Person

Theodore Schaefer

Production

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.

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  Maddie's Secret

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  Theatre People

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  The Adults

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  We're All Going to the World's Fair

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  Christmas Eve in Miller's Point

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  Good One

  Thanks

• The Arrow at Rest at Every Instant of its Flight

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  Mom's Pale Flowers

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  Vulcanizadora

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  The Secret Art of Human Flight

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• 2026On a StringExecutive Producer
• 2026The Arrow at Rest at Every Instant of its FlightDirector
• 2026Maddie's SecretExecutive Producer
• 2025Theatre PeopleProducer
• 2025Mom's Pale FlowersExecutive Producer
• 2025Carol & JoyProducer
• 2025VulcanizadoraProducer
• 2024Christmas Eve in Miller's PointExecutive Producer
• 2024Good OneThanks
• 2024The Secret Art of Human FlightExecutive Producer
• 2024TendaberryProducer
• 2023The AdultsProducer
• 2023Proof of ConceptExecutive Producer
• 2023Giving Birth to a ButterflyDirector
• 2022"I Fell in Love with the World"Director
• 2022We're All Going to the World's FairExecutive Producer
• 2021InheritanceExecutive Producer
• 2021DeliverWriter
• 2018Fists of LoveFirst Assistant Director
• 2017In the Name of ComedyEditor
• 2016The Zeno Question
• —Lucas and Iris Save the WorldProducer