Actor

John Painz

August 3, 1973 · Brooklyn, NY

John Painz is a writer/director based in New York City. His first short film, 5AM, was a proof-of-concept film about cloning. In 2013, he produced, shot, and edited his first feature film, Enchantments, for director Kelsey O'Brien.

In 2014, John and his producing partner, Julie Sisson, embarked on their first feature film, Stuck, with co-producer Lynn Mancinelli. It was nominated for a number of awards, including Best Supporting Actress (Katie Howe), Best Script, and Best Feature. John won the Soho International Film Festival Carbon Award for Most Creative Filmmaker, and Stuck won the Programmer Award at HHM.

Often works with

Satomi Hofmann
2 titles together
Stuck, Four Bottles
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Britt Genelin
2 titles together
Stuck, Four Bottles
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Katie Howe
2 titles together
Stuck, Four Bottles
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David King
2 titles together
Stuck, Four Bottles
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Brennan Lowery
2 titles together
Stuck, Four Bottles
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Melanie Ryan
2 titles together
Stuck, Four Bottles

Full filmography · 3

Draußen die Welt
as Delivery Guy
Upcoming
Four Bottles
Director and Writer
2017
Stuck
as John and Writer and Director
2015