The Filmworks of Max Cianci
Local filmmaker Max Cianci will screen a selection of his narrative shorts and commercial work.
July 17 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
The Lindsay’s second Emerging Filmmakers Showcase of July shines the spotlight on one of Pittsburgh’s most talented independent filmmakers. Max Cianci is a Hermitage, Pa., native who has been living and working in Pittsburgh since 2014.
The Point Park University alumnus has plenty of experience directing both narrative and commercial shorts. Cianci has plans for many projects down the pipeline—and he’s giving Lindsay patrons a taste of what’s to come.
The Filmworks of Max Cianci will exclusively screen at The Lindsay on Thursday, July 17, at 7 p.m. This event is free, but RSVPs are recommended. The evening will include a few Cianci-directed commercials, three narrative short films, a proof-of-concept short, and an in-person Q&A with Cianci.
Cianci will unveil his proof of concept short film, Tiny Toe. This is a short that he intends to make into a larger project. It follows a hunter who discovers an unusual creature in one of his traps. His hope is to create something that stands amongst the great lineage of creature and monster filmmaking here in Pittsburgh.
This event will also be the rare chance to see two other Cianci shorts on the big screen: 2020’s Loopy: A Quarantine Short Film, co-directed by and starring Cianci, is about a man investigating a seemingly abandoned building; and 2021’s The Sale, about two thieves who get more than they bargained for during a looting run. Loopy was selected for over twenty film festivals during its run, including the National Film Festival for Talented Youth (NFFTY). The Sale received the Audience Choice Award at Pittsburgh Short’s Thriller Chiller screening.
He will also screen Crypt, a 48 Hour Film Project production that won Best Cinematography, Best Actress, and Audience Choice. Crypt follows a woman who must escape after she wakes up during the process of being mummified. Cianci and his team created this film completely over the course of a single weekend.
