Francis DiClemente is an Emmy Award-winning filmmaker who lives in Syracuse, New York. He is the author of numerous poetry collections, most recently The Truth I Must Invent (Poets' Choice, 2023) and Outward Arrangements: Poems (independently published, 2021).
He co-produced and co-directed the documentary film The Real Bedford Falls: It’s a Wonderful Life, which earned a New York Emmy award in 2021.
His full-length stage play, Beyond the Glass, inspired by the Edward Hopper painting Nighthawks, was produced by a regional theater in Las Vegas, Nevada, in 2017.
He received a bachelor’s degree in communications/journalism from St. John Fisher College in Rochester, New York, and earned a master of arts in film and video from American University in Washington, DC. He works as a senior producer in the Division of Marketing at Syracuse University.
Beyond the Glass Drama Beyond the Glass is a single-location, existential drama inspired by Nighthawks, the iconic American painting by Edward Hopper.
Crushed Red Tomatoes (feature) Action ⋄ Crime ⋄ Drama The youngest son in a family detective agency goes undercover to investigate a New York crime boss for murder and narcotics trafficking.
End of the Line (short) Drama Christmas is just another day for two male residents of a nursing home.
Not By Choice (short) Comedy ⋄ Drama ⋄ Family ⋄ Romance A nearly 40-year-old college professor comes to terms with being single even as his parents and best friend pressure him about his relationships and bachelor status.
The Engagement Party (short) Drama ⋄ Family ⋄ Romance The best man at an engagement party comforts the bride-to-be after the future groom sleeps with his old girlfriend.
The Real Bedford Falls: It's a Wonderful Life
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Film
Producer
A Tribute to Jeff Zucker: Newhouse Mirror Awards
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Film
Additional Crew
A Tribute to Sheila Nevins: Newhouse Mirror Awards
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Film
Producer
Holidays at Hendricks
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Film
Camera and Electrical Department
A Tribute to Tom Brokaw: Newhouse Mirror Awards
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Film
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Traveling in the 70's
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TV Mini
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A Tribute to David Levy: Newhouse Mirror Awards
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Film
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Remembering David Carr
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Film
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Fragments of the Living
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Film
Producer
Frank Langella: An Actor's Actor
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Film
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The Book of Saunders
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Film
Additional Crew
From Broadway to Syracuse: The Journey of Arthur Storch
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Film
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A Tribute to David Zaslav: Newhouse Mirror Awards
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Film
Production manager
A Tribute to Anne Sweeney: Newhouse Mirror Awards
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Film
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The Game of Life: Heart and Spirit of the Onondaga
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Documentary
by Syracuse University Electronic Media Communications
Researcher/Production Coordinator
Black Box
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Film (short)
by independent
Producer/Director
Koppel/Langella: One on One
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Film
Additional Crew
Automat
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Film (short)
by independent
Writer
From Hollywood to Syracuse: The Legacy of Ernie Davis
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Film
Additional Crew
NexTV Entertainment Writing and Pitch Competition, Best in Category - Source Material
(2017)
Silver Telly Award, documentary, Photography and Literacy Project at Syracuse University
(2011)
WILDsound Short Screenplay Contest
(2009)
American University School of Communication
(1987-1991)
Saint John Fisher College
(1987-1991)