Casey Cooper Johnson
Filmmaker / Founding Partner at Crossing Bridges Films
- Role
- Executive Owner at Crossing Bridges Films
- Location
- Glendale, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Casey Cooper Johnson
After a Decade of Documentaries and Journalism in Post-war Kosovo, and another decade making Narrative Films and Docs in Los Angeles, I am a Worldly Filmmaker Dedicated to Entertaining Audiences with Compelling Stories. A Writer, Director and Producer, I oversee all aspects of production. Global perspective from extensive time living abroad. Graduated with MFA in Directing from AFI. See my bio page for more credits and info:
Experience
Executive Owner
Jan 2003 — Present · XK
film. television. digital. commercial. It\'s about story.With extensive background in journalism and documentary film, Crossing Bridges Films creates realism, emotion, and engaging characters in its advertising, film, and television. Crossing Bridges Films grew out of the Kosovo War in when the team began making documentaries to capture the stories in the aftermath of the conflict. As their work gained exposure, the team began producing non-fiction content throughout the Balkans, leading to international partners like the United Nations, New York Times, US State Department, Al Jazeera, Current TV, Rockefeller Brothers Fund and the Sierra Club. In addition to its wide slate of documentaries, Crossing Bridges also co-produced the highly acclaimed current affairs program LIFE IN KOSOVO.In 2009, Crossing Bridges moved to Los Angeles to produce internationally recognized film and television. All graduates of the American Film Institute, the Crossing Bridges team has had films screen at the Tribeca Film Festival, AFI Fest, Human Rights Watch, Sarajevo Film Festival and countless others. Crossing Bridges continues expanding into new mediums, creating both fiction and non-fiction in the US and abroad. Crossing Bridges Films recently wrapped shooting its first feature film, ZANA, which is currently in
Education
UC Berkeley
Bachelor of Science
1992 — 1996
American Film Institute
M.F.A.
2009 — 2011
Skills
- New Media
- Screenwriting
- Documentaries
- Final Cut Pro
- Film
- Video Editing
- Producing
- Video
- Video Production
- Creative Writing
- Photography
- Strategic Communications
- Storytelling
- Final Draft
- Editing
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