Cicala Filmworks
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Cicala Filmworks is an award-winning independent film production company based in New York City
. Feature film credits include "My Last Day Without You
" (2011), "Get A Job
" (2011), Michael Imperioli
's debut The Hungry Ghosts (2009), Olaf de Fleur
's The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela
(2008), Arranged
(2007), and Confess
(2005). Documentaries include Contested Streets (2006), which was broadcast as part of "The Green" on The Sundance Channel. Founded in 1997 by Stefan Schaefer
and Diane Crespo
, the company has also created promotional content for clients such as The Guggenheim Museum
, The New York Yankees, The March of Dimes, among many others.
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. Feature film credits include "My Last Day Without You
My Last Day Without You
My Last Day Without You is an independent feature film produced by Cicala Filmworks and Silver Shepherd. The film is directed by Stefan Schaefer, co-written by Schaefer and Christoph Silber, and produced by Diane Crespo, Silber and Schaefer....
" (2011), "Get A Job
Get a Job
-Music:* "Get a Job" , 1957 single by The Silhouettes* "Why Don't You Get a Job?", 1998 single by The Offspring-Film:* Get a Job , starring Jeremy London, Brenda Strong, Joseph Whipp, and others...
" (2011), Michael Imperioli
Michael Imperioli
James Michael Imperioli , commonly known as Michael Imperioli, is an American actor and television writer. He is perhaps best known for his role as Christopher Moltisanti on The Sopranos for which he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2004. He also...
's debut The Hungry Ghosts (2009), Olaf de Fleur
Olaf de Fleur
Olaf de Fleur is an Icelandic film director and producer.He studied physics in Reykjavík, graduating in 1995. Since then he has participated in many film projects, including both feature and documentary films...
's The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela
The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela
The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela is a 2008 drama film directed by Olaf de Fleur Johannesson.-Plot:Raquela, a Filipino transsexual prostitute dreams of making a new life in Paris...
(2008), Arranged
Arranged (film)
Arranged is an independent feature film produced by Cicala Filmworks. The film was written by Stefan Schaefer and is based in part on the story of Yuta Silverman, an Orthodox Jewish woman from Borough Park, Brooklyn and her friendship with a young Muslim woman...
(2007), and Confess
Confess (film)
Confess is a 2005 American independent feature film written and directed by Stefan Schaefer.-Plot:Terroll Lessor, a computer genius in an unpleasant job, decides to use his skills against reprehensible parts of society...
(2005). Documentaries include Contested Streets (2006), which was broadcast as part of "The Green" on The Sundance Channel. Founded in 1997 by Stefan Schaefer
Stefan Schaefer
Stefan Schaefer is an American writer, director and producer of independent films.-Early Life & Education :Schaefer was born in Boston, spent his childhood in Sussex, England and his adolescent years in Detroit and New York. He studied acting and political theory at Skidmore College and Wesleyan...
and Diane Crespo
Diane Crespo
Diane Crespo is a producer and director of feature films and documentaries. She co-founded Cicala Filmworks in 1997.Film credits include Arranged and Contested Streets....
, the company has also created promotional content for clients such as The Guggenheim Museum
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum is a well-known museum located on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City, United States. It is the permanent home to a renowned collection of Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, early Modern, and contemporary art and also features special exhibitions...
, The New York Yankees, The March of Dimes, among many others.