Michael Arcos is a Miami-raised, Ecuadorian-American filmmaker who began his career as an adolescent editing on VHS. His work has been exhibited internationally since 2014. Valerio's Day Out (2020) won the Special Jury Award for Directing at the Sundance Film Festival. His work has screened at the Museum of Modern Art, Rooftop Films, International Film Festival Rotterdam, Anthology Film Archives, L'Alternativa Barcelona Independent Film Festival etc.