Steven Martini
@stevenmartini
Actor/Writer/Filmmaker/Musician Cadet Alex Stone in Major Payne, Smiling Fish & Goat on Fire, South Beach, Flash Gordon, Lymelife, Louis, Bolden, + new film BitterSweet.
My mentor knows how hard it is to come home from war and settle back into family life. After seeing The Odyssey, he texted me this:
If The Odyssey has you in the mood for a story about a man desperately trying to get home to his family, try BitterSweet—an odyssey through Los Angeles. Except instead of gods, monsters and sirens, he must survive cops, lawyers and social workers. Now streaming free on Tubi.
If The Odyssey is a romantic anti-war movie, what’s the romantic pro-war movie? Casablanca?
Achilles and Odysseus rolling into Troy 20 years ago thinking this would be a quick weekend campaign.
BitterSweet has been going viral on IG Reels in Brazil. 1.4M views. Funny enough, the viral clip is the exact moment that inspired me to make the movie. After a long journey, this feels like a nice win for our truly indie film.
Celebrate Father's Day by watching BitterSweet, about a neurospicy Dad's odyssey home to see his son's first 7 steps. A romantic comedy unlike any other. Written, Directed, and Starring yours truly. Streaming @tubi @primevideo @appletv #fathersday #indie #film #movie #autism
2026 has been productive on the page. Since handing in my last project, I’ve stepped away from writing for a minute. Polished off a few oldies but goodies. Unsure what comes next. Clearing the instrument of narrative residue. Enjoying some story-free space. Touching grass.
I had a great time talking to SaltyMF about life, the creative process, Major Payne and my award winning indie film BitterSweet. Listen and watch on all podcast platforms. #FilmSky #IndieFilmSky #ScreenwritingSky
Everyone is waiting for Grogu's growth spurt, his lightsaber, his force mastery. But I am just waiting for Grogu to grow a pair of Yoda eyes.
Honored that my film BitterSweet won Best Narrative Feature at the 2026 Teleos Film Festival. This was officially our final festival so it's nice to wrap it up with a win. Grateful to everyone who supported us. More stories coming. BitterSweet is now streaming. #FilmSky #IndieFilmSky
No matter what happens, Maul deserves to end up back on Dathomir cracking open some blue milk with this guy.
It’s Autism Awareness Month. I went most of my life without a diagnosis. Then I played Sam in BitterSweet… and things started to make sense. Now playing on Tubi and Prime Video. Link in bio/reply👇
Rebuilding on Tik Tok after being mysteriously banned is not for the faint of heart but... A fan just called me a “DreamBoat.” I kinda love this word. Can we bring DreamBoat back? #DreamBoat #DreamBoatSky
I guess my film is too controversial… my TikTok account was banned while I was promoting the ad campaign for BitterSweet. As I rebuild, I’ll be reposting favorites, celebrating BitterSweet’s nominations for Best Indie Comedy & Best Indie Romance at Film Threat's Award This! #FilmSky #IndieFilm
Rebuilding on a platform that permanently banned me for no specific reason is not for the faint of heart. But neither is making and releasing an indie film. Yet that's all we can do to keep going. It's been 1 day and I already got .1% of my followers back. #TikTok #TikTokSky
Darkness dwells in Culver City. While we were on strike at Sony I discovered a secret portal in the Backstage bathroom which told me where to stick my strike sign. Please investigate this cosmic corruption, Pam Bondi. #CulverCity #CulverCitySky
Here’s some young Cadet Alex Stone to cleanse your timeline. Curious what kind of trouble he’s getting into these days…
Friday. Unity achieved. Nobody knows how. Please remain calm. We're doing our best.
LA screenwriters: Screenwriting Threads meetup tomorrow night in Santa Monica. I’m planning to go mingle with the coolest introverts in town so we can mumble and nod as we wrestle the great slugline conundrum. Bold and underlined.
John Book and his Amish Bretheren will return in Avengers Doomsday.
This was one of my favorite moments when we were filming Major Payne. It was hard to maintain a straight face but we managed to keep it serious and tense.
If you think people can't change: I was a lifelong dog person, hated cats, and was severely allergic. Now I’m owned by these two adorable weirdos. 🐱 Change sneaks up on you.
2 Back To The Futures: Same script. Same character. Dark wardrobe = dramatic Marty. Sky-blue wardrobe = comedic Marty. Clothing is more than decoration, it’s storytelling. They fired Eric Stoltz for being too dark. If were him, I'd be so mad at the costume designer.
Anaconda is fun for the whole family. A celebration of filmmaking itself. The meta making a movie about making a movie plays really well on the big screen. Action/comedy gold, the theater was lololing, me being the loudest. Great end credits sequence. More adventure than horror.
The Overton window is so wide open that abducting leaders from sovereign nations is now on the table. Which means it’s finally time to free John McTiernan from director jail. I'm assembling the perfect search and rescue team...
Full Metal Kitty: this is my bowl there are many like it but this one is mine
I worked with Matthew Lilliard on a film called Dish Dogs. He was a great guy and a natural actor. I'm pretty sure Tarantino's disparaging remarks just started a whole new wave of Lilliard's career...
AFM 25 was well worth the admission fee. I didn't take many videos because I was focused on working & schmoozing but I met some amazing people dedicated to helping Veterans learn the filmmaking process for free. 🔗 to Veterans-TV below 👇
