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Stefan Schaefer
Stefan Schaefer (born August 17, 1971) is an American filmmaker and entrepreneur. He works as a screenwriter and director for films that have been screened at festivals such as South by Southwest and the Berlin International Film Festival.
Schaefer was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He was raised in Sussex during his early childhood, and later lived in both Michigan and New York. He studied theatre and political theory at Wesleyan University and graduated Phi Beta Kappa. After completing his undergraduate studies, he spent a year and a half in Germany as a Fulbright scholar at Kiel University. After returning to New York City, he co-founded the production company Cicala Filmworks.
He is the maternal grandson of Carl R. Eklund, a polar explorer and ornithologist.
Schaefer's films have been screened at festivals such as the Berlin International Film Festival and South by Southwest (SXSW). His work has been made available on Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, HBO, PBS, and Sundance Channel.
With writer Chris Silber, Schaefer has co-written television films for the European networks ARD and ZDF, including two productions filmed in Hawaii.
Schaefer directed the documentary, Contested Streets, which compared the use of public space and streets in New York City with London, Paris, and Copenhagen. The film was shown at environmental film festivals and aired on Sundance TV as part of The Green series. He also directed a documentary on W.S. Merwin, Even Though the Whole World Is Burning.
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Stefan Schaefer
Stefan Schaefer (born August 17, 1971) is an American filmmaker and entrepreneur. He works as a screenwriter and director for films that have been screened at festivals such as South by Southwest and the Berlin International Film Festival.
Schaefer was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He was raised in Sussex during his early childhood, and later lived in both Michigan and New York. He studied theatre and political theory at Wesleyan University and graduated Phi Beta Kappa. After completing his undergraduate studies, he spent a year and a half in Germany as a Fulbright scholar at Kiel University. After returning to New York City, he co-founded the production company Cicala Filmworks.
He is the maternal grandson of Carl R. Eklund, a polar explorer and ornithologist.
Schaefer's films have been screened at festivals such as the Berlin International Film Festival and South by Southwest (SXSW). His work has been made available on Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, HBO, PBS, and Sundance Channel.
With writer Chris Silber, Schaefer has co-written television films for the European networks ARD and ZDF, including two productions filmed in Hawaii.
Schaefer directed the documentary, Contested Streets, which compared the use of public space and streets in New York City with London, Paris, and Copenhagen. The film was shown at environmental film festivals and aired on Sundance TV as part of The Green series. He also directed a documentary on W.S. Merwin, Even Though the Whole World Is Burning.