Born to Helen (a teacher) and Frank (a railroad worker) on June 7, 1975
in New York City, William DiPietra began going to the movies with his
father at the early age of 4. After seeing Martin Scorsese's 1990
masterpiece, "GoodFellas," he decided that he wanted to study film and
acquired his B.A. in Media Arts from Fordham University in 1998. In
2005, William became a New York City Emergency Medical Technician but
his passion for film never left him. In 2007, he founded the
independent film production company Richmond Productions, Inc. with a
commitment to produce thought-provoking films in the spirit of Stanley
Kubrick & Ingmar Bergman. Amidst today's digital revolution, William
continues to shoot & edit on film. Although much of his film equipment
was lost during Hurricane Sandy in 2012, William finished his graduate
thesis in Media Arts that December and acquired his M.A. from Long
Island University in January of 2013. He still resides in New York City
and continues to produce short films.