Sean Cisterna is a Canadian film director and producer from

Orillia Orillia () is a city in Ontario, Canada, about 30 km (18 mi) north-east of Barrie in Simcoe County. It is located at the confluence of Lake Couchiching and Lake Simcoe. Although it is geographically located within Simcoe County, the city is a Lis ...

Ontario Ontario is the southernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Located in Central Canada, Ontario is the Population of Canada by province and territory, country's most populous province. As of the 2021 Canadian census, it ...

, most noted for his 2019 film ''

From the Vine ''From the Vine'' is a 2019 Canadian drama film, directed by Sean Cisterna.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. Based on the novel ''Finding M ...

''.Barry Hertz, "From the Vine is worth sipping, if only for Joe Pantoliano's drunk-on-life performance". ''

The Globe and Mail ''The Globe and Mail'' is a Newspapers in Canada, Canadian newspaper printed in five cities in Western Canada, western and central Canada. With a weekly readership of more than 6 million in 2024, it is Canada's most widely read newspaper on week ...

'', July 10, 2020. 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, the documentary ''30 Ghosts'' in 2013, and the feature films ''

Full Out ''Full Out'', also known as ''Full Out: The Ariana Berlin Movie'', is a 2015 drama young-adult TV movie directed by Sean Cisterna based on the life story of American gymnast Ariana Berlin. Ana Golja received a 2016 Canadian Screen Awards nomina ...

'' (2015) and ''

Kiss and Cry The kiss and cry is the area in a figure skating rink where figure skaters wait for their marks to be announced after their performances during a figure skating competition. It is so named because the skaters and coaches often kiss to celebrat ...

'' (2017). In 2022 he premiered the documentary film ''The Long Rider''. His film ''Boy City'' entered production in 2021, and premiered at the 2022

Whistler Film Festival The Whistler Film Festival (WFF) is an annual film festival held in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada. Established in 2001, the festival is held the first weekend of December and includes juried competitive sections, the Borsos Awards, and the Pand ...

.Gail Johnson
"Whistler Film Festival announces 2022 lineup, with 86 releases in its 22nd edition"
''Stir'', November 3, 2022. 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''.Kelly Townsend
"Sean Cisterna begins Long Ride Home in Calgary, Brazil"
'' Playback'', August 30, 2023.

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