Carmen Emmi

Carmen Emmi is an American film director, and writer. His feature-length directorial debut, Plainclothes, premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, where it received the Special Grand Jury Prize for Ensemble Cast.

He graduated from Jamesville-DeWitt High School, ^{[1] [2]} attended Temple University, and graduated from the USC School of the Cinematic Arts.

Filmography

• Plainclothes (film) ^{[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]}

References

1. Benninger, Matthew (January 27, 2025). "'Plainclothes,' film shot in Syracuse, gets review on Variety". WSTM. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
2. Herbert, Geoff (December 26, 2024). "New Syracuse movie, starring 'Hunger Games' actor, heads to Sundance Film Festival". syracuse. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
3. Grobar, Matt (January 27, 2025). "Carmen Emmi Talks Learning Feature Screenwriting On 'Plainclothes' & Takeaways From Queer Romantic Thriller – Sundance Studio". Deadline. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
4. Thompson, Rocco T. (January 31, 2025). "'Plainclothes' Review: An Intensely Subjective Tale of Queer Shame". Slant Magazine. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
5. Debruge, Peter (January 27, 2025). "'Plainclothes' Review: A Closeted Cop Is Tempted by the Gay Men He's Tailing in Steamy '90s-Set Psychodrama". Variety. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
6. Gardner, Chris (January 26, 2025). "Sundance: 'Plainclothes' Filmmaker on Casting Tom Blyth and Russell Tovey as Undercover Lovers". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
7. Means, Sean P. (January 27, 2025). "Sundance review: 'Plainclothes' is a thoughtful, tragic drama of two men unable to express their gay identity in the 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' era". The Movie Cricket. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
8. Rooney, David (January 30, 2025). "'Plainclothes' Review: Tom Blyth and Russell Tovey Smolder and Sweat as Closeted Gay Men in Bristling Police Entrapment Drama". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 19, 2025.