Roan Occam Anthony Johnson (born 14 March 1975) is an Italian director and screenwriter.

Roan Johnson
Born	Roan Occam Anthony Johnson (1975-03-14) 14 March 1975 (age 47) London, England, UK
Alma mater	University of Pisa
Occupation	Director, Screenwriter
Years active	2002–present

Biography

Born in London from an English father and a mother from Matera, Johnson grew up in Pisa, where he attended the University and graduated in Modern Literature. In 1999, Johnson moved to Rome and attended the National Film School.[1]

After he began his career as a TV screenwriter, Johnson made his first feature film in 2011, The First on the List, starring Claudio Santamaria.[2] His second film, So Far So Good, was presented at the 2014 Rome Film Festival, where it was awarded with the Public Prize.[3] His third film, Piuma, was presented in competition at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival.[4]

Johnson is also an academic: he taught in 2008 Italian Cinema at the John Cabot University in Rome and held a Screenwriting Laboratory at the University of Pisa from 2003 to 2007.[1]

Filmography

Director

• The First on the List (2011)
• So Far So Good (2014)
• Piuma (2016)
• State a casa (2021)

Screenwriter

• Now or Never (2003)
• Sinestesia (2010)
• The First on the List (2011)
• So Far So Good (2014)
• Piuma (2016)
• L'ospite (2018)

References

External links

• Roan Johnson at IMDb