Award-winning film production company founded in 1997 by Stefan Schaefer and Diane Crespo. The company produces feature films, documentaries, web content, commercials and music videos.
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My Last Day Without You
Congrats Nicole Beharie on her Gotham Award win! So deserved for her amazing work in "Miss Juneteenth"...
https://deadline.com/2021/01/gotham-awards-full-winners-list-live-gotham-film-and-media-institute-1234671454/
#NicoleBeharie #missjuneteenth #GothamAwards
Stefan recently discussed film and life on the Voyager Podcast...
https://www.voyagerspodcast.com/where-to-listen
New Episode is out! Filmmaker Stefan Schaefer is talking movies, from script to screen. And why, oh why, do people find horror movies appealing?
https://www.voyagerspodcast.com/where-to-listen
Aloha Surf Hotel
Happy to announce we'll be world premiering ALOHA SURF HOTEL at the Hawai'i Int'l Film Festival next month. Hope to see you there, either in person or maybe virtually...
#AlohaSurfHotel #WorldPremiere #HIFF #FilmPremiere #IndieFilm #Comedy
Trailer #1 for upcoming comedy ALOHA SURF HOTEL...
https://youtu.be/tjGfj5NBGdg
#alohasurfhotel #alohasurfhotelmovie #comingsoon #comedy #hawaii
Trailer for upcoming comedy ALOHA SURF HOTEL, starring Augie T, Taiana Tully, Alex Farnham, Branscombe Richmond, Daniella Monet, Shawn Garnett and Matt Corbo...
My Last Day Without You
Don’t miss Nicole Beharie in her spectacular new movie #MissJuneteenth -- out on VOD and in select theaters June 19th.
#juneteenth #movie #comingsoon #nicolebeharie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vb3oREG_DdA
Even Though The Whole World Is Burning
In celebration of the final week of National Poetry Month, we've dropped our digital streaming price to $.99. As a reminder, 25% of all proceeds go to support the Merwin Conservancy.
#WSMerwin #Merwin #Vimeo #Documentary #NationalPoetryMonth #MerwinConservancy
https://vimeo.com/ondemand/merwinfilm
Recent article about our film in post-production...
It’s a quiet and hot June morning at Kihei Charter School and although school’s out for the weekend, odd events are occurring just outside of the classroom buildings. Beloved comedian Augie T…
Even Though The Whole World Is Burning
In honor of W.S. Merwin's passing, all proceeds from the streaming + download of the film will be donated to The Merwin Conservancy. Now through the end of April (National Poetry Month).
#eventhoughthewholeworldisburning #wsmerwin #wsmerwinfilm #nationalpoetrymonth
From Producer of Kuleana - Movie, Stefan Schaefer Documents the trials and tribulations of the Hawaiian people as they fight for the freedom of the world's most precious resource - water.
Keys To The Kingdom - Documentary Film will be a feature-length documentary that showcases the complexity and drama in the County of Maui, Hawaii as capitalist endeavors, politics, and people are pitted against each other over a resource its native peoples have always revered as a gift for all.
As we continue our efforts to cover this battle as it develops, we are seeking additional funding on Indiegogo to afford expenses for continued coverage.
Learn More:
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/keys-to-the-kingdom-water-community
New documentary project. Check out the teaser and spread the word!
#WaterRights #Hawaii #Documentary
A film about the epic fight over water, and the future, on the island of Maui, Hawai'i. | Check out 'KEYS TO THE KINGDOM' on Indiegogo.
Even Though The Whole World Is Burning
The best way to view the film is from our Vimeo channel. It looks better, sounds better, and there are more "extras". Also, 25% of all proceeds will be donated to the Merwin Conservancy. Here's the link...
https://vimeo.com/ondemand/merwinfilm
#WSMerwin #MerwinFilm #MerwinConservancy #EvenThoughTheWholeWorldIsBurningm #Vimeo #CicalaFilmworks
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Go see Zoe Lister-Jones' new film, opening NY and LA tomorrow. Here's NYTimes article...
