Sal Bardo

Directing

Sal Bardo

Place of birth

Suffern, New York, USA

Known for

Directing

Credits

24 titles

Born in Suffern, New York and raised in New Jersey, Sal Bardo made his acting debut as a piece of chocolate in an elementary school play and further honed his skills at Hunterdon Central Regional High School, where he performed in various plays, musicals, and talent showcases. He was also a hands-on member of the school's radio and television production program, producing, directing, and acting in various TV shows. Sal took a break from acting to study music at New York University, though he did appear alongside a Claymation cup of spilt milk in his roommate's short film project and was a faithful groupie of NYU's Experimental Theater Wing. In 2004, Sal enrolled at Herbert Berghof Studio i…

Known for

Film credits

Behind the camera

Come Clean poster
6.5

A dark dramedy that grapples with how mental health can complicate or stand in the way of making personal connections and finding happiness in the 21st century.

Come Clean

2023

Come Clean poster
6.5

A dark dramedy that grapples with how mental health can complicate or stand in the way of making personal connections and finding happiness in the 21st century.

Come Clean

2023

Blue Briefs poster
3.4

A collection of six gay-themed short films about relationships and the pain of love, including: REQUITED (directed by Sal Bardo), BOYS LIKE YOU (directed by Daniel Armando), WE ONCE WERE TIDE (directed by Jason Bradbury), REVOLUTION (directed by Abdi Nazemian), THE IN-BETWEEN (directed by Alain Hain) and FROZEN ROADS (directed by Mark Pariselli).

Blue Briefs

2012

Out of the Woods poster
NR

Max reconnects with Diana, an old friend, stirring long-forgotten emotions. Her fading memory complicates matters as she grapples with her deep love for Diana and her commitment to her husband, Charlie.

Out of the Woods

2025

Out of the Woods poster
NR

Max reconnects with Diana, an old friend, stirring long-forgotten emotions. Her fading memory complicates matters as she grapples with her deep love for Diana and her commitment to her husband, Charlie.

Out of the Woods

2025

No artwork available
NR

A woman leaves her husband to be with a woman she met decades earlier.

Great Escape

2015

No artwork available
NR

A woman leaves her husband to be with a woman she met decades earlier.

Great Escape

2015

No artwork available
NR

A woman leaves her husband to be with a woman she met decades earlier.

Great Escape

2015

Chaser poster
5.2

Alienated from his conservative Jewish family and community, a promising, young, gay schoolteacher seeks solace in New York's barebacking scene.

Chaser

2013

Chaser poster
5.2

Alienated from his conservative Jewish family and community, a promising, young, gay schoolteacher seeks solace in New York's barebacking scene.

Chaser

2013

Chaser poster
5.2

Alienated from his conservative Jewish family and community, a promising, young, gay schoolteacher seeks solace in New York's barebacking scene.

Chaser

2013

Pink Moon poster
5.0

In a society where heterosexuals are persecuted and abortion is forbidden, two teens are forced to hide an unintended pregnancy before their secret romance is exposed.

Pink Moon

2015

Pink Moon poster
5.0

In a society where heterosexuals are persecuted and abortion is forbidden, two teens are forced to hide an unintended pregnancy before their secret romance is exposed.

Pink Moon

2015

Pink Moon poster
5.0

In a society where heterosexuals are persecuted and abortion is forbidden, two teens are forced to hide an unintended pregnancy before their secret romance is exposed.

Pink Moon

2015

Sam poster
4.2

After being bullied at school for dressing as a boy, Sam escapes into the fields surrounding his house, where he's forced to choose between who he is and who society thinks he should be.

Sam

2012

Sam poster
4.2

After being bullied at school for dressing as a boy, Sam escapes into the fields surrounding his house, where he's forced to choose between who he is and who society thinks he should be.

Sam

2012

Sam poster
4.2

After being bullied at school for dressing as a boy, Sam escapes into the fields surrounding his house, where he's forced to choose between who he is and who society thinks he should be.

Sam

2012

Requited poster
5.0

Nicolas, a young man in his mid 20s, struggles to decide whether or not to go to the wedding of his best friend from high school, Aaron, who he's always been quietly in love with. The two had a falling out years earlier after Nicolas inexplicably kissed Aaron's girlfriend. Nicolas clings to an idealized image of his former friend, unconsciously sabotaging his own happiness in the process. The film is a realistic slice-of-life that poses the question "How do you get over something you never had?"

Requited

2011

Requited poster
5.0

Nicolas, a young man in his mid 20s, struggles to decide whether or not to go to the wedding of his best friend from high school, Aaron, who he's always been quietly in love with. The two had a falling out years earlier after Nicolas inexplicably kissed Aaron's girlfriend. Nicolas clings to an idealized image of his former friend, unconsciously sabotaging his own happiness in the process. The film is a realistic slice-of-life that poses the question "How do you get over something you never had?"

Requited

2011

Requited poster
5.0

Nicolas, a young man in his mid 20s, struggles to decide whether or not to go to the wedding of his best friend from high school, Aaron, who he's always been quietly in love with. The two had a falling out years earlier after Nicolas inexplicably kissed Aaron's girlfriend. Nicolas clings to an idealized image of his former friend, unconsciously sabotaging his own happiness in the process. The film is a realistic slice-of-life that poses the question "How do you get over something you never had?"

Requited

2011