Mike Rekola

Mike Rekola

FilmmakerEntertainment attorney

I make films without asking the gatekeepers.

How indie films get made, funded and protected, legally speaking.

The NonDē Film Movement

Films

  • SEED

    Distribution

    Haunted by a troubled past, a divinity student's world unravels when he sees his doppelgänger plotting an act of violence – and he is forced to question whether his sins have taken on a life of their own.

    Dir. Oliver Irving · 2027
    Producer
    • in discussions for a Premiere.

  • Last Laughs

    Distribution

    In this dark comedy, a gruff grandmother and her wise-beyond-his-years grandson generate both easy love and intense grief in the span of three minutes.

    Dir. Michael Rekola · Short · 2026
    Director
    • Cannes Industry Screening
    • Mystic Film Festival
    Watch on YouTube

  • Gym Rat

    Distribution

    An ex-con bodybuilder driven by a Mr. Olympia fantasy, unravels as obsession, illegal steroids and a volatile gym boss collide; until love forces him to confront the monster within.

    Dir. Korstiaan Vandiver · 2026
    Seed Investor
    • Beverly Hills Film Festival
    Watch on Apple TV

  • This Land

    Distribution

    A lyrical and poetic look at the lives of Americans from all walks of life on November 3, 2020—the day of the historic U.S. presidential election

    Dir. Matthew Palmer · 2024
    Seed Investor + Crew
    • Big Sky Documentary Film Festival
    Watch on Tubi

  • My Divorce Party

    Distribution

    Divorcee Xan gathers her close friends to celebrate her impending split, only to reveal she intends to burn her divorce settlement money to start fresh.

    Dir. Heidi Weitzer · 2024
    Seed Investor
    • Beverly Hills Film Festival
    Watch on Tubi

  • The Quiet Maid

    Distribution1.01x

    A young Colombian maid working discreetly for a wealthy family at a luxury Costa Brava summer estate decides to quietly claim her own share of the good life.

    Dir. Miguel Faus · 2023
    Investor
    • Tallinn Black Nights
    • Goya nominated
    Watch on HBO Max

  • The Nouners

    Distribution1.5x

    When a group of Nouns.wtf NFTs become sentient and self aware in an alien world known as the internet, they must learn to survive while tackling the existential mysteries of the universe in the stupidest ways possible.

    Dir. Carlos Velasco · Pilot · 2023
    Co-Creator
    • Nouns Film Festival
    Watch on YouTube

  • The Beta Test

    Distribution1.34x

    A married Hollywood agent receives a mysterious letter for an anonymous sexual encounter and becomes ensnared in a sinister world of lying, murder and infidelity.

    Dir. Jim Cummings · 2021
    Seed Investor
    • Berlinale
    • Tribeca
    Watch on Amazon

What's new

  • The Chain of Title Vault

    The Lab

    A library of attorney-built contract templates for independent filmmakers, from the NonDē Film Law Lab. Every template comes with a video walkthrough, and new ones are added at no extra cost.

    MissionSo no filmmaker has to learn chain of title the hard way, at a price they can afford. Protect the set.

    Join the VaultSee a free sampleEducational resource, not legal advice · back Burying Doris with $50+ and it's included

  • Sponsor the Cardigan

    Live

    What do F1 Driver, Extreme Athletes, and Fighters have in common? Sponsors who believe in their work. This is a new experiment where Brands bid for embroidered spots on what I wear in my reels. Every dollar goes to Burying Doris, my feature — while creating a new way to fund art.

    Back the film, get the VaultContribute $50 or more to Burying Doris and get lifetime access to the Chain of Title Vault — attorney-built contract templates for indie filmmakers.

    Bid on a spotContribute $50+Bidding closes Dec 30, 2026

Companies

  • Rekola Studios

    Rekola Studios

    Founder

    The studio behind Last Laughs and The Nouners.

    Live
  • 555 Films

    555 Films

    Founder

    555 makes real films. Independently.

    Live

In development

  • Burying Doris

    Development

    Doris's last wish: one more weekend with the whole family under her roof. They'd rather be anywhere else.

    Dir. Michael Rekola
    Director
    My first feature · raising until Dec 30, 2026Back the film

  • Seems Like Time

    Development

    SEEMS LIKE TIME is an ensemble dramedy that takes place over just one day in the pressure cooker environment of a rehearsal space.

    Producer

Right now

  • Building

    The Struggle Log

    A BJJ tracking app. Most training apps count what went right. I built one that counts what went wrong. 🥋

    Build your log
  • Reading

    Superman: The Stranger

    Superman: The Stranger is a DC Black Label comic book written and illustrated by Wes Craig. It reimagines Clark Kent as a working-class orphan in an Art Deco-styled 1938 Metropolis.

  • Listening

    Current playlist

    On TIDAL

Discontinued

  • The Capitol Hill Film Classic

    A festival for local filmmaking talent in the DMV
    Founder

  • The Montazu

    A streaming platform for the festival's artists
    Founder