Photo by Tom Tranfaglia, 2025
Emmy Award Winning Director of Photography, Camera Op & Editor
Michael Rotiroti is a Boston-based, Emmy Award winning Director of Photography, camera operator, and editor serving Greater Boston, the North Shore, and New England. He earned his BFA in Photography from Endicott College in 2020 and has since worked on more than 200 productions, from national documentaries and commercials to live broadcasts and brand films.
His filmography includes HBO's Murder in Boston (winner of the 2024 News & Documentary Emmy), Discovery Channel's Sacred Cod, Netflix's Don't Look Up, FX's American Horror Story, Apple TV+'s Spirited, and NBC Sports Boston's Cardillo's World. He is a regular editor for Hearst Media's Hyper Local and a recurring ENG camera operator on Dirty Water Media's series for NESN.
Today, Michael serves as Media Production Manager at Boston University's College of Fine Arts, where he continues to take on freelance cinematography and editing work alongside his staff role. He was previously Senior Video Editor and Camera Operator at Above Summit. Across Boston and New England, he works with agencies, networks, brands, and nonprofits, bringing the camera, the kit, and a calm, story-first eye to every project.
“Michael is a true professional and singular talent. He provided us with a swift and efficient post-production process for one of our most important clients. We are looking forward to collaborating with him on more projects in the immediate future!”
“I had the pleasure of working with Michael over the past year, and he is easily one of the best editors I've ever hired. Michael consistently overdelivered on every project, worked with incredible speed and organization, and brought a positive, can-do attitude to every challenge. Beyond his technical talent, he was simply a pleasure to work with, reliable, professional, and always willing to go the extra mile. Any team would be lucky to have him. I highly recommend Michael and would work with him again without hesitation.”
“I've worked with Michael on several productions and he's always been a true professional. He's knowledgeable, reliable, and a pleasure to collaborate with on set. His camera work on the MFA's Eternal Presence project was exactly what the production needed—thoughtful, technically strong, and visually compelling. Michael has a great eye for composition and consistently delivers high-quality footage while maintaining a calm, professional presence throughout the shoot. I would gladly work with him again and highly recommend him for video production projects.”
“I needed an experienced handheld cameraperson for a documentary I directed for MFA Boston, and Michael's camerawork and initiative proved crucial to the success of the film. This was a true, cinéma vérité shooting situation, and Michael was able to quickly find the story and capture well-framed shots I could use in post. In addition to finding great shots on his own, he took direction very effectively as well. It's one thing to know how to operate a camera, it's another thing to understand what you're filming and make moment-to-moment decisions that make the difference between beautiful footage and footage that ends up on the cutting room floor.”