Mike Diva
American film director / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mike Dahlquist (born June 23, 1987), better known as Mike Diva, is an American film director, special effects artist, musician and YouTuber.
Mike Diva | |
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Born | Michael Brenton Dahlquist (1987-06-23) June 23, 1987 (age 36) |
Nationality | American |
Occupation(s) | Film director, special effects artist, musician and YouTuber |
Website | www |
In June 2016, Diva's video Japanese Donald Trump Commercialトランプ2016 gained international attention, with some 8 million views on Facebook and almost 300,000 views on YouTube in its first 24 hours. The video is presented as a Japanese commercial promoting the Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. The video was shot over a month and a half with virtually no budget and stars the cosplayer and wig stylist known as sushimonstuh.[1][2] Slate described the work as "a dizzying, sorbet-hued phantasmagoria that gestures toward the coming end times."[1]
On August 11, 2016, Diva released a video poking fun of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton for the Super Deluxe channel. The video depicted a fictionalized Clinton attempting to connect with the millennial generation using various internet memes.[3][4]
In 2017, Diva co-wrote and directed a stylized horror spot for Halo Top Creamery titled "Eat The Ice Cream," produced by Lord Danger. The advert made headlines in Adweek,[5] AdAge,[6] IndieWire,[7] Munchies[8] and Gizmodo.[9] It won a number of awards, including AdWeek's Top 10 Ads of 2017.[10]
In 2021, Diva moved to New York City and began directing video shorts for Saturday Night Live.[11]