Stefan Schaefer
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Stefan Schaefer is an American writer, director and producer of independent films.
, 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 University
, from which he graduated Phi Beta Kappa. Following a year and a half in Germany--where he studied as a Fulbright Scholar at Christian-Albrechts University--he returned to New York and co-founded the production company Cicala Filmworks
.
He is the maternal grandson of polar explorer and ornithologist Carl R. Eklund
.
, premiered at the 2005 Hamptons International Film Festival
, where he won the Best Screenwriter award. The political thriller stars Eugene Byrd
, Academy Award and Golden Globe winner Melissa Leo
, Ali Larter
, William Sadler
and Glenn Fitzgerald
.
In 2006 he directed and produced the one-hour television documentary Contested Streets, which looks at what New York can learn from London, Paris and Copenhagen in terms of organizing its streets and public spaces. Produced together with Transportation Alternatives
and Lime Wire founder Mark Gorton
, the film screened widely at international environmental film festivals and aired as part of "The Green" series on the Sundance Channel.
In 2007 he wrote, co-directed and produced Arranged
, his second feature film, starring Zoe Lister-Jones
, Francis Benhamou, Marcia Jean Kurtz, John Rothman
, Mimi Lieber and Daniel London
. The film premiered at the 2007 South by Southwest
Film Festival, won top prizes at The Berkshire International Film Festival
, The Brooklyn International Film Festival
, The Washington Jewish Film Festival
, Skip City International D-Cinema Festival, among others, and was picked up for distribution by New York-based Film Movement. Handled by Visit Films internationally, the film has had successful theatrical and cable runs in over 40 territories. It had its US cable premiere on the Sundance Channel in September, 2009.
Schaefer also collaborated as a writer, producer and actor on the film The Higher Force, directed by Icelandic filmmaker Olaf de Fleur
Johannesson and starring Michael Imperioli
. The film shot in Reykjavík
, Iceland in April and May 2007, and played at festivals such as AFI Fest and the International Film Festival Rotterdam
. Another collaboration with Olaf de Fleur
is The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela, which world premiered at the 2008 Berlin International Film Festival
, winning the TEDDY Award
for Best Feature Film.
In 2008 he and his partner at Cicala Filmworks, Diane Crespo
, produced Michael Imperioli
's debut feature as a writer and director. The film, entitled The Hungry Ghosts stars Steven Schirripa, Aunjanue Ellis
, Nick Sandow, Sharon Angela
and newcomer Emory Cohen. The film world premiered as the opening night film at the 2009 International Film Festival Rotterdam
, screened at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival
, and is distributed by Virgil Films and Entertainment.
May 2009 saw the launch of the original web series Circledrawers, another collaboration with Olaf de Fleur
. The nine-episode series about low-life angels trying desperately to be reborn as humans is distributed via BlipTV, iTunes
and YouTube
, and stars Logan Huffman
, Steven Schirripa, Sharon Angela
, Ashley Springer
, and Hilmir Snær Guðnason
.
In April-May 2010 Schaefer produced Brian Kohne's Maui-set comedy "Get A Job", starring Hawaiian entertainers such as Willie Kahaiali’i (a.k.a.Willie K.), Eric Gilliom, Augie T, Henry Kapono, and music legends Willie Nelson
, Patrick Simmons
of the Doobie Brothers, and Mick Fleetwood
. In July and August he directed the Brooklyn-set romance "My Last Day Without You", starring Ken Duken
, Nicole Beharie
, Reg E. Cathey
, Marlene Forte
, and Laith Nakli. Written with Christoph Silber
, and produced with Silber and Diane Crespo
, the film features songs composed by Scott Jacoby (producer)
. Another Silber-Schaefer project realized in 2011 is the German-language First Lady
, produced for ARD
and teamWorx head Nico Hoffmann.
Schaefer and his family split their time between Park Slope, Brooklyn
and Haiku, Maui. He was a founding parent and Board President of the Brooklyn Waldorf School
. He is an active member of the Writers Guild of America, East
.
Early Life & Education
Schaefer was born in BostonBoston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
, spent his childhood in Sussex
Sussex
Sussex , from the Old English Sūþsēaxe , is an historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. It is bounded on the north by Surrey, east by Kent, south by the English Channel, and west by Hampshire, and is divided for local government into West...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and his adolescent years in Detroit and New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. He studied acting and political theory at Skidmore College
Skidmore College
Skidmore College is a private, independent, liberal arts college with an enrollment of approximately 2,500 students. The college is located in the town of Saratoga Springs, New York State....
and Wesleyan University
Wesleyan University
Wesleyan University is a private liberal arts college founded in 1831 and located in Middletown, Connecticut. According to the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, Wesleyan is the only Baccalaureate College in the nation that emphasizes undergraduate instruction in the arts and...