#BandAid #ZoeListerJones #ProudtoKnowYa
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/01/movies/zoe-lister-jones-all-female-film-crew.html?_r=0
Even Though The Whole World Is Burning
The DVD is available from many retailers, Amazon among them, but the best way to view the film is still direct from the filmmakers. It looks better and there are more "extras" + 25% of all proceeds will be donated to the Merwin Conservancy. Here's the link...
#WSMerwin #MerwinFilm #MerwinConservancy #EvenThoughTheWholeWorldIsBurning
Best way to watch our film on Poet Laureate and environmental activist W.S. Merwin? Direct from our Vimeo channel (25% of proceeds are donated to the Merwin Conservancy)...
#WSMerwin #EvenThoughTheWholeWorldIsBurning
"A wonderful film about life, language, and the natural world we all share." Jeffrey Brown, PBS News Hour Poet Laureate W.S. Merwin has…
Now that our successful nationwide PBS broadcast has come to an end, you can watch the full 82-minute film - as well as numerous extra interviews and readings - via the link below. 25% of all proceeds will be donated to the Merwin Conservancy.
#WSMerwin #ToPlantATree #EvenThoughTheWholeWorldIsBurning #poetry #MerwinConservancy #MerwinPBS
"A wonderful film about life, language, and the natural world we all share." Jeffrey Brown, PBS News Hour Poet Laureate W.S. Merwin has…
We're heading for our final weekend of PBS broadcasts. Look out for the film in numerous midwestern states, in California + airing in primetime spots in Hawaii and the Seattle area. A link to local listings below. Enjoy!
#WSMerwin #ToPlantATree #EvenThoughTheWholeWorldIsBurning #CicalaFilmworks #NationalPoetryMonth #Poetry
In Seattle or Hawai‘i ? Tonight "W.S. Merwin: To Plant a Tree" will air on your local PBS stations at 8pm (local time).
Directed by Maui-based filmmaker Stefan Schaefer of Cicala Filmworks (pictured on location in the Merwin Palm Forest below), this one-hour documentary is an intimate, thoughful film that tells the story of poet laureate and tree planter W.S. Merwin. Merwin has lived on Maui's north shore for 40 years on land he's lovingly restored by hand, tree by tree.
For remaining airdates/times from the national broadcast, visit: http://bit.ly/MerwinPBS16 #MerwinPBS
Even Though The Whole World Is Burning
Many more PBS stations just announced new dates/times for broadcast of our film. Check the link below to see when it's playing in your neck of the woods. Broadcast dates start this weekend and run through the end of the month!
#MerwinPBS #WSMerwin #PBS #CicalaFilmworks #NationalPoetryMonth #EarthDay #MerwinConservancy #WNET
As many of you know, a one-hour version of the film, entitled "W.S. Merwin: To Plant a Tree", will screen nationwide on PBS starting this week. The broadcast is in honor of National Poetry Month and Earth Day. Please visit the link below for broadcast dates and times for 40+ cities and regions. We'll be updating as more come in...
#WSMerwin #PBS #EvenThoughTheWholeWorldIsBurning #ToPlantATree #MerwinConservancy #CicalaFilmworks
http://www.merwinconservancy.org/ws-merwin-to-plant-a-tree-april-2016-pbs-broadcast-schedule/
As many of you know, a one-hour version of the film, entitled "W.S. Merwin: To Plant a Tree", will screen nationwide on PBS starting this week. The broadcast is in honor of National Poetry Month and Earth Day. Please visit the link below for broadcast dates and times for 40+ cities and regions. We'll be updating as more come in...
#WSMerwin #PBS #EvenThoughTheWholeWorldIsBurning #ToPlantATree #MerwinConservancy #CicalaFilmworks
http://www.merwinconservancy.org/ws-merwin-to-plant-a-tree-april-2016-pbs-broadcast-schedule/
The Merwin Conservancy
Great news! Thirteen WNET New York will air the PBS Broadcast version of director Stefan Schaefer's W.S. Merwin documentary starting on Wednesday, April 20th at 10pm EST. This will kick-off a nationwide PBS campaign to share the film, underwritten by our extraordinary Conservancy partner Halekulani Hotel. The PBS broadcast will be listed under the name "W.S. Merwin: To Plant a Tree". More dates/times in different regions across the country to be announced! Stay tuned...
