Cary (he/him/his) is an award-winning independent filmmaker. His short, “Coffee and a Donut,” won Best Short Film at the Big Apple Film Festival, and Best Director with Festival of the Moving Image, among others. Originally from Syracuse, NY, Cary has been working in the NYC theater/film scene for more than half his life, performing everything from improv to Shakespeare. Cary has studied directing at the Independent Film School and at The Barrow Group, and acting training with Sande Shurin Acting Studio, T. Schreiber Studio, and The American Globe Theater. He toured extensively with National Theater of the Performing Arts, was a principal performer/combatant with the New York Renaissance Faire, and a company member of Mortal Folly Theatre. He has also produced charity cabarets to benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. When not creating, Cary enjoys long distance running, having completed numerous half and full marathons.