Roan Occam Anthony Johnson (born 14 March 1975) is an Italian
director and
screenwriter
A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based.
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Biography
Born in
London from an English father and a mother from
Matera
Matera (, ; Materano: ) is a city in the region of Basilicata, in Southern Italy.
As the capital of the province of Matera, its original settlement lies in two canyons carved by the Gravina River. This area, the Sassi di Matera, is a comple ...
, Johnson grew up in
Pisa
Pisa ( , or ) is a city and ''comune'' in Tuscany, central Italy, straddling the Arno just before it empties into the Ligurian Sea. It is the capital city of the Province of Pisa. Although Pisa is known worldwide for its leaning tower, the cit ...
, where he attended the
University and graduated in Modern Literature. In 1999, Johnson moved to
Rome and attended the
National Film School.
After he began his career as a TV screenwriter, Johnson made his first feature film in 2011, ''
The First on the List
''The First on the List'' ( it, I primi della lista) is a 2011 Italian comedy film directed by Roan Johnson.
The film is based on a real event involving the anarchist singer-songwriter Pino Masi and his friend Renzo Lulli in 1970.
Cast
* Claudio ...
'', starring
Claudio Santamaria. His second film, ''
So Far So Good'', was presented at the 2014
Rome Film Festival, where it was awarded with the Public Prize. His third film, ''
Piuma'', was presented in competition at the
73rd Venice International Film Festival
The 73rd annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 31 August to 10 September 2016. English director Sam Mendes was the President of the Jury for the main competition. The opening night film was Damien Chazelle's musical ''La La ...
.
Johnson is also an academic: he taught in 2008 Italian Cinema at the
John Cabot University in
Rome and held a Screenwriting Laboratory at the
University of Pisa from 2003 to 2007.
Filmography
Director
* ''
The First on the List
''The First on the List'' ( it, I primi della lista) is a 2011 Italian comedy film directed by Roan Johnson.
The film is based on a real event involving the anarchist singer-songwriter Pino Masi and his friend Renzo Lulli in 1970.
Cast
* Claudio ...
'' (2011)
* ''
So Far So Good'' (2014)
* ''
Piuma'' (2016)
* ''State a casa'' (2021)
Screenwriter
* ''
Now or Never'' (2003)
* ''Sinestesia'' (2010)
* ''
The First on the List
''The First on the List'' ( it, I primi della lista) is a 2011 Italian comedy film directed by Roan Johnson.
The film is based on a real event involving the anarchist singer-songwriter Pino Masi and his friend Renzo Lulli in 1970.
Cast
* Claudio ...
'' (2011)
* ''
So Far So Good'' (2014)
* ''
Piuma'' (2016)
* ''
The Guest'' (2018)
References
External links
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1975 births
Living people
Film people from London
Italian film directors
Italian screenwriters
Italian people of English descent
Italian people of British descent
University of Pisa alumni