Person
Michael Philippou
Directing · Born 1992-11-13 · Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Biography
Danny Philippou and Michael Philippou, known together online as RackaRacka, are an Australian twin sibling team of filmmakers, YouTubers, and stunt performers. They are best known for their comedy-horror and parody videos on YouTube and for directing the horror films Talk to Me (2022) and Bring Her Back (2025). They have won numerous awards for their work, including the Best International Channel Streamy Award, Best Overall at the Online Video Awards, and the AACTA Award for Best Web Show. Originally from Adelaide with Greek heritage, the brothers moved to Los Angeles in January 2019, but continue making films in Australia, where they prefer the filmmaking culture. Description above from the Wikipedia article Danny and Michael Philippou, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Sidemen
Himself
Talk to Me
Director
Bring Her Back
Director
The Babadook
Production Runner
Street Fighter
2026
The Strange Chores
Charlie (voice)
Untitled Talk to Me Series
Executive Producer
Deadlock
Jed
Talk 2 Me
Director
Deathmatch
Self
Filmography
- 2026Street Fighter
- 2025Bring Her BackDirector
- 2023In the Grip of Terror: Making Talk To MeSelf
- 2023Talk to MeDirector
- 2020blockheaDs in BritainSelf
- 2019The Strange ChoresCharlie (voice)
- 2018DeadlockJed
- 2016SidemenHimself
- 2014DelugeDirector
- 2014The BabadookProduction Runner
- 2011NeoplasmProducer
- —DeathmatchSelf
- —Untitled Talk to Me PrequelDirector
- —Talk 2 MeDirector
- —Untitled Philippou Brothers FilmDirector
- —Untitled Talk to Me SeriesExecutive Producer
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