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Andrew Schwarz(II)

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Andrew Schwarz at the illustrious Action On Film Festival 2017, at the Palms Hotel and Casino in fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada
Andrew Schwarz is an extremely detailed-oriented director who has a fascination with telling stories in unique, effective ways. You will never forget an Andrew Schwarz film once you see it. As much passion and devotion is put into every project he directs.
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An extremely hard-working and passionate writer and director, Andrew Schwarz graduated from Hofstra University in 2014 with a dual degree in Film Production and Music Composition. He is a filmmaker of diligence, precision, and creativity with a flare for detail and an appetite for discovering new and exciting ways to tell interesting stories. He is also the award-winning composer and editor of several successful films.

Schwarz's first-time directed film, Separation (2014), a short thesis project shot on 16mm film, garnered several award wins and nominations at festivals all over the world, giving him widespread global attention directly out of undergraduate college.

His second short film, The Cabinet In The Woods (2016), won 7 awards including Best Short Film at the 2017 Hoboken International Film Festival and Best Director at the 2016 Northeast Horror Film Festival. It was also an official selection of and screened at the Academy Award-qualifying Nashville Film Festival in 2017.

Schwarz's third short film, Beauty (2018), screened at several film festivals as well and garnered several awards including Best Domestic LGBTQ Film and Best Actress (Jennifer Jiles) at 2020 The Cutting Room International Short Film Festival.

The newest short film directed by Andrew Schwarz, The Session (2021) is set to premiere in film festivals in the Spring of 2022, and he is working on a feature-length script to become his feature directorial debut.
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Director Andrew Schwarz on the set of the 2016 short film, THE CABINET IN THE WOODS, for which he won Best Director at the film's premiere at the Northeast Horror Film Festival in Teaneck, New Jersey, December 2016.
Andrew Schwarz at the illustrious Action On Film Festival 2017, at the Palms Hotel and Casino in fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada
Writer/Director Andrew Schwarz with Hoboken Int'l Film Festival Vice President Chris Lind at the 2017 Hoboken Int'l Film Festival. The Cabinet In The Woods wins Best Short Film.
Mark Lyons (left), Shea Saracino (middle), and Andrew Schwarz (right) at the 2016 Hang Onto Your Shorts Film Festival in Asbury Park, NJ.
Andrew Schwarz with Jennifer Jiles at the 2016 Hang Onto Your Shorts Film Festival in Asbury Park, NJ.
Writer/Director Andrew Schwarz with Actress Danielle Najarian at the 2017 Hang Onto Your Shorts Film Festival. The Cabinet In The Woods wins Best Concept.
Andrew Schwarz and Jennifer Jiles at the premiere of BEAUTY (2018).
(left to right) Jennifer Jiles, Katharina Schmidt, Andrew Schwarz, and Jon Bewley at the premiere of BEAUTY (2018).
Andrew Schwarz at the premiere of BEAUTY (2018).
Andrew Schwarz and Katharina Schmidt at the premiere of BEAUTY (2018).
Andrew Schwarz at the premiere of BEAUTY (2018).
Andrew Schwarz (right) and Mark Lyons (left) at the premiere for BEAUTY (2018).

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The Session (2021)
The Session
Short
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  • 2021
Ronald Scott Maestri, Jennifer Jiles, Mark Lyons, Jon Bewley, Andrew Schwarz, and Katharina Schmidt in Beauty (2018)
Beauty
Short
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  • 2018
The Cabinet in the Woods (2017)
The Cabinet in the Woods
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Short
  • Composer
  • 2017
Suzanne Rydz, Mark Lyons, and Shea Saracino in Separation (2014)
Separation
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  • 2014

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Sound Department

  • Unspoken (2020)
    Unspoken
  • James L. Ward, Jason Catron, and Ayesha Adamo in Dance Till Dawn (2020)
    Dance Till Dawn
  • Nathan Busker in Pentecostal Activity (2020)
    Pentecostal Activity
  • Zoul (2019)
    Zoul
  • Vows (2017)
    Vows
  • Dennis Cabrini in High Hopes 2: A New Beginning (2016)
    High Hopes 2: A New Beginning
  • Robert Sean Miller, Carl Monego, Sarah Matthay, Ed Bergtold, and Madyson Healy in Reckoning (2016)
    Reckoning
  • Off the Rails (2015)
    Off the Rails
  • Suzanne Rydz, Mark Lyons, and Shea Saracino in Separation (2014)
    Separation
  • Second Chance (2014)
    Second Chance
  • Angsty Dawn
  • Kayla Engeman, Andrew Schwarz, and Chris Robertson in Vis-a-vis (2013)
    Vis-a-vis
  • Andrew Schwarz, Codee Hutchins, Andrew Akler, Lauren Putira, Peter Previte, and Gilda Akler in Wake Me (2013)
    Wake Me

Composer

  • The Session (2021)
    The Session
  • Ronald Scott Maestri, Jennifer Jiles, Mark Lyons, Jon Bewley, Andrew Schwarz, and Katharina Schmidt in Beauty (2018)
    Beauty
  • 'Til Death Do Us Apart
  • The Cabinet in the Woods (2017)
    The Cabinet in the Woods
  • Fadó (2016)
    Fadó
  • Off the Rails (2015)
    Off the Rails
  • Suzanne Rydz, Mark Lyons, and Shea Saracino in Separation (2014)
    Separation
  • Kayla Engeman, Andrew Schwarz, and Chris Robertson in Vis-a-vis (2013)
    Vis-a-vis
  • Pawn Hearts

Director

  • The Session (2021)
    The Session
  • Nathan Busker in Pentecostal Activity (2020)
    Pentecostal Activity
  • Ronald Scott Maestri, Jennifer Jiles, Mark Lyons, Jon Bewley, Andrew Schwarz, and Katharina Schmidt in Beauty (2018)
    Beauty
  • The Cabinet in the Woods (2017)
    The Cabinet in the Woods
  • Dennis Cabrini in High Hopes 2: A New Beginning (2016)
    High Hopes 2: A New Beginning
  • Suzanne Rydz, Mark Lyons, and Shea Saracino in Separation (2014)
    Separation
  • Kayla Engeman, Andrew Schwarz, and Chris Robertson in Vis-a-vis (2013)
    Vis-a-vis

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