CFI PROJECTS
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A STAGE OF TWILIGHT (2022)
“A Stage of Twilight” is a love story set in the final chapter of Cora and Barry's lives. When Barry is confronted with a terminal diagnosis, he is compelled to make a decision that his wife cannot support. This end-of-life struggle is heightened further when Joey, a neighbor boy who acts as a surrogate son to the childless couple, reaches a critical crossroads for his own future. Both paths ask the question: whose right is it to make life's inevitable impossible decisions when the impact will be felt by the people we love most?
WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY Sarah T. Schwab
STARRING Karen Allen, William Sadler
HONORS & RECOGNITION
HONORS & RECOGNITION
OFFICIAL SELECTION - WOODS HOLE FILM FESTIVAL, JULY 30 - AUGUST 6, 2022
BEST PERFORMANCE - KAREN ALLEN & WILLIAM SADLER • EMERGING DIRECTOR - SARAH T. SCHWAB • BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE: RUNNER UP
OFFICIAL SELECTION - RHODE ISLAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, AUGUST 8 - AUGUST 14, 2022
BEST LEAD ACTOR - WILLIAM SADLER
OFFICIAL SELECTION - MYSTIC FILM FESTIVAL, OCTOBER 20 - OCTOBER 23, 2022
BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE
OFFICIAL SELECTION - ST. AUGUSTINE FILM FESTIVAL, MARCH 3 - 5, 2023
PRESIDENTIAL AWARD
OFFICIAL SELECTION - SONOMA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, MARCH 22 - 26, 2023
CINELEASE FILMMAKER AWARD - SARAH T. SCHWAB
OFFICIAL SELECTION
MIDDLEBURY NEW FILMMAKER FESTIVAL
CALGARY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
WOODSTOCK FILM FESTIVAL
NEW HAMPSHIRE FILM FESTIVAL
BUFFALO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
HEARTLAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
BIG APPLE FILM FESTIVAL
SANTA FE FILM FESTIVAL
SEDONA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
RIVERRUN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
PORT TOWNSEND WOMEN & FILM FESTIVAL
BERKSHIRE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
LONG ISLAND INTERNATIONAL FILM EXPO
CRYBABY BRIDGE (2024)
After being bullied at school, a pregnant teen’s family sets out to move from the city to the countryside, unexpectedly revealing a coveted secret of her past that threatens the fresh start they seek. Crybaby Bridge explores the urban legend of a mother and child, but sinister phenomenon may be more than just folklore.
WRITTEN BY Sarah T. Schwab, Emily Fouraker
DIRECTED BY Sarah T. Schwab
STARRING Sydney Mikayla, Florencia Lozano,
Michael Laurence, and Erik King
LIFE AFTER YOU (2020)
Inspired by true events, a suburban family struggles with the death of their 19-year-old son following an overdose of heroin that was laced with fentanyl.
WRITTEN BY Sarah T. Schwab, Florencia Lozano
DIRECTED BY Sarah T. Schwab
STARRING Florencia Lozano, Gary Perez, Kathryn Erbe, Tina Benko, Craig “muMs” Grant, Melanie Nicholls-King
HONORS & RECOGNITION
OFFICIAL SELECTION - WORLD-FEST, HOUSTON INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, APRIL 22-25, 2021
BEST LEAD ACTRESS - FLORENCIA LOZANO • SPECIAL JURY REMI FOR FIRST FEATURE
OFFICIAL SELECTION - NICE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, MAY 31 - JUNE 4, 2021
BEST FEATURE FILM • BEST LEAD ACTRESS - FLORENCIA LOZANO
OFFICIAL SELECTION - MADRID INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, AUGUST 23-27, 2021
BEST DIRECTOR OF AN ENGLISH LANGUAGE FILM
OFFICIAL SELECTION
CINEQUEST FILM FESTIVAL
RHODE ISLAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
BUFFALO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
SARASOTA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
BOZEMAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
FAIRFIELD FILM FESTIVAL
A TREE. A ROCK. A CLOUD (2016)
Based on the short story by Carson McCullers, the film is set at a roadside café in 1947 when an old man relates a tale of personal heartbreak and loss, and of his hard-won understanding of the nature of love to a young boy.
WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY Karen Allen
STARRING Jeff Demunn, James McMenamin, Jackson Smith
HONORS & RECOGNITION
OFFICIAL SELECTION - MANCHESTER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
WINNER,, BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT
OFFICIAL SELECTION
BERKSHIRE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
CANNES SHORT FILM DEPOT
DURANGO FILM FESTIVAL
FORT LAUDERDALE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
HOLLYSHORTS FILM FESTIVAL
MADRID INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
NEW YORK SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
PORT TOWNSEND FILM FESTIVAL
RHODE ISLAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
RIVER RUN FILM FESTIVAL
SAN ANTONIO IINTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
WOODS HOLE FILM FESTIVAL
BIG APPLE FILM FESTIVAL
"A" MY NAME IS (2018)
A young girl with early-stage cancer has a late-night adventure in a hospital that culminates in the realization of her mortality.
WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY Sarah T. Schwab
STARRING Samarah Conley, Lori Singleton, Juan Francisco Villa
HONORS & RECOGNITION
OFFICIAL SELECTION
MANCHESTER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
BERMUDA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
BERKSHIRE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
BOSTON WOMEN'S FILM FESTIVAL
BUFFALO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
FORT LAUDERDALE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
GREENWICH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
MADRID INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
NEW YORK SHORTS
BIG APPLE FILM FESTIVAL
NICE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
RIDGEFIELD INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL
SOUTHEAST REGIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
WORLDWIDE WOMENS' FILM FESTIVAL
NEWPORT BEACH FILM FESTIVAL
BEVERLY HILLS FILM FESTIVAL
JELLYFEST
DEEP FOCUS
BROWN FISH (2016)
It all starts with a missing goldfish and a strange smell. Now a young woman's world spins out of control as she goes to meet her friend in the park. A weird, dark, absurdist comedy about how easily we "swallow" some truly crazy things.
WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY Troy Deutsch
STARRING Rachel Moulton, Sean Kazarian, Jerry Matz
HONORS & RECOGNITION
OFFICIAL SELECTION
SUNSCREEN FILM FESTIVAL
PEEKSKILL FILM FESTIVAL
MONMOUTH FILM FESTIVAL
FILMQUEST
BOWERY FILM FESTIVAL
CONEY ISLAND FILM FESTIVAL
ADIRONDACK FILM FESTIVAL
PANIC FEST
BUSKOPOLIS FESTIVAL OF CINEMATIC ODDITIES
FROSTBITER: ICELANDIC HORROR FESTIVAL - INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE
TWIN CITIES FILM FESTIVAL
ROXY UNDERGROUND FILM FESTIVAL
NY INDIE THEATRE
MIDWEST WEIRDFEST
BLACKBIRD FILM FESTIVAL