, from which he graduated Phi Beta Kappa. Following a year and a half in Germany--where he studied as a Fulbright Scholar at Christian-Albrechts University--he returned to New York and co-founded the production company Cicala Filmworks
Cicala Filmworks
Cicala Filmworks is an award-winning independent film production company based in New York City. Feature film credits include "My Last Day Without You" , "Get A Job" , Michael Imperioli's debut The Hungry Ghosts , Olaf de Fleur's The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela , Arranged , and Confess...
.
He is the maternal grandson of polar explorer and ornithologist Carl R. Eklund
Carl R. Eklund
Carl R. Eklund was a leading American specialist in ornithology and geographic research in both the north and south polar regions.From 1939-41 he served as ornithologist at the East Base of the U.S. Antarctic Service. This was the first modern US. Government-sponsored expedition to Antarctica, and...
.
Career
Schaefer's debut feature film, ConfessConfess (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...
, premiered at the 2005 Hamptons International Film Festival
Hamptons International Film Festival
Hamptons International Film Festival was founded to provide a forum for independent filmmakers from around the world to express their vision. The Festival is traditionally held for five days in mid-October in theatre venues from Montauk to Southampton and attracts roughly 15,000 visitors annually...
, where he won the Best Screenwriter award. The political thriller stars Eugene Byrd
Eugene Byrd
Eugene Byrd is an American actor.-Career:He has been in movies including Dead Man, Sleepers, 8 Mile, Lift and Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid, and has the leading role in Confess, for which he won the Break-Out Performance Award at the 2006 Method Fest Independent Film Festival...
, Academy Award and Golden Globe winner Melissa Leo
Melissa Leo
Melissa Chessington Leo , is an American actress. After appearing on several television shows and films in the late '80s, her breakthrough role came in 1993 as Det. Sgt. Kay Howard on the television series Homicide: Life on the Street for the show's first five seasons from 1993 – 1997...
, Ali Larter
Ali Larter
Alison Elizabeth "Ali" Larter is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for playing the dual roles of Niki Sanders and Jessica Sanders on the NBC science fiction drama Heroes as well as her guest roles on several television shows in the 1990s.Larter's screen debut came in the 1999 film...
, William Sadler
William Sadler (actor)
William Thomas Sadler is an American actor who works in film and television. His television and motion picture roles have included Lewis Burwell "Chesty" Puller in The Pacific, Luther Sloan in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Sheriff Jim Valenti in Roswell, convict Heywood in The Shawshank Redemption,...
and Glenn Fitzgerald
Glenn Fitzgerald
Glenn Fitzgerald is an American actor who has had over 30 roles in movies or television series. He played the character of Sean in The Sixth Sense...
.
In 2006 he directed and produced the one-hour television documentary Contested Streets, which looks at what New York can learn from London, Paris and Copenhagen in terms of organizing its streets and public spaces. Produced together with Transportation Alternatives
Transportation Alternatives
Transportation Alternatives is a non-profit organization in New York City which seeks to change New York City's transportation priorities to encourage and increase non-polluting, quiet, city-friendly travel and decrease private car use...
and Lime Wire founder Mark Gorton
Mark Gorton
Mark Howard Gorton is the creator of LimeWire, a peer-to-peer file sharing client for the Java Platform, and chief executive of the Lime Group...
, the film screened widely at international environmental film festivals and aired as part of "The Green" series on the Sundance Channel.
In 2007 he wrote, co-directed and produced 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...
, his second feature film, starring Zoe Lister-Jones
Zoe Lister-Jones
Zoe Lister-Jones is an American, actress, singer, playwright, and screenwriter. She is currently appearing on Adult Swim's television program Delocated as Kim and on NBC's Whitney as Lily.-Life and career:...
, Francis Benhamou, Marcia Jean Kurtz, John Rothman
John Rothman
John Mahr Rothman is an American film, television, and stage actor.Rothman was born in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of Elizabeth D. and Donald N. Rothman, a lawyer. He is the brother of film executive Tom Rothman. Rothman is a graduate of Wesleyan University and the Yale School of Drama...
, Mimi Lieber and Daniel London
Daniel London
Daniel London is an American actor, possibly most notably famous for his roles in Patch Adams and Rent.-Life and career:Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, London began writing and acting in plays in high school. While a student at Mt...