"A Conversation With The Filmmaker" from PBS Hawaii...
#WSMerwin #MerwinConservancy #StefanSchaefer #PBSHawaii #RoyKimura #CicalaFilmworks
Produced by PBS Hawaii, a short interview with director/producer Stefan Schaefer about the process of making the feature documentary EVEN THOUGH THE WHOLE WORLD…
Nice little write-up in The New Yorker magazine about Merwin and the film...
#WSMerwin #StefanSchaefer #NewYorkerMag #NewYorker #PBS #PBSHawaii #MerwinConservancy #CicalaFilmworks Robert Becker Edward Morris Susannah Sayler Williams Cole Karen Bouris Andrew Rice Nicco Mele #CaseyCep
A new documentary, “Even Though the Whole World Is Burning,” details W. S. Merwin’s efforts to restore the palm forests of Maui.
Very happy to announce our Canadian premiere will happen on May 2nd at the DOXA Documentary Film Festival in Vancouver. Get your tickets, folks!
W.S. Merwin may be the one of the world’s greatest living poets, but most afternoons, he can be found puttering about in his palm forest on the island of Maui. In the late 1970s, Merwin purchased a bit of wasteland on the island, and set about planting trees. The garden grew into The Merwin Conserva…
Our next festival screening of EVEN THOUGH THE WHOLE WORLD IS BURNING is April 10th at the International Buddhist Film Festival in the Bay Area. Get your tickets before they sell out, people!
#WSMerwin #EvenThoughTheWholeWorldIsBurning #MerwinConservancy #StefanSchaefer #CicalaFilmworks
Celebrating its 15th year, Buddhist Film Foundation is co-presenting with California Film Institute fifteen new films from ten countries, each with a wonderful
Favorite recent 5-star review on Amazon: "I thought this was an absolutely adorable movie...So love Nicole's MAN CANDY..he was seriously hot!" Wonder if that's what they call Ken Duken back in Europe?
#NicoleBeharie #KenDuken #ManCandy #MLDWY #MyLastDayWithoutYou #PassionRiver #CicalaFilmworks #StefanSchaefer
When Niklas, a young German business executive, is sent from Frankfurt to New York to shut down a division of his firm, he doesn t realize his life is about to be turned upside-down in one single day. While in New York, he meets and falls for Leticia, a beautiful African-American secretary and as...
Best way to view the award-winning romance "My Last Day Without You," starring Nicole Beharie and Ken Duken? Simple... VOD from the link below. Enjoy!
#NicoleBeharie #MLDWY #MyLastDayWithoutYou #KenDuken #NYLoveStory #StefanSchaefer #ChrisSilber #CicalaFilmworks #SleepHollowFans
On a one-day business trip to New York, a German business executive falls in love with a singer-songwriter who exposes him to her Brooklyn world and emotions he's…
For those in Arizona, our film on W.S. Merwin will screen as a benefit for the University of Arizona Poetry Center & the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum on February 8th @ 3pm.
For those in Arizona, the film will screen as a benefit for the University of Arizona Poetry Center & the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum on February 8th @ 3pm. More info here... #EvenThoughTheWholeWorldIsBurning
Airs again this Saturday, January 11th @ 9pm on UpTV. Or watch it right now from the link below...
#mldwy #NicoleBeharie #StefanSchaefer #ChrisSilber #CicalaFilmworks #KenDuken #NYLoveStory
On a one-day business trip to New York, a German business executive falls in love with a singer-songwriter who exposes him to her Brooklyn world and emotions he's…
Look what just arrived in the warehouse, ready to ship out Nov. 18th! Buy em direct from the filmmakers @ www.mylastdaywithoutyou.com. Or from Amazon, Hastings, etc.
