Theodore Schaefer
- Production
Biography
Theodore Schaefer is a New York-based filmmaker. His directorial debut, GIVING BIRTH TO A BUTTERFLY, was accepted to the Champs-Élysées film festival’s U.S. in Progress and premiered at the 25th Fantasia International Film Festival 2021. Through his work at Dweck Productions, Theodore executive produced WE'RE ALL GOING TO THE WORLD'S FAIR, which premiered at Sundance 2021 and is being released by Utopia and HBO MAX. He began his career working as a first assistant director on independent features including HOW HE FELL IN LOVE and FRAMING JOHN DELOREAN, before joining Dweck Productions in 2018.
Known for
Filmography
- The Arrow at Rest at Every Instant of its Flight · Director, Writer
- On a String · Executive producer
- Maddie's Secret · Executive producer
- Theatre People · Producer
- Mom's Pale Flowers · Executive producer
- Carol & Joy · Producer
- Vulcanizadora · Producer
- Christmas Eve in Miller's Point · Executive producer
- Good One · Thanks
- The Secret Art of Human Flight · Executive producer
- Tendaberry · Producer
- The Adults · Producer
- Proof of Concept · Executive producer
- Giving Birth to a Butterfly · Director, Writer
- Lucy Dacus' Night Shift · Assistant Director
- "I Fell in Love with the World" · Director, Producer
- We're All Going to the World's Fair · Executive producer
- Inheritance · Executive producer
- Deliver · Writer, Producer
- Fists of Love · First Assistant Director
- In the Name of Comedy · Editing
- The Zeno Question · Director, Writer
- Lucas and Iris Save the World · Producer