Honors/Awards/Residencies
Residency: Cill Rialaig Arts Center Residency
Date: March 2025
Link: https://cillrialaigartscentre.com/residencies/
Award: Best Horror Film at IndieBoom! FilmFestival for It’s Normal
Date: 2020
Link: https://www.indieboomff.com/news/announcing-the-winners-of-the-2020-indieboom-festival
Award: Outstanding Screen Story at ZedFest for It’s Normal
Date: 2019
Link: https://www.zedfest.org/zedfestwinners.html
Award: Best Feature at The Art of Brooklyn Film Festival for Meme
Date: 2018
Link: https://www.theartofbrooklyn.org/blog/announcing-the-winners-of-the-8th-annual-art-of-brooklyn-film-festival
Honor: Nominated for NY Channel 101 Channy Award for Best Commercial
Date: 2012
Link: https://web.archive.org/web/20141203160548/http://ny.channel101.com/show.php?show=354
Interviews
Publication/Web Page: Spoiler Free Movie Sleuth
Title: Interviews: Sean Mannion Talks About His Indie Drama Meme
Author: The Movie Sleuth
Date: May 2018
Media: Interview
Topic: General Filmmaking, Independent Filmmaking, Meme,
URL: http://www.spoilerfreemoviesleuth.com/2018/05/interviews-sean-mannion-talks-about-his.html
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Publication/Web Page: Stoned Crow Press
Title: Interview with Writer and Director Sean Mannion
Author: Nicole Solomon
Date: April 13, 2015
Media: Interview
Topic: General Filmmaking, Independent Filmmaking, Meme, Time Signature
URL: http://www.stonedcrowpress.com/interview-with-writer-and-director-sean-manion/1294
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Publication/Web Page: New York Cine Radio
Title: New York Cine Radio #154: Interview with filmmakers Sean Mannion and Carolyn Maher, plus no one watched the Oscars!
Date: Feb. 26, 2015
Media: Podcast Interview (47:05)
Topic: General Filmmaking, Independent Filmmaking, Meme
URL: http://newyorkcine.podbean.com/e/new-york-cine-radio-154-interview-with-filmmakers-sean-mannion-and-carolyn-maher-plus-no-one-watched-the-oscars/
YouTube Video: Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_p7OCIHe2c Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHyzFcU_Vr8
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Publication/Web Page: Project Daybreak
Title: Upcoming Talents — Film: Sean Mannion, New York City, USA (ENG)
Date: June 21, 2014
Media: Podcast Interview (28:04)
Topic: General Filmmaking, Networking, Independent Filmmaking, Crowd Funding,
URL: http://www.project-daybreak.com/daybreak/index.php/interviews/180-seanmannion1
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Publication/Web Page: Turnstyle News
Author: Noah J. Nelson
Date: May 8, 2012
Media: Interview
Topic: Crowdfunding, Abel and Cain
URL: http://turnstylenews.com/2012/05/08/crowdfunding-not-just-for-celebrities-sean-mannion-talks-able-and-cain/
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Publication/Web Page: LunchMeatVHS Blog
Title: Indie Filmmaker Sean Mannion Looks to the VHS Underground World to Help Shape His New Film MEME! But He Needs YOUR Help, too!
Author: Josh Schafer
Date: October 2, 2013
Media: Interview
Topic: Crowdfunding, VHS, Meme
URL: http://www.lunchmeatvhs.com/blog/first-time-indie-filmmaker-sean-mannion-looks-to-the-vhs-underground-world-to-help-shape-his-new-film-meme-but-he-needs-your-help-too/
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Mentions
Publication/Web Page: Spoiler Free Movie Sleuth
Title: [Art Of Brooklyn Film Festival] Meme (2018) – Reviewed
Author: Tasha Danzig
Date: June 2018
Media: Review
Topic: Meme,
URL: http://www.spoilerfreemoviesleuth.com/2018/06/art-of-brooklyn-film-festival-meme-2018.html
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Publication/Web Page: Forbes.com
Title: Chris Cuffaro’s Greatest Hits
Author: Shawn Setaro
Date: July 15, 2015
Media: Interview
Topic: Greatest Hits Documentary and Seed&Spark campaign
URL: http://www.forbes.com/sites/shawnsetaro/2015/07/15/chris-cuffaros-greatest-hits/
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Publication/Web Page: Snobby Robot Transmedia Magazine
Title: MAYBE SUNSHINE: YOU MAY BE TOO OLD TO ROCK, BUT YOU CAN STILL ROLL
Author: Chris Hadley
Date: June 2, 2015
Media: Article
Topic: Maybe Sunshine Web Series
URL: http://snobbyrobot.com/2015/06/02/maybe-sunshine-you-may-be-too-old-to-rock-but-you-can-still-roll/
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Publication/Web Page: RevolutionSF
Title: Movie Probe: Protokon, Time Signature, Visiting
Author: Joe Crowe
Date: April 11, 2015
Media: Article
Topic: Movie Reviews (includes a review of Sean’s short film Time Signature).
Quote: “This one is ten minutes of sci-fi with no special effects and more emotional stakes than most full-length flicks.”
URL: http://revolutionsf.com/article.php?id=5747
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Publication/Web Page: Drunk Monkeys
Title: Captain Canada’s Movie Rodeo
Author: Gabriel Ricard
Date: April 8, 2015
Media: Article
Topic: Movie Reviews (includes a review of Sean’s short film Time Signature).