#DVDRelease #MLDWY #NicoleBeharie #NikkiBeharie #KenDuken #LoveStory #SleepyHollow #CicalaFilmworks #SilverShepherd #StefanSchaefer — with Nicole Beharie and 3 others.
Look what just arrived in the warehouse, ready to ship out Nov. 18th! Buy 'em direct from the filmmakers @ www.mylastdaywithoutyou.com. Or from Amazon, Hastings, etc.
#DVDRelease #MLDWY #NicoleBeharie #NikkiBeharie #KenDuken #LoveStory #SleepyHollow #CicalaFilmworks #SilverShepherd #StefanSchaefer
My Last Day Without You
DVD release is Nov. 18th, and word just in that VOD is Dec. 1. Film will be available from iTunes, AmazonPrime, Vudu, Google Play, Vubiquity, and Dish Network. Netflix and Hulu will be a month or so later. You'll be able to buy and watch direct from our website!
#NicoleBeharie #NikkiBeharie #MLDWY #MyLastDayWithoutYou #StefanSchaefer #ChrisSilber #KenDuken #Cicalafilmworks #DVDrelease #VODrelease #DVDpremiere
DVD/VOD release for MY LAST DAY WITHOUT YOU is coming up, people! Looks like first week in November. To ensure we get the best exposure, we're asking those with NetFlix accounts to place the film in their queues. Many thanks!
#MyLastDayWithoutYou, #MLDWY, #NicoleBeharie, #NikkiBeharie, #KenDuken, #StefanSchaefer, #CicalaFilmworks, #SilverShepherdFilms, #ChrisSilber, #RegECathey, #MarleneForte, #LaithNakli, #IndieFilm, #NYLoveStory, #InterracialLove #PassionRiver
During a brief trip to New York on business, German executive Niklas meets a young female musician who exposes a new side of the city to him. As their attraction intensifies, Niklas comes to realize that he's facing several crucial decisions.
Summer 2014 update on our "official" website...
Cicala Filmworks is a full-service film, video, and new-media production company. Headquartered in New York City, the company produces content as varied as documentary programming, industrial videos, TV commercials, web content, and short and feature films.
Our feature doc on poet & environmental activist W.S. Merwin world premieres at the #MauiFilmFestival on June 8th @ 5pm. Get your tickets, people!
#wsmerwin, #stefanschaefer, #haroldbloom, #naomishihabnye, #poetry, #pulitzer
http://www.mauifilmfestival.com/tixSYS/2014/xslguide/eventnote?EventNumber=3211&
2014 Maui Film Festival Film Guide, Browse events and buy tickets for 2014 Maui Film Festival
IndieWire article about Diane Crespo's CLUTTER, now on iTunes & VOD. Check it out, people...
Carol Kane talks about how she got into character as a hoarder for "Clutter."
Diane's most recent feature is now on iTunes and VOD...
Watch the trailer and download Clutter 2014 on iTunes.
MY LAST DAY WITHOUT YOU has its cable premiere on UP tv this Monday, April 21st @ 9pm. It'll play again on April 26th @ 5 & 7pm, and May 3rd @ 9pm. Check it out and tell your friends...
#MyLastDayWithoutYou, #NicoleBeharie, #KenDuken, #MarleneForte, #RegECathey, #LaithNakli, #ChrisSilber, #CicalaFilmworks, #StefanSchaefer, #DianeCrespo
On a one-day business trip to New York, a young German business executive falls in love with a singer-songwriter who exposes him to her Brooklyn world and emotions he's never experienced before.
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From Producer of Kuleana - Movie, Stefan Schaefer Documents the trials and tribulations of the Hawaiian people as they fight for the freedom of the world's most precious resource - water. Keys To The Kingdom - Documentary Film will be a feature-length documentary that showcases the complexity and drama in the County of Maui, Hawaii as capitalist endeavors, politics, and people are pitted against each other over a resource its native peoples have always revered as a gift for all. As we continue our efforts to cover this battle as it develops, we are seeking additional funding on Indiegogo to afford expenses for continued coverage. Learn More: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/keys-to-the-kingdom-water-community
