Carmella Cardina’s career began in the theatre and later in film and television.
In 2001, Carmella produced and directed the indie feature, “The Tempest,” based on the play by William Shakespeare. She wrote and directed two short films, “When Night Falls,” and “The Scrapbook” which starred Kelly Carlin-McCall, George Carlin’s daughter. She’s directed music videos for symphonic rock band, The Longing.
Carmella was supervising producer on Showtime Networks’ the popular comedy, “The Green Room with Paul Provenza.” In addition, she directed two episodes of the series that were produced in Montreal in conjunction with the Just for Laughs Festival.
Carmella produced the live show “Set List: Standup without a Net” at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and the Soho Theatre in London, and the series for Sky Atlantic Television. Carmella also directed Showtime Network special, “House of Lies—LIVE” with the cast of “House of Lies.”
Cardina has produced and/or directed projects for Showtime, Sky Atlantic, ABC Digital, and MTV among others.