Past Filmhouse Residents
 | Anthony Cianciolo is a pioneering animator and artist who has worked in the film industry for over 17 years. His credits include blockbuster animated feature films such as The Iron Giant, Space Jam, Osmosis Jones, and Looney Tunes Back in Action. He helped establish Warner Brothers’ Feature Animation division and was involved in such roles as art director, production designer, technical director and proprietary animation software designer. |
 | Producer/Director Lisa Fruchtman is an Academy Award–winning editor who has worked in both feature film and television. Among her many film projects are Apocalypse Now, The Right Stuff, Children of a Lesser God, The Godfather Part III, The Doctor, My Best Friend's Wedding, Dance with Me and The Woodsman. Lisa is working on her film Sweet Dreama, a documentary film about a group of Rwandan women who embark on a journey to heal the wounds of the past and create their own unique path to a future of peace and possibility. |
 | Before attending Amherst College to study filmmaking, Chris Mason Johnson had a successful career as a dancer with major ballet and modern companies. His first narrative feature, The New Twenty (2009), won Best Lead Actress at Outfest, Best Screenwriting at FilmOut San Diego, Best Director/First Feature at Ft. Lauderdale, and was Closing Night Presentation at Montreal's prestigious image+nation Gay & Lesbian Film Festival. Chris is working on his SFFS/KRF Filmmaking Grant funded film TEST, a poignant and powerful coming of age story set against the backdrop of the San Francisco modern dance scene in 1985, in the early years of the AIDS epidemic. |