
Theodore Schaefer
Production
Biography
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 feature
🎬 Movies (18)

Maddie's Secret
2026
Executive Producer

Vulcanizadora
2025
Producer

Carol & Joy
2025
Producer

On a String
2025
Executive Producer

Theatre People
2025
Producer

Tendaberry
2024
Producer

Good One
2024
Thanks

Christmas Eve in Miller's Point
2024
Executive Producer

The Adults
2023
Producer

Giving Birth to a Butterfly
2023
Director

Proof of Concept
2023
Executive Producer

"I Fell in Love with the World"
2022
Director

We're All Going to the World's Fair
2022
Executive Producer
Deliver
2021
Writer

Inheritance
2021
Executive Producer

Fists of Love
2018
First Assistant Director
In the Name of Comedy
2017
Editor

The Zeno Question
2016