Joseph Christiana, producer and founder of Christiana Productions, is a self-taught New York-based guerrilla writer/director. He has produced micro-budget feature and short films which have been received enthusiastically at various film festivals, on indie film websites and on short film cable television shows. Recently, he is a contributor to Moving Pictures Magazine where his articles are featured. His short stories have appeared in various online publications. His oil paintings are currently represented on gallerytoday.com. His screenplays have placed highly in various competitions. Collaborators include producer (and brother) Anthony Christiana, cinematographer William Bourassa Jr., playwright Joseph Taverney, and musicians Mike Kamoo (of Earthling Records) and Ron Muga of the indie rock band Noco. He is currently writing a high-concept, low budget horror film while simultaneously promoting MOTEL AMERICANA, a feature length collection of short films. Selected Projects MOTEL AMERICANA Vol II Director Feature Film Official Selection Newfilmmakers NYC, March 2010 THE NIGHTMARE Director, Short Film Official Selection Washington DC Spooky Movie Film Festival, October 2009 Official Selection Newfilmmakers NYC, March 2010 Scheduled to screen on Sprockets and Splices Indie Film Cable Program April 2010 MAKE-UP Director, Short Film Featured at the SAG Actors foundation Screening Series at The American Academy of Dramatic Arts NYC, October 2009 THE DOUBLE Official Selection Coney Island Film Festival, October 2009 MOTEL MAGAZINE ARTICLE Article about Movie Motels for Moving Pictures Magazine. To be published in Spring Issue, 2009. GODARD MAGAZINE ARTICLE - 2008 Article about Jean Lu Godard for Moving Pictures Magazine. Published in Cannes Issue, Spring 2008. THE KNEE - 2008 Director, Short Film Official Selection NewFilmakers Series, October 2008 FAMOUS – 2008 Writer/Director, Experimental Short Documentary Official Selection Hoboken Int'l Film Festival, May 2008 Official Selection NewFilmakers Series, March 2008 THE DYING LIGHT - 2007 Writer/Director, Feature Film Official Selection The Teaneck Int'l Film Festival 2006 Distributed by Straightaway Movies and IndieFlix Soon to be available on Netflix THE PAINTING - 2007 Short Story Featured in LitVision Magazine and Writer’s Eye Magazine CAGED - 2005 Writer/Director, Feature Film Completed, unreleased. Screenplay, semifinalist in Francis Ford Coppola's Zoetrope Screenplay competition (top 60 out of 2200) Screenplay, semifinalist in Writemovies.com Screenplay Competition (top 75 out of 1500). THE WAY YOU CHEW - 2004 Writer/Director, Short Film Official Selection San Francisco Short Film Festival 2005 Official Selection Chicago Short Film Festival 2005 Official Selection Seattle True Independent Film Festival 2005 Official Selection Zeitgeist Short Film Festival 2005 SHAMAN - 2003 Writer/Director, Short film Official selection San Diego International Film Festival Official selection Toronto Super-8 Film Festival Local Cult favorite in Ocean Beach San Diego, renting on a daily basis out of local video store. Filmmaker spotlight awarded in The Beacon, December 2002 BOUND BY GUILT - 2006 Unproduced Screenplay, semifinalist in Expo6 Screenplay Competition CAPTAIN QUIXOTE - 2005 Unproduced Screenplay, semifinalist in Austin Film Festival Int'l Screenplay Competition BLESSED ARE THOSE - 2002 Writer/Director, Short Film Screened on Manhattan Cable's Show Your Shorts Television Program, September 2001 Official selection Alwaysi.com International Film Festival (four out of five stars). Filmmaker spotlight awarded to Mr. Christiana on the website.