Michael LaRocco is an interdisciplinary artist who challenges narrative assumptions about queerness, memory, and visibility. His work as a writer, filmmaker, and sound artist is primarily concerned with shattering barriers, provoking dialogue, and presenting alternative narratives about social and political issues. To date, his films and artworks have been screened and exhibited at the +48 Social Club Gallery in Tokyo, the Retro Avant Garde Film Festival in Venice, the Fotogenia Film Festival in Mexico City, NewFest in New York City, the Dark Room Festival in London, and the de Young Museum of Art in San Francisco. LaRocco is a graduate of the San Francisco Art Institute. His first novel, Come As You Are, was shortlisted for the Impress UK Book Prize in 2019. His film The Magic Hour was awarded Best Short Film at the 2020 Retro Avant Garde Film Festival in New York City. His recent film, Man on Fire, was a semifinalist at the Stockholm City Film Festival in 2023. In 2024, he participated in a group exhibition at the Northern California Museum of Art with his film Lullaby to my Father. LaRocco is currently at work on a new sci-fi novel set during the pandemic.