Anthony Caronna

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Anthony Caronna
OccupationFilm producer
Years active2011–present

Anthony Caronna is an American film director. They have directed the documentary film Susanne Bartsch: On Top (2017), and directed an episode of Pride (2021), and Last Call: When a Serial Killer Stalked Queer New York (2023).

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Career

In 2017, Caronna directed Susanne Bartsch: On Top a documentary revolving around Susanne Bartsch, which had its world premiere at the Hot Docs Canadian International Film Festival. [1] It was later acquired by The Orchard, with RuPaul, Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato boarding as executive producers. [2]

In 2019, Caronna served as a co-producer on Wrinkles the Clown directed by Michael Beach Nichols, a documentary revolving around Wrinkles the Clown. It was released on October 4, 2019, by Magnet Releasing. [3]

In 2021, Caronna directed an episode of Pride for FX, produced by Killer Films and Vice Studios. [4]

In 2023, Caronna co-created and directed Last Call: When a Serial Killer Stalked Queer New York based upon the book by Elon Green, executive produced by Howard Gertler, Liz Garbus, Dan Cogan, and Charlize Theron for HBO. [5]

Caronna is additionally a partner at NoWeather, a filmmaking collective based in New York City. [6]

Personal life

Caronna goes by they/them pronouns. [7]

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