Francis DiClemente lives in Syracuse, New York, and works as a video producer/editor at Syracuse University. He is the author of five poetry collections, most recently Dreaming of Lemon Trees: Selected Poems (Finishing Line Press, 2019).
He is the co-producer/director of the documentary The Real Bedford Falls: It's a Wonderful Life. The film examines the connections between the town of Seneca Falls, New York, and Bedford Fall, the setting of the classic movie It's a Wonderful Life. The documentary aired in December 2020 on Thirteen/WNET, the PBS station in New York City.
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.
His experimental short film Black Box, which uses the power of music and dance to explore emotions, was screened in June 2013 at the NewFilmmakers New York Screening Series.
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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A Tribute to Jeff Zucker: Newhouse Mirror Awards
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Film
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A Tribute to Sheila Nevins: Newhouse Mirror Awards
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Holidays at Hendricks
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A Tribute to Tom Brokaw: Newhouse Mirror Awards
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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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Remembering David Carr
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Film
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Fragments of the Living
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Frank Langella: An Actor's Actor
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The Book of Saunders
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From Broadway to Syracuse: The Journey of Arthur Storch
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A Tribute to David Zaslav: Newhouse Mirror Awards
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A Tribute to Anne Sweeney: Newhouse Mirror Awards
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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
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Automat
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Film (short)
by independent
Writer
From Hollywood to Syracuse: The Legacy of Ernie Davis
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Film
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NexTV Entertainment Writing and Pitch Competition, Best in Category - Source Material
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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)