Highlights
2025 – Cill Rialaig Arts Center Residency – Full Honors List
2019 – Guest Festival Director, The Art of Brooklyn Film Festival – Full Honors List
2019 – Micro Budget Filmmaking with Sean Mannion – Film Reverie Podcast – Full Interviews List
2019 – MEME Review – Film Pulse –Full Reviews List
2019 – Meme – Film Threat – Full Reviews List
2018 – Award for Best Narrative Feature at The Art of Brooklyn Film Festival – Full Honors List
2015 – Chris Cuffaro’s Greatest Hits – Forbes – Full Press Mentions List
2014 – 8 Important Aspects of Crowdfunding Phase 2 – Backstage – Full Press Mentions List
2014 – Short Film: Wealth of Possibilities to Understand and Help Resolve Conflicts – El Espectador Imaginario – Full Press Mentions List
2014 – Project of the Day: Time Signature – IndieWire – Full Press Mentions List
2012 – Kickstart the Arts – Anchorage Press – Full Press Mentions List
2012 – Crowdfunding Not Just for Celebrities Sean Mannion Talks Abel and Cain – Turnstile News – Full Interviews List
Honors/Awards/Residencies
Cill Rialaig Arts Center Residency
Date: March 2025
Link: https://cillrialaigartscentre.com/residencies/
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
Outstanding Screen Story at ZedFest for It’s Normal
Date: 2019
Link: https://www.zedfest.org/zedfestwinners.html
Guest Festival Director, The Art of Brooklyn Film Festival
Date: 2019
Link: https://www.theartofbrooklyn.org/news/award-winning-filmmaker-sean-mannion-joins-art-of-brooklyn-film-festival-as-guest-festival-director-for-2019
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
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: Film Reverie Podcast
Title: Micro Budget Filmmaking with Sean Mannion
Author: Michael Bekemeyer
Date: April 2019
Media: Review
Topic: Meme,
URL: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/micro-budget-filmmaking-with-sean-mannion–17609764
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Publication/Web Page: [re]Search my Trash
Title: An Interview with Sean Mannion, Director of Meme
Author: Mike Haberfelner
Date: April 2019
Media: Interview
Topic: Meme,
URL: https://www.searchmytrash.com/articles/seanmannion(4-19).shtml
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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: 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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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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Reviews
Publication/Web Page: Voices from the Balcony
Title: Meme (2018)
Author: Jim Morazzini
Date: April 2019
Media: Review
Topic: Meme,
URL: https://www.voicesfromthebalcony.com/2019/04/27/meme-2018-review/
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Publication/Web Page: Film Inquiry
Title: Meme: A Cluttered, But Invitingly Ambitious Existentialist Mystery
Author: Charlie Nicholson
Date: April 2019
Media: Review
Topic: Meme,
URL: https://www.filminquiry.com/meme-2019-review/
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Publication/Web Page: [re]Search my Trash
Title: Meme
Author: Mike Haberfelner
Date: April 2019
Media: Review
Topic: Meme,
URL: https://www.searchmytrash.com/movies/meme(2018).shtml
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Publication/Web Page: One Film Fan
Title: Indie Film Review “Meme”
Author: Kirk S. Fernwood
Date: March 2019
Media: Review
Topic: Meme,
URL: https://onefilmfan.com/indie-film-review-meme/
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Publication/Web Page: Film Pulse
Title: MEME Review
Author: Kevin Rakestraw
Date: March 2019
Media: Review
Topic: Meme,
URL: https://filmpulse.net/meme-review/
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Publication/Web Page: Film Threat
Title: Meme
Author: Alex Saveliev
Date: February 2019
Media: Review
Topic: Meme,
URL: https://filmthreat.com/reviews/meme/
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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: 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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Mentions
Publication/Web Page: Lebtown
Title: Allen Theatre to show award-winning indie-film “Meme”
Author: Matt Reigle
Date: February 2019
Media: Mention
Topic: Meme,
URL: https://lebtown.com/2019/02/19/allen-theatre-to-show-award-winning-indie-film-meme/
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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: 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 Cain”
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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