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Stefan Schaefer (born August 17, 1971) is an American writer, director and producer of independent films. Schaefer was born in Boston, spent his childhood in Sussex, England and his adolescent years in Detroit 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 Germany--where he studied as a Fulbright Scholar at Christian-Albrechts University--he returned to New York and co-founded the production company Cicala Filmworks. He is the maternal grandson of polar explorer and... MORE

Stefan Schaefer (born August 17, 1971) is an American writer, director and producer of independent films. Schaefer was born in Boston, spent his childhood in Sussex, England and his adolescent years in Detroit 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 Germany--where he studied as a Fulbright Scholar at Christian-Albrechts University--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 debut feature film, Confess, premiered at the 2005 Hamptons International Film Festival, where he won the Best Screenwriter award. The political thriller stars Eugene Byrd, Academy Award and Golden Globe winner Melissa Leo, Ali Larter, William Sadler and Glenn Fitzgerald. In 2006 he directed and produced the one-hour television documentary Contested Streets, which looks at what New York can learn from London, Paris and Copenhagen in terms of organizing its streets and public spaces. Produced together with Transportation Alternatives and Lime Wire founder Mark LESS