. The film premiered at the 2007 South by Southwest
South by Southwest
South by Southwest is an Austin, Texas based company dedicated to planning conferences, trade shows, festivals and other events. Their current roster of annual events include: SXSW Music, SXSW Film, SXSW Interactive, SXSWedu, and SXSWeco and take place every spring in Austin, Texas, United States...
Film Festival, won top prizes at The Berkshire International Film Festival
Berkshire International Film Festival
The Berkshire International Film Festival was founded in 2005 by Kelley Vickery inGreat Barrington, Massachusetts. The four-day festival features independent films for filmmakers and film aficionados, with showings of features, documentaries, shorts, and animation—as well as panel discussions and...
, The Brooklyn International Film Festival
Brooklyn International Film Festival
The Brooklyn Film Festival ', prior to 2011 called the Brooklyn International Film Festival ' is an independent film festival held every June in Brooklyn, New York...
, The Washington Jewish Film Festival
Washington Jewish Film Festival
The Washington Jewish Film Festival is a film festival that features films that represent the great diversity of Jewish experiences. It is held at the Aaron & Cecile Goldman Theater in the Washington, D.C., Jewish Community Center and other cinemas in Washington and suburban Maryland and Virginia....
, Skip City International D-Cinema Festival, among others, and was picked up for distribution by New York-based Film Movement. Handled by Visit Films internationally, the film has had successful theatrical and cable runs in over 40 territories. It had its US cable premiere on the Sundance Channel in September, 2009.
Schaefer also collaborated as a writer, producer and actor on the film The Higher Force, directed by Icelandic filmmaker 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...
Johannesson and starring 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...
. The film shot in Reykjavík
Reykjavík
Reykjavík is the capital and largest city in Iceland.Its latitude at 64°08' N makes it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói Bay...
, Iceland in April and May 2007, and played at festivals such as AFI Fest and the International Film Festival Rotterdam
International Film Festival Rotterdam
The International Film Festival Rotterdam is an annual film festival held in various cinemas in Rotterdam, Netherlands held at the end of January. It is approximately comparable in size to other major European festivals such as Cannes, Venice, Berlin, and Locarno...
. Another collaboration with 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...
is The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela, which world premiered at the 2008 Berlin International Film Festival
Berlin International Film Festival
The Berlin International Film Festival , also called the Berlinale, is one of the world's leading film festivals and most reputable media events. It is held in Berlin, Germany. Founded in West Berlin in 1951, the festival has been celebrated annually in February since 1978...
, winning the TEDDY Award
Teddy Award
The Teddy Award is an international film award for films with LGBT topics, presented by an independent jury as an official award of the Berlin International Film Festival . Here, an "independent jury" implies that its members are not officially selected by the committee of the Berlinale...
for Best Feature Film.
In 2008 he and his partner at Cicala Filmworks, 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....
, produced 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 feature as a writer and director. The film, entitled The Hungry Ghosts stars Steven Schirripa, Aunjanue Ellis
Aunjanue Ellis
Aunjanue L. Ellis is an American actress known for her roles in Ray, in Undercover Brother, and on The Mentalist....
, Nick Sandow, Sharon Angela
Sharon Angela
Sharon Angela is an American film, television actress, screenwriter and director. Angela is probably most well known for her portrayal of Rosalie Aprile on the HBO series, The Sopranos....
and newcomer Emory Cohen. The film world premiered as the opening night film at the 2009 International Film Festival Rotterdam
International Film Festival Rotterdam
The International Film Festival Rotterdam is an annual film festival held in various cinemas in Rotterdam, Netherlands held at the end of January. It is approximately comparable in size to other major European festivals such as Cannes, Venice, Berlin, and Locarno...
, screened at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
The Santa Barbara International Film Festival is a film festival and non-profit organization, established in 1985, that showcases independent American and international films. The SBIFF line-up includes 20 world premieres and 11 U.S. premieres, with newly expanded 11-day festival...
, and is distributed by Virgil Films and Entertainment.
May 2009 saw the launch of the original web series Circledrawers, another collaboration with 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...
. The nine-episode series about low-life angels trying desperately to be reborn as humans is distributed via BlipTV, iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
and YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
, and stars Logan Huffman
Logan Huffman
Logan Huffman is a television actor featured in a major role as the son of the protagonist in the 2009 remake of V. His character is named Tyler Evans.-Personal:...
, Steven Schirripa, Sharon Angela
Sharon Angela
Sharon Angela is an American film, television actress, screenwriter and director. Angela is probably most well known for her portrayal of Rosalie Aprile on the HBO series, The Sopranos....
