He has produced eleven short films in a variety of genres ranging from science-fiction to dark comedy. They include The Painter & The Wife (Official Selection of the Dam Short Film Festival), Il Barbiere (NY United Film Festival), The Science of Blowjobs and Throbbing Hearts, Moons of Jupiter, The Glitch, Socks & Bonds, and Melon Head. Prior to enrolling at Columbia, Cristiano spent five years at MTV, where he produced DVDs of the most successful franchises in the history of the channel, including Beavis and Butt-head, Aeon Flux, The State, Jackass, and Nitro Circus. His post-production experience includes time as an assistant editor for numerous TV shows, as well as the feature-length documentary The Redemption of General Butt-Naked (Winner – Best Cinematography at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival). His upcoming thesis film The King’s Pawn (dir. Jonah Bleicher) was recently awarded a production grant by the Sloan Foundation.