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Sean Cisterna

Sean Cisterna

Canadian film director and producer

Sean Cisterna is a Canadian film director and producer from Orillia, Ontario,[1] most noted for his 2019 film From the Vine.[2]

Cisterna directed a number of direct-to-video comedy and horror films before making the YTV television film King of the Camp, in 2008. He followed up with the feature film Moon Point in 2011,[3] the documentary 30 Ghosts in 2013,[4] and the feature films Full Out (2015)[5] and Kiss and Cry (2017).[6]

In 2022 he premiered the documentary film The Long Rider.[7]

His film Boy City entered production in 2021,[8] and premiered at the 2022 Whistler Film Festival.[9]

In 2023 he entered production on Long Ride Home, a narrative fiction film based on the same true story he had documented in The Long Rider.[10]

References

  1. [1]
    Kraig Krause, "Movie director returns to his hometown of Orillia to film his latest production". CTV News Barrie, July 28, 2021.
  2. [2]
    Barry Hertz, "From the Vine is worth sipping, if only for Joe Pantoliano's drunk-on-life performance". The Globe and Mail, July 10, 2020.
  3. [3]
    Bjorn Olson, "Moon Point: Sean Cisterna". Exclaim!, February 2, 2012.
  4. [4]
    Etan Vlessing, "Sean Cisterna’s 30 Ghosts doc spawns talks for U.S. reality series". Playback, October 22, 2013.
  5. [5]
    Jordan Pinto, "Sean Cisterna’s Full Out heads to NBC". Playback, July 22, 2015.
  6. [6]
    Norman Wilner, "Kiss And Cry packs an emotional wallop". Now, February 8, 2017.
  7. [7]
    Karl Puckett, "10,000 visitors expected in Beaufort. Here’s what’s drawing them to the Lowcountry". The Beaufort Gazette, February 23, 2022.
  8. [8]
    Nathan Taylor, "Filming movie in Orillia 'a wonderful experience:' director". Orillia Matters, July 21, 2021.
  9. [9]
    Gail Johnson, "Whistler Film Festival announces 2022 lineup, with 86 releases in its 22nd edition". Stir, November 3, 2022.
  10. [10]
    Kelly Townsend, "Sean Cisterna begins Long Ride Home in Calgary, Brazil". Playback, August 30, 2023.


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