THE JEROME PROJECT -  preserving Jerome Caja's artistic legacy
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Fiscal Sponsorship
The San Francisco Film Society (SFFS) is the fiscal sponsor for the film "JEROME and the Art of Sainthood." The SFFS is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to shepherding the entire film making process. We meet regularly to set realistic goals as the film progresses.

The amazing thing about the SFFS is that they approach sponsorships as a true partnership. They have provided in-depth project development, grant-writing consultation, budgeting guidance, and eventually will aid in distribution and marketing. They also have generously offered constructive feedback on every step of this project, from conception to current work developing the trailer.
FilmHouse Residency
The San Francisco Film Society's Filmmaker360 program awarded the Jerome Project a one-year residency at FilmHouse. This program supports documentary feature films by making office space available free of charge to independent filmmakers. FilmHouse fosters a thriving creative community that encourages collaboration, resource sharing, peer-to-peer feedback, and networking opportunities.
Caroline von Kühn is the key contact person at the SFFS. She is the Director of Filmmaker Services and can be reached at: [email protected].

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National MediaMaker Fellowship
Bay Area Video Coalition (BAVC) has granted The Jerome Project their 2014 Mediamaker Fellowship award. This ten-month program is designed to give independent filmmakers/artists direct access to the latest digital media technologies and prepare them for broadcast on public television or other independent outlets with focused digital and multi-platform strategies for community engagement. It will also support project development and will include professional mentorship in multi-platform and transmedia storytelling, curriculum development, social media and marketing, fundraising and distribution strategy support.
Preservation Access Grant
BAVC awarded a preservation grant to the Jerome Project and is providing a suite of services, including preservation planning, collection assessment tools, and analog-to-digital preservation transfers, at a heavily discounted rate. We have 60-70 hours of vintage footage that BAVC is preserving and transferring to museum-quality digital files. This will be a year-long process because of the hands-on work needed to capture archival quality audio and video.

Both of these BAVC programs are generously funded by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA).
Matt Sussman is the key contact person at BAVC. He is the Public Programs Manager​ and can be reached at: [email protected].

Support

Without the generous support, donated time, shared resources, and help from loved ones, The Jerome Project would not have materialized. I am extremely grateful for everyone's help. The following organizations and individuals have been tremendously kind.

Special Thanks

  • The Estate of Jerome Caja
    (Executor Anna van der Meulen)
  • The Caja Family in Cleveland
    (Mr. & Mrs. Caja and family)
  • San Francisco Film Society (SFFS)
    (Noah Cowan & Michele Turnure-Salleo)
  • Bay Area Video Coalition (BAVC)
    (Carol Varney,  Jason Jakaitis & Matt Sussman)
  • Anglim Gilbert Gallery (formerly known as Gallery Paule Anglim)
    (Paule Anglim, Ed Gilbert & Shannon Trimble)
  • Art History Advisor and Oral Historian
    (Dr. Paul J. Karlstrom)
  • Smithsonian Archives of American Art
  • National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)
  • San Francisco Film Commission
  • San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI)
  • Keneth Rainin Foundation
  • SFFS Filmmaker360
  • SFFS FilmHouse
  • Verasphere
  • Visual AID
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"Bozo the Sperm" - by Jerome Caja
(nail polish, enamel, and glitter on paper)
Excerpted from: Visual AIDS
Unknown dimensions, 1994

Thank You Everyone!

Adam Klein
Adam Lovingood
Alaska DiLullo
Alicia Hernandez-Dispaux
Allison Abbate
Amy Wilson
Anna Paganelli
Anna van der Meulen
Ann Karlstrom
Athena Kalkopoulou
Barry Lawlor
Bernardine Caja
Bill Clarke
Brian Rodvien
Carl Paganelli
Carlton Evans
Carol Varney
Carrisa Hogan
Christene Ancalmo
Chris Perez
Chris Thomas
Christie Herring
Christopher Caja
Christopher Williams
Craig Corpora
Curtis Lavery
Dana Jemison
Dan Damman
Daniel Goldstein
Daniel Nicoletta

David Faulk

Debra Kalmon
Debra Lamfers
Derek Boyle
Donnie Madison

Edward Gilbert
Eddie Marashian
Edward Caja
Gerard Koskovich
Guetty Felin-Cohen
Guy Mendenhall
Haluk Kecelioglu
Herve Cohen
Ian Hendrie
Janet Pierson
Jason Jakaitis
Jeff Parker
Jeffrey Schug
Jeffry Kalmon
Jennifer Phang
Jessica Anthony
JoAnne Cianciolo
Joanne Parsont
Joe Rodriguez
John Caja
Jonah Markowitz
Jon Karr
Juan Crovetto
Julie Blankenship
Keith Ashley
Kourosh Larizadeh
Kyra Gordon
Ling Meng
Lisa Fruchtman
Lizzy Brooks
Louis DiLullo
Luis Pardo
Lynda Abraham
Marc Geller
Matthew Flynn
Mark Freeman
Melissa Daubert
Michael Johnstone
Michele Turnure-Salleo
Nick Demopoulos

Noah Cowan
Paule Anglim
Paul Karlstrom
Penni Wisner
Rink Rink
Robert Vergara
Rob Thomas
Ruth Braunstein

Scott England
Shannon Trimble
Sono Osato
S. Polk

Suzanne Dunn
Tamara Melnik
Tony Cianciolo
Tim Wilson
Travis Collinson
Trinity West
Warren Longmire
Will Bilton



Awards Given to Date

  • San Francisco Film Society (SFFS) fiscal sponsorship.
  • SFFS Filmmaker360 FilmHouse residency (one-year free private office space).
  • SFFS Filmmaker360 FilmHouse alumni anchor tenant (six-month below-market rate office space).
  • Bay Area Video Coalition (BAVC) MediaMaker Fellowship (one-year film development program).
  • BAVC Preservation Access Grant (analog-to-digital video preservation transfers at a heavily discounted rate)
  • Four long-term professional interns (SFAI graduate, SFFS assistant film editor, SF State animator, and Belgian art historian)
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"Fruit Bowl Passion Play" (detail) - by Jerome Caja
(nail polish, enamel, and
gouache on paper)
Excerpted from: Jerome After the Pageant
4 1/2 x 6 1/2 in., 1990

A Special Thank You to the NEA

The Jerome Project is particularly grateful to the National Endowment for the Arts for its continued support. The NEA has generously funded BAVC's MediaMaker Fellowship and Preservation Access programs. We have benefited greatly from both!

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​Top Banner: Unknown title for a painted bottle cap by Jerome Caja, Scanned from a slide in the Estate of Jerome Caja

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 © 2010-2025 The Jerome Project

Thank you to our Supporters!

  • The Estate of Jerome Caja
  • The Caja Family in Cleveland
  • Smithsonian Archives of American Art
  • National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)
  • San Francisco Film Society (SFFS)
  • Bay Area Video Coalition (BAVC)
  • San Francisco Film Commission
  • San Francisco Art Institute
  • Keneth Rainin Foundation
  • Gallery Paule Anglim
  • SFFS Filmmaker360
  • SFFS FilmHouse
  • Verasphere
  • Visual AID