Christian Scheider (born January 20, 1990) is an American writer,
filmmaker & theater-maker.Scheider was born in New York City, the son
of actor Roy Scheider and actress Brenda Siemer Scheider. Scheider is
a graduate of Bard College, where he received a B.A. in Philosophy and
studied film and theater. Scheider also attended the Stella Adler
Studio of Acting. He worked for three years as a peer and tutor in the
Bard Prison Initiative, which offers B.A. and A.A. degrees to inmates
serving terms in maximum security prisons. Also while at Bard,
Scheider studied filmmaking and performed in many theatrical
productions.Scheider heads video production for The Sunny Center in
Ireland, the world's only post-exoneration residential community. In
2020, Scheider produced films for The Bard Prison Initiative and Blue
Meridian Partners.For film, Scheider's first documentary, A Dream
Conferred about progressive education in Long Island, won the Youth
Jury Award at the Hamptons International Film Festival in 2005.
filmmaker & theater-maker.Scheider was born in New York City, the son
of actor Roy Scheider and actress Brenda Siemer Scheider. Scheider is
a graduate of Bard College, where he received a B.A. in Philosophy and
studied film and theater. Scheider also attended the Stella Adler
Studio of Acting. He worked for three years as a peer and tutor in the
Bard Prison Initiative, which offers B.A. and A.A. degrees to inmates
serving terms in maximum security prisons. Also while at Bard,
Scheider studied filmmaking and performed in many theatrical
productions.Scheider heads video production for The Sunny Center in
Ireland, the world's only post-exoneration residential community. In
2020, Scheider produced films for The Bard Prison Initiative and Blue
Meridian Partners.For film, Scheider's first documentary, A Dream
Conferred about progressive education in Long Island, won the Youth
Jury Award at the Hamptons International Film Festival in 2005.
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