ABOUT THE FILMMAKER | Emmy®-Winning, Native Chicagoan Brett A. Schwartz
Schwartz’s feature documentary, INSATIABLE: THE HOMARO CANTU STORY premiered at SXSW in 2016
and screened in dozens of film festivals, both nationally and internationally. The film is distributed by
Virgil Films and has streamed on numerous services including Hulu, Amazon, Apple TV, and others.
Schwartz’s feature-length documentary, MASHED MEDIA (2010) aired on PBS and is distributed by Films
for the Humanities & Sciences. A short film titled MÁS QUE LA PLAY: PUERTO VALLARTA was nominated
for a Regional Emmy Award in 2018. Schwartz’s short film SHIFTING TRADITIONS (2000) aired on PBS
and was distributed by The University of California Center for Media and Independent Learning. His films
have screened at numerous festivals, including Slamdance, Seattle Int’l Film Festival, The Chicago
Int’l Film Festival, Palm Springs Int’l Film Festival, Cinequest, St. Louis. Int’l Film Festival, and many more. 

ABOUT THE FILMMAKER | Emmy®-Winning, Native Chicagoan Brett A. Schwartz
Schwartz’s feature documentary, INSATIABLE: THE HOMARO CANTU STORY premiered at SXSW in 2016
and screened in dozens of film festivals, both nationally and internationally. The film is distributed by
Virgil Films and has streamed on numerous services including Hulu, Amazon, Apple TV, and others.
Schwartz’s feature-length documentary, MASHED MEDIA (2010) aired on PBS and is distributed by Films
for the Humanities & Sciences. A short film titled MÁS QUE LA PLAY: PUERTO VALLARTA was nominated
for a Regional Emmy Award in 2018. Schwartz’s short film SHIFTING TRADITIONS (2000) aired on PBS
and was distributed by The University of California Center for Media and Independent Learning. His films
have screened at numerous festivals, including Slamdance, The Seattle Int’l Film Festival, The Chicago
Int’l Film Festival, Palm Springs Int’l Film Festival, Conquest, St. Louis Int’l Film Festival, and many more.

AWARDS

Regional Emmy® Award
Chicago/Midwest Chapter, National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences 

Best Documentary
Hudson International Film Festival, NY, NY 

Best Doc. Feature
Piermont Film Festival, Piermont, NY                                             

Audience Award – Documentary Feature
Baltimore International Black Film Festival, Baltimore, MD

Best Use of Music
Julien Dubuque International Film Festival, Dubuque, IA

Best Documentary Director
Hamilton Black Film Festival, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Gold Award
WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival

Award of Excellence
Docs Without Borders Film Festival

Bronze Telly Award
The Telly Awards