Quote: “Everything about Time Signature very clearly suggests that if Mannion was given what he needs in the way of budget and resources, he could come up with something well worth watching.”
URL: http://www.drunkmonkeys.us/film/captain-canadas-movie-rodeo-44
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Publication/Web Page: Backstage
Title: 8 Important Aspects of Crowdfunding’s 2nd Phase
Author: Emily Best, CEO of Seed & Spark
Date: June 23, 2014
Media: Article
Topic: Best used Sean’s crowdfunding incentives for his short film “Time Signature” as a case study and good example of a highly effective incentive. (Photoshopped “Time Travel” images)
URL: http://www.backstage.com/advice-for-actors/8-important-aspects-crowdfundings-2nd-phase/
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Publication/Web Page: El Espectador Imaginario (The Imaginary Viewer)
Title: “Cortometrajes: riqueza de posibilidades para entender y contribuir a resolver los conflictos” (Short Film: wealth of possibilities to understand and help resolve conflicts)
Author: Enrique Posada
Date: February 2014
Media: Academic Article (Spain)
Topic/Description: References Sean’s short film “Abel and Cainâ€
URL: http://www.elespectadorimaginario.com/cortometrajes-y-conflictos/
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Publication/Web Page: IndieWire
Title: Project of the Day: ‘Time Signature’
Author: IndieWire Staff
Date: May 7, 2014
Media: Blog Post
Topic/Description: Crowdfunding campaign for short film project Time Signature selected as the “Project of the Day” by IndieWire.
URL: http://www.indiewire.com/article/project-of-the-day-time-signature
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Publication/Web Page: Anchorage Press
Title: Kickstart the Arts
Author: Daniella Cortez
Date: July 23, 2012
Media: Article
Topic/Description: Article on artists from Alaska using crowdfunding for their projects.
URL: http://www.anchoragepress.com/arts_and_entertainment/music_article/kickstart-the-arts/article_1f43657c-d521-11e1-b10a-0019bb2963f4.html
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Publication/Web Page: Her Film Project
Title: Interview with Film Producer and Her Film Project Contributor Katie Carman-Lehach
Author: Kyna Morgan
Date: October 5, 2013
Media: Article/Interview
Topic/Description: Interview with Katie Carman Producer of Meme
URL: http://www.herfilmproject.com/2/post/2013/10/interview-with-film-producer-and-her-film-project-contributor-katie-carman-lehach.html
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Publication/Web Page: The Director Lady
Title: All About Meme, a new film by Sean Mannion, and why I joined on to his awesome production
Author: Katie Carman-Lehach
Date: September 24, 2013
Media: Blog Post
Topic/Description: Katie Carman-Lehach discusses why she joined Meme as a producer.
URL: http://thedirectorlady.tumblr.com/post/62176530221
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Publication/Web Page: Turnstyle News
Title: CrowdCrowd Episode 15
Author: Noah J. Nelson
Date: September 13, 2013
Media: Podcast
Topic/Description: #LatteFund Pick, Audio no longer available
URL: http://turnstylenews.com/2013/09/13/the-crowdcrowd-episode-15-film-distro-wcinejoe/
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Screenings, Releases, Public Showings of Work
Work: Meme
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5273284/
Forum: Cucalorus Film Festival
Location: Wilmington, NC
Date: November 10th and November 11th, 2018
Work: It’s Normal
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8362548/
Forum: Ax Wound Film Festival
Location: Brattleboro, VT
Date: November 10th, 2018
Work: Rubber Ducky
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8368070/
Forum: Congested Cat’s IndieWorks
Location: New York, NY
Date: August 14, 2018
Work: Meme
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5273284/
Forum: The Art of Brooklyn Film Festival
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Date: June 9, 2018
Work: Mare
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6182894/
Forum: Ax Wound Film Festival
Location: Brattleboro, VT
Date: November 18, 2017
Work: Mare
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6182894/
Forum: Congested Cat’s IndieWorks
Location: New York, NY
Date: October 24, 2017
Work: Time Signature
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4000698/
Forum: Congested Cat’s IndieWorks
Location: New York, NY
Date: July 8, 2015
Work: Abel and Cain
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2409376/
Forum: Brooklyn Short Film Festival
Location: Brooklyn, New York
Date: June 13, 2013
Work: Abel and Cain
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2409376/
Forum: New Filmmakers New York Series
Location: New York, NY
Date: June 12, 2013
Work: Abel and Cain
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2409376/
Forum: NiteHawk Short Film Open Mic Night
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Date: May 16, 2013
Work: Abel and Cain
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2409376/
Forum: Congested Cat’s IndieWorks
Location: New York, NY
Date: July 17, 2013
Work: Metatron
Forum: Congested Cat Productions Indie Works
Location: New York, NY
Date: October 30, 2013
Work: The Box
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2725442/
Forum: Bushwick First Friday Art Show
Location: New York, NY
Date: February, 2013
Work: Abel and Cain OST
Event: Release of original soundtrack for “Abel & Cain”
Artist: Robert Cullen
Date: April 1, 2013
Link: http://robertcullen.bandcamp.com/album/abel-and-cain-ost