Scott E. Schimmel
Documentary Filmmaker
Shadows in a City That Once Was - 2022
Shadows in a City That Once Was is a upcoming 5-minute immersive essay film that explores the relationships between history, immigration, tourism, and mass-consumerism in Florence, Italy through a series of photographs paired with prose and presented in a 360-Degree space. It is currently in post-production with an anticipated completion in December 2022.
Hui Malama Loko I’a - 2019
This short promotional documentary highlights the work Native Hawaiian’s are doing to restore loko i‘a (fishponds) across ka paeʻāina o Hawaiʻi (the Hawaiian archipelago). This film was made to support the work of KUA, an innovative, community-based initiative for protecting, restoring and caring for Hawaiʻi, and follows a hui (gathering) of loko i‘a practitioners from around the state as they malama (to care for) a loko i‘a of one of their members and vision in fellowship for a more equitable and sustainable future
Screenings
Aquaculture America Conference
North Dakota Environmental Rights Film Festival
Red Nation International Film Festival
University Film and Video Association (UFVA) Conference
Goodbye Paradise - 2019
Goodbye Paradise is a 4-minute 360-Degree VR film which puts viewers on the front line of climate change. Through this immersive experience viewers learn first-hand the devastating effects that climate change is having on an island community in the Pacific, and reflect on our deeper responsibility to our fellow human beings.
Screenings
Cinequest Film & Creativity Festival
Earth Day Film Festival
Festival ECRÃ
New Orleans Film Festival
Sidewalk Film Festival
University Film and Video Association New Media Exhibition
Awards
Broadcast Educators Association (BEA) On-Location Festival of Media Arts Best of Show Award
Xiqu Goes West - 2019
Xiqu Goes West is a 17-minute documentary which tells the story of 4 internationally recognized Chinese opera artists who travel west to share their craft and culture.
Screenings
Made in Hawai‘i Film Festival
Guam International Film Festival PBS GUAM Selects Showcase (Television Broadcast)
Drinks and Docs at Provence, USA
University Film and Video Association Conference
Sustaining Kaho‘olawe - 2018
Sustaining Kaho‘olawe is a 5 minute promotional film produced for faculty at the University of Hawaii at Mānoa which follows a professional development trip the island of Kaho‘olawe where attendees learn about indigenous systems and their applicability to sustainable futures.
Awards
Award of Excellence - BEA Festival of Media Arts
My Garden No Longer - 2017
My Garden, No Longer is a 17 minute documentary that looks at the impacts that climate change is having on the people of Malekula Island in Vanuatu, as told through conversations villagers are having as they go about their daily lives. Television Blong Vanuatu, Vanuatu (National Television Broadcast)
Official Selection
American Pavilion Emerging Filmmaker Showcase at the Cannes Film Festival
Cayman Islands International Film Festival
Ecozine Environmental Film Festival
FIAFest
Gold Coast Commonwealth Stories on Screen
Green Screen Environmental Film Festival
Guam International Film Festival
Humboldt International Film Fest
IFF Ekotopfilm
International Kuala Lumpur Eco Film Festival
Nuku'alofa Film Festival
Oneota Film Festival,
Sidewalk Film Festival
Driven Blind - 2017
Driven Blind follows Dan Parker, a world champion race car driver who recently lost his eyesight in a crash, as he struggles to maintain the life, and his sense of independence, he had before he went blind. Though Dan may not be able to see, he has not given up his love of racing and is doing everything he can to stay involved in the sport, and stay behind the wheel. Aired on national public television Spring and Summer 2018.
Official Selection
Azalea Film Festiva
Cheapcuts Documentary Film Festival
Full Bloom Film Festival
George