, Ashley Springer
Ashley Springer
Ashley Springer is an American actor based in New York City whose screen credits include the 2007 horror-black comedy film, Teeth, written and directed by Mitchell Lichtenstein, and the 2009 drama Dare, directed by Adam Salky....
, and Hilmir Snær Guðnason
Hilmir Snær Guðnason
Hilmir Snær Guðnason is an Icelandic actor. He is famous in his native country and has appeared in both film and on stage. In 2000 he was named as one of European films 'Shooting Stars' by European Film Promotion...
.
In April-May 2010 Schaefer produced Brian Kohne's Maui-set comedy "Get A Job", starring Hawaiian entertainers such as Willie Kahaiali’i (a.k.a.Willie K.), Eric Gilliom, Augie T, Henry Kapono, and music legends Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson
Willie Hugh Nelson is an American country music singer-songwriter, as well as an author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie , combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger and Stardust , made Nelson one of the most recognized...
, Patrick Simmons
Patrick Simmons
Patrick Simmons is an American musician best known as a guitarist and vocalist for the rock band The Doobie Brothers. His fingerstyle guitar playing complements the strumming style of Tom Johnston. Born in Aberdeen, Washington, he has been the band's only consistent member throughout their tenure...
of the Doobie Brothers, and Mick Fleetwood
Mick Fleetwood
Michael John Kells "Mick" Fleetwood is a British musician and actor best known for his role as the drummer and namesake of the blues/rock and roll band Fleetwood Mac. His surname, combined with that of John McVie, was the inspiration for the name of the originally Peter Green-led Fleetwood Mac...
. In July and August he directed the Brooklyn-set romance "My Last Day Without You", starring Ken Duken
Ken Duken
Ken Duken is a German actor.Ken Duken is the third child of film and stage actress Christina Loeb; his father is a doctor. Duken never attended a drama school but took courses in drama, including under James Reynold...
, Nicole Beharie
Nicole Beharie
Nicole Beharie is an American actress, born in West Palm Beach Florida on January 3, 1985.-Early life:She graduated from South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts & Humanities, where she received a scholarship...
, Reg E. Cathey
Reg E. Cathey
Reginald "Reg" E. Cathey is an American stage, film and television actor.Cathey is a native of Huntsville, Alabama and a graduate of J.O. Johnson High School. He spent his childhood in West Germany. His favourite band is Blur....
, Marlene Forte
Marlene Forte
Marlene Forte is a Cuban-American actress. Her career has included recurring roles on House of Payne and Crossing Jordan. In 2012, she will be a series regular on TNT's revamped Dallas, playing Carmen Ramos, longtime Ewing family housekeeper and mother to Elena...
, and Laith Nakli. Written with Christoph Silber
Christoph Silber
Christoph Silber is a screenwriter and film producer born in Berlin. One of Germany's leading screenwriters, he frequently collaborates on film projects in the United States, his adoptive home.-Biography:...
, and produced with Silber 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 film features songs composed by Scott Jacoby (producer)
Scott Jacoby (producer)
Scott Adam Jacoby is an American record producer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, engineer and recording artist. A Grammy Award-winner in 2006, Scott has worked with John Legend, Vanessa Hudgens, Naturally 7, Fabolous, Jose James, Laura Izibor, Dutch platinum-selling rock group Kane, and...
. Another Silber-Schaefer project realized in 2011 is the German-language First Lady
First Lady (film)
First Lady is a 1937 film about behind-the-scenes political maneuverings in Washington, D.C.. It stars Kay Francis and Verree Teasdale as bitter rivals in their pursuit of the title of First Lady. It is based on the play of the same name by George S...
, produced for ARD
ARD
Ard, ARD, Ards or ARDS may refer to:Ard:*Ard or scratch-plough, a type of plough consisting of a simple spike dragged through the soil*Ard, alternate name of Arad, Iran, a city in Fars Province...
and teamWorx head Nico Hoffmann.
Schaefer and his family split their time between Park Slope, Brooklyn
Park Slope, Brooklyn
Park Slope is a neighborhood in western Brooklyn, New York City's most populous borough. Park Slope is roughly bounded by Prospect Park West to the east, Fourth Avenue to the west, Flatbush Avenue to the north, and 15th Street to the south, though other definitions are sometimes offered. Generally...
and Haiku, Maui. He was a founding parent and Board President of the Brooklyn Waldorf School
Brooklyn Waldorf School
The Brooklyn Waldorf School is an arts based non-sectarian preschool and elementary Waldorf school located in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York. The School operates on the principles of Waldorf Education. The school's mission is to provide Waldorf education to the economically, culturally and...
