Stephen Vittoria

Stephen Vittoria is an award-winning filmmaker and author. His last two feature documentaries—“Mumia: Long Distance Revolutionary” and “One Bright Shining Moment: The Forgotten Summer of George McGovern”—have been embraced by moviegoers and audiences worldwide. Vittoria was also a producer on two feature documentaries by Academy Award winner Alex Gibney—“Gonzo: The Life & Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson” and “Magic Trip: Ken Kesey’s Search for a Kool Place.”

Along with journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal, Vittoria co-authored the three-book nonfiction series “Murder Incorporated: Empire, Genocide, and Manifest Destiny”—with forewords by Angela Davis, S. Brian Willson, and Chris Hedges. Vittoria also contributed to an anthology (along with Norman Mailer and Frank Deford) entitled "In Times Like These: How We Pray."

Regarding Vittoria as a storyteller, legendary filmmaker, Albert Maysles, publicly petitioned his colleagues in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences to consider Vittoria’s documentary feature, “Mumia: Long Distance Revolutionary,” for Oscar consideration: “I’ve sat through many documentaries in my life and this is one of the finest. I was riveted by the film and storytelling. It was as if Mumia was in the room speaking directly to us.”

“Christina and the Whitefish” is Vittoria’s debut novel.