CFI PROJECTS
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
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 - NICE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL. MAY 31 - JUNE 4, 2021
NOMINEE, BEST FEATURE FILM • NOMINEE, BEST DIRECTOR - SARAH T. SCHWAB • NOMINEE, BEST LEAD ACTRESS - FLORENCIA LOZANO • NOMINEE, BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - RICHARD SANDS • NOMINEE, BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS - KATHRYN ERBE • NOMINEE, BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR - JAKE RYAN LOZANO
OFFICIAL SELECTION - SARASOTA FILM FESTIVAL, APRIL 27 - MAY 10, 2021
SARASOTA, FLORIDA
OFFICIAL SELECTION - WORLD-FEST, HOUSTON INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, APRIL 22-25, 2021
NOMINEE, BEST LEAD ACTRESS - FLORENCIA LOZANO
"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