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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]
In 2025, he released the documentary film Silver Screamers.[11]
References
[edit]- ↑ Kraig Krause, "Movie director returns to his hometown of Orillia to film his latest production". CTV News Barrie, July 28, 2021.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Bjorn Olson, "Moon Point: Sean Cisterna". Exclaim!, February 2, 2012.
- ↑ Etan Vlessing, "Sean Cisterna’s 30 Ghosts doc spawns talks for U.S. reality series". Playback, October 22, 2013.
- ↑ Jordan Pinto, "Sean Cisterna’s Full Out heads to NBC". Playback, July 22, 2015.
- ↑ Norman Wilner, "Kiss And Cry packs an emotional wallop". Now, February 8, 2017.
- ↑ Karl Puckett, "10,000 visitors expected in Beaufort. Here’s what’s drawing them to the Lowcountry". The Beaufort Gazette, February 23, 2022.
- ↑ Nathan Taylor, "Filming movie in Orillia 'a wonderful experience:' director". Orillia Matters, July 21, 2021.
- ↑ Gail Johnson, "Whistler Film Festival announces 2022 lineup, with 86 releases in its 22nd edition". Stir, November 3, 2022.
- ↑ Kelly Townsend, "Sean Cisterna begins Long Ride Home in Calgary, Brazil". Playback, August 30, 2023.
- ↑ Ryan O'Rourke, "96-Year-Old Defies Stereotypes in First Look at Heartwarming Horror Documentary ‘Silver Screamers’ Coming to Fantastic Fest". Collider, August 22, 2025.
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