. He is an active member of the Writers Guild of America, East
Writers Guild of America, East
Writers Guild of America, East is a labor union representing writers of television and film and employees of television and radio news. The 2006 membership of the guild was 3,770....
.
Filmography
- ConfessConfess (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) (writer/director) - Contested Streets (2006) (director/producer/editor)
- Act NormalAct NormalAct Normal is a 2006 Icelandic documentary by Olaf de Fleur.-Plot:The film revolves around Robert T. Edison who at 18 years of age left Britain for Thailand to become a Buddhist monk. Five years after he moves to Iceland in 1994 to form the first Buddhist sect in the country, he decides to disrobe...
(2006) (co-producer) - ArrangedArranged (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) (writer/director/producer) - The Amazing Truth About Queen RaquelaThe Amazing Truth About Queen RaquelaThe 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) (writer/producer/actor) - The Higher Force (2008) (writer/producer/actor)
- The Hungry GhostsThe Hungry GhostsThe Hungry Ghosts is a 2009 American dramatic film written and directed by Michael Imperioli. The film marked the directorial debut of Imperioli. -Plot:...
(2009) (producer/actor) - Circledrawers (2009) (co-creator/producer/actor)
- Get A JobGet 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) (producer/actor) - My Last Day Without YouMy Last Day Without YouMy 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) (writer/producer/director) - First LadyFirst LadyFirst Lady or First Gentlemanis the unofficial title used in some countries for the spouse of an elected head of state.It is not normally used to refer to the spouse or partner of a prime minister; the husband or wife of the British Prime Minister is usually informally referred to as prime...
(2011) (writer)
Awards & Nominations
- 2003 New York Foundation for the ArtsNew York Foundation for the ArtsThe New York Foundation for the Arts was created in conjunction the in 1971. The organization gives grants to individual artists and writers and developing arts organizations with a mission to '.'-NYFA's Programs:...
Fellowship in Screenwriting - 2004 Grand Prize in Digital Filmmaking from Apple and Panasonic
- 2005 Best Screenwriter Hamptons International Film FestivalHamptons International Film FestivalHamptons International Film Festival was founded to provide a forum for independent filmmakers from around the world to express their vision. The Festival is traditionally held for five days in mid-October in theatre venues from Montauk to Southampton and attracts roughly 15,000 visitors annually...
, ConfessConfess (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... - 2007 Brooklyn Int'l Film Festival: Best Film ArrangedArranged (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 Berkshire Int'l Film Festival: Audience Award ArrangedArranged (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 Washington Jewish Film Festival: Audience Award ArrangedArranged (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...
- 2008 Skip City Int'l Film Festival: Best Film ArrangedArranged (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...
- 2008 Berlin International Film FestivalBerlin International Film FestivalThe Berlin International Film Festival , also called the Berlinale, is one of the world's leading film festivals and most reputable media events. It is held in Berlin, Germany. Founded in West Berlin in 1951, the festival has been celebrated annually in February since 1978...
: Teddy AwardTeddy AwardThe Teddy Award is an international film award for films with LGBT topics, presented by an independent jury as an official award of the Berlin International Film Festival . Here, an "independent jury" implies that its members are not officially selected by the committee of the Berlinale...
for Best Feature Film 'The Amazing Truth About Queen RaquelaThe Amazing Truth About Queen RaquelaThe 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... - 2011 Big Island Film FestivalBig Island Film FestivalThe Big Island Film Festival is a film festival held at the Mauna Lani Resort on the Kohala Coast on the Big Island of Hawaii.The festival, which has been held every May since 2006, features short and feature films by independent filmmakers from around the world, as well as food and beverage...
: Audience Choice Award Get A Job - 2011 Brooklyn International Film FestivalBrooklyn International Film FestivalThe Brooklyn Film Festival ', prior to 2011 called the Brooklyn International Film Festival ' is an independent film festival held every June in Brooklyn, New York...
: Best Producer 'My Last Day Without You
External links
- Variety review of film Arranged, Dec. 13, 2007. Accessed 2008-04-22.
- "Arranged Wins Skip City link title
- http://arrangedthemovie.com/, official website for film "Arranged"
- http://mylastdaywithoutyou.com/, official website for film "My Last Day Without You"
- http://www.poppoli.com/circledrawers.html, official website for web-series "Circledrawers"
- http://getajobmovie.com/, official website for film "Get A Job"
- http://cicalafilmworks.com/, official website for production company "Cicala Filmworks"
- http://silver-shepherd.com/, official website for production company "Silver Shepherd"