Theo Schear

Theo Anthony Schear (born October 11, 1991) is an American director and photographer. He was born and raised in Oakland, CA and received a BA in Screen Arts & Cultures from The University of Michigan. Schear is best known for his film Open Letter, a short found footage documentary expressing the response of the hip-hop community to Frank Ocean's open letter. The film received an award for Best Documentary at the 2013 Toronto Student Film Festival . He currently lives in Ann Arbor, MI and works for Detroit Public TV.

Filmography

As Director

Year

Title

Distribution

Screenings

2011

Theo

Lakeshorts International Film Festival (2011)

2012

Open Letter

Comcast Xfinity ON DEMAND Greater Boston Region

Toronto Student Film Festival (2013)
Frameline37: San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival (2013)
Boston LGBT Film Festival (2013)
Queer Lisboa Film Festival (2013)
Tampa International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival (2013)
Czech QFF MEZIPATRA (2013)
Reeling31: The Chicago LGBT International Film Festival (2013)

2013

Selfie

Windsor International Film Festival (2013)

2014

Redlined

Ecotone | BOUNDARIES, Tensions, Integrations, Venice, CA (2014)
Cinetopia International Film Festival (2014)
TEDx : University of Michigan (2014)

Awards

Year

Film

Festival

Category

2013

Open Letter

Toronto Student Film Festival

Best Documentary

2014

Redlined

TEDx UofM

TED Prize

Music Videos

Song

Artist

Year

World So Cold

Dubb 20

2011

Coitus Interruptus

LIL KIDS

2012

Overloaded

LIL KIDS

2013