Jonas Carpignano
Italian Film director
Jonas Carpignano (Italian: [ˈdʒɔːnas karpiɲˈɲaːno]; born January 16, 1984) is an American-Italian filmmaker. He is known for the films Mediterranea, A Ciambra, and A Chiara.
Early life and career
Carpignano was born in The Bronx, New York City on January 16, 1984. His father, Paolo Carpignano, is a graduate school professor from Rome, Italy. His mother, Diane Benskin Carpignano, is from a family originally from Barbados in the Caribbean. He grew up in New York but spent extensive periods of time in Rome, Italy where his father's family resided. At an early age he was surrounded by filmmakers and musicians. His paternal grandfather Vittorio Carpignano was a filmmaker and producer of some of the most memorable commercials of early Italian television, and a prolific artist in the latter part of his life. His uncle, Luciano Emmer, was an Italian film director. On his mother's side, his uncle Sammy Benskin was a well known jazz pianist and band leader.
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