Derek Schmitt

In a small Wisconsin lake town, a poverty-stricken felon contracts Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease after ingesting diseased venison. As his descent into madness intensifies, he targets a Chicago musician and a mysterious singer, whose dream of recording an album together is threatened by the felon's violent unraveling.

Kingsley, Kevin, and Hailey are three ambitious eighth graders preparing for a single exam that could determine their futures. They’re competing for admission to New York City’s Specialized High Schools, elite public institutions that have produced Nobel Prize laureates, astronauts, judges, artists, and national leaders. But as the kids await their test results, a citywide battle is raging over who should attend these schools—the kids who score highest on the entrance exam or the kids who improve diversity. Featuring interviews with kids, parents, and education leaders, If You Can Make It Here places young students at the center of a high-stakes cultural conflict over the future of equity and excellence in public education.

Filmmaker Derek tries to make sense of a mysterious illness seemingly emanating from within his apartment.

A sweeping small town romance exploring the grit of craft, the heart of family, and the pains of love, told over the span of several years.

An inept security guard thinks he's in a crime thriller after eavesdropping on a corporate murder scheme. He entangles an unlikely assortment of night owls in a series of mishaps and misunderstandings to unravel the mystery.