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About The Blogger

Cindy Baer is a director, producer, actress, activist and entrepreneur. She has directed and produced two acclaimed feature films and several shorts. Her most recent feature ODD BRODSKY is a quirky comedy about following your dreams. After criss-crossing the country screening at 30 film festivals and winning 20 awards, the movie is now available on platforms including iTunes, Amazon, Google Play, Vudu, etc.. to watch instantly. The screenplay, which was co-written by Cindy and her cinematographer husband Matt, is also available on paperback and Kindle. Cindy directed a music video for the song "Hands Up" from the movie was well. Cindy's debut feature PURGATORY HOUSE, (written by and starring a 14-year-old girl she mentored in the Big Sisters program) won 11 film festival awards and 2 Prism Nominations, appeared on 5 critic's list for "Best film of the Year" and was distributed by Image Entertainment. Cindy is also co-founder of the California non-profit organization "Patron of the Arts". Their mission is to help filmmakers create new works and connect with audiences.

ACCOLADES FOR MY PAST FILMS

WINNER OF 23 FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS

2-TIME PRISM AWARD NOMINEE**ONE OF THE
YEAR’S BEST FILMS**
-ENTERTAINMENT INSIDERS,
CBS RADIO,
FILMTHREAT,
eFILMCRITIC,
FILM FREAK CENTRAL
THE-REEL-CRITIC.COM
ROGUE CINEMA
"Put the name Cindy Baer on the V.I.P. list of promising new filmmakers."
FILM FREAK CENTRAL
"Amazing! Brilliant! A cinematic gem that demands to be seen."
Todd David Schwartz, CBS RADIO
"An exceptional work"
GRAND RAPIDS PRESS
"Original and unforgettable"
-ENTERTAINMENT INSIDERS
"A remarkable piece of filmmaking."
CREATIVE SCREENWRITING MAGAZINE
A provocative, creative film that explores sensitive subject matter skillfully"
THE CINEMATIC VERSES
"Fascinating to absorband compelling to contemplate"
-EFILMCRITIC
"Rarely have emotions rung as true as they do in this film."
-THE NUMBERS
"One of the best films about troubled teens that I have ever seen."
-Terry Keefe, Editor-at-Large, VENICE MAGAZINE"
"A charming, touching, clever and all-around brilliantly crafted film."
-FILM THREAT
"Powerful...Brilliant.It blew me away!"-Alvin Sargent, 2-time Academy Award Winning Screenwriter"Phenomenal, Spectacular! This film has to be seen!"
-Laura Ziskin, producer (SPIDERMAN, PRETTY WOMAN)
"Brilliant!...I have a relatively short list of independent films I can actually say that about. Cindy Baer’s light is shining as brightly as a beacon in the fog."
-Rogue Cinema
"Terrific! I laughed more during this short, than I have at most American comedies I have seen"
-CINEPHILIA.COM
FOUR STARS! "Actor/Director Cindy Baer does a great job of holding everything together on both sides of the camera to turn a slightly twisted idea into a very funny film with a great ending."
-Pulpmovies Reviews
FOUR AND A HALF STARS! "knee slapping...
funny, funny!"
-Film Threat
"A GREAT movie! Funny, clever, quick"
-Chris Gore

Festival Awards

For PURGATORY HOUSE

“Best Film”
Plymouth Independent Film Festival

“Best First Feature”
Silverlake Film Festival

“Best Actress” (Celeste Davis)
Silverlake Film Festival

“Platinum Award-Feature Films”
Houston International Film Festival

“Spirit of Independent Filmmaking”
North Texas Film Festival

“Best Director”
North Texas Film Festival

“Best Screenplay”
San Diego Film Festival

“Best Production”
Blue November

“Best Actress”
North Texas Film Festival

“Audience Award”
Dances With Films

“Audience Award”
Agen Independent Film Festival (France)

For MORBID CURIOSITY

"Audience Award"
Valley Film Festival

"Audience Choice Award"
Night Valley Film Festival

Film Screenings

Woodstock Film Festival
Mill Valley Film Festival
San Diego Film Festival
Silverlake Film Festival
Palm Beach Film Festival
Dances With Films (Laemmle)
Vermont Film Festival
Big Bear Lake Intl Film Festival
Waterfront Film Festival (Michigan)
Provincetown Intl Film Festival
Oxford Film Festival
WorldFest Houston
Queens International Film Festival
Pacific Palisades Film Festival
Agen American Festival (France)
Hearts and Minds Film Festival
Kids First Film and Video Festival
MassBay Film Festival
Screen Actors's Guild "Roll Film"
Night Gallery Film Festival (Alaska)
Valley Film Festival
North Texas Film Festival
FAIF (Mann's Chinese Theater)
Fanstastic Fest (Austin)
Blue November (Tulsa & Seattle)

Gasparilla Film Festival (Tampa)
Santa Fe Film Festival
Liberty Film Festival
24FPS Festival
BareStage Theater

Plymouth Film Festival
Hollyshorts
DeReel Film Festival (Australia)
Calgary Underground Film Festival (Canada)
San Fransisco Indie Film Festival

Flyway Film Festival
17th Arpa Intl. Film Festival
--(Egyptian Theatre, Hollywood)
Broad Humor Film Festival
Pasadena International Film Festival
Fester Film Festival
BleedFest
La Femme International Film Fest
Silent River Film Festival
FilmShift (Boston)
Cape Ann Community Cinema
24th Annual Women's Festival (Vermont)
SAG Foundation

Baer This In Mind

Saturday, September 20, 2008

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Matt and Cindy at Sundance 2007

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