Stefan Schaefer is an American writer, director and producer of
independent films and television.Schaefer was born in Boston, spent
his childhood in Sussex, England and his adolescent years in Michigan
and New York. He studied acting and political theory at Skidmore
College and Wesleyan University, from which he graduated Phi Beta
Kappa. Following a year and a half in Germanyâ€"where he studied as a
Fulbright Scholar at the University of Kielâ€"he returned to New York
and co-founded the production company Cicala Filmworks.He is the
maternal grandson of polar explorer and ornithologist Carl R.
Eklund.Schaefer's films have premiered and won awards at festivals
such as the Berlin International Film Festival and SxSW, among many
others, and have been successfully released theatrically and on TV
channels such as PBS, HBO and the Sundance Channel.
independent films and television.Schaefer was born in Boston, spent
his childhood in Sussex, England and his adolescent years in Michigan
and New York. He studied acting and political theory at Skidmore
College and Wesleyan University, from which he graduated Phi Beta
Kappa. Following a year and a half in Germanyâ€"where he studied as a
Fulbright Scholar at the University of Kielâ€"he returned to New York
and co-founded the production company Cicala Filmworks.He is the
maternal grandson of polar explorer and ornithologist Carl R.
Eklund.Schaefer's films have premiered and won awards at festivals
such as the Berlin International Film Festival and SxSW, among many
others, and have been successfully released theatrically and on TV
channels such as PBS, HBO and the Sundance Channel.
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