cowgirl.
Angelo lives in Los Angeles and is currently a Field Producer for MTV’s Emmy Award Winning Docu-reality show, Made, shooting and producing the hit series all over the U.S. Made has enabled Angelo to pursue his passion for documentary and narrative filmmaking, while at the same time producing content for several clients on different formats.
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