Damon Cardasis
- Producer
- Actor
- Writer
Damon Cardasis is an Emmy and WGA Award nominated writer, director and producer of film, television and theatre.
In 2017, Cardasis wrote and directed his critically acclaimed feature debut, Saturday Church, which won multiple festival awards around the world and was nominated for a GLAAD Award for Outstanding Film, Limited Release. He is co-writing a musical adaptation of Saturday Church, alongside Pulitzer Prize winner James Ijames (Fat Ham), with music & lyrics by global pop superstar Sia, additional music by trailblazing DJ Honey Dijon and directed by Tony nominee Whitney White (JaJa's African Hair Braiding). The musical will receive its World Premiere at New York Theatre Workshop.
Previously, Cardasis produced Rebecca Miller's She Came to Me, starring Peter Dinklage, Anne Hathaway, and Marisa Tomei, which was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Original Song by Bruce Springsteen, and was chosen as the opening night of the 2023 Berlin Film Festival. Cardasis also produced Miller's Maggie's Plan starring Greta Gerwig, Ethan Hawke, Julianne Moore, Bill Hader, and Maya Rudolph, which screened at the Toronto, New York, Sundance and Berlin film festivals. For television, Cardasis was nominated for an Emmy for producing the HBO documentary "Arthur Miller: Writer," which premiered at the Telluride Film Festival.
On Broadway, Cardasis produced The Arthur Miller Centennial-a one-night-only benefit starring Bradley Cooper, Jake Gyllenhaal, Alec Baldwin, Ellen Barkin, Laurence Fishburne, Tony Kushner, John Turturro, and Peter Sarsagaard.
Cardasis was profiled in Out Magazine's annual Tastemaker issue and was also chosen to be part of Out Magazine's annual OUT 100. In 2009, he co-founded The Lower East Side Film Festival, which continues to showcase low-budget films from around the world.
In 2017, Cardasis wrote and directed his critically acclaimed feature debut, Saturday Church, which won multiple festival awards around the world and was nominated for a GLAAD Award for Outstanding Film, Limited Release. He is co-writing a musical adaptation of Saturday Church, alongside Pulitzer Prize winner James Ijames (Fat Ham), with music & lyrics by global pop superstar Sia, additional music by trailblazing DJ Honey Dijon and directed by Tony nominee Whitney White (JaJa's African Hair Braiding). The musical will receive its World Premiere at New York Theatre Workshop.
Previously, Cardasis produced Rebecca Miller's She Came to Me, starring Peter Dinklage, Anne Hathaway, and Marisa Tomei, which was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Original Song by Bruce Springsteen, and was chosen as the opening night of the 2023 Berlin Film Festival. Cardasis also produced Miller's Maggie's Plan starring Greta Gerwig, Ethan Hawke, Julianne Moore, Bill Hader, and Maya Rudolph, which screened at the Toronto, New York, Sundance and Berlin film festivals. For television, Cardasis was nominated for an Emmy for producing the HBO documentary "Arthur Miller: Writer," which premiered at the Telluride Film Festival.
On Broadway, Cardasis produced The Arthur Miller Centennial-a one-night-only benefit starring Bradley Cooper, Jake Gyllenhaal, Alec Baldwin, Ellen Barkin, Laurence Fishburne, Tony Kushner, John Turturro, and Peter Sarsagaard.
Cardasis was profiled in Out Magazine's annual Tastemaker issue and was also chosen to be part of Out Magazine's annual OUT 100. In 2009, he co-founded The Lower East Side Film Festival, which continues to showcase low-budget films from around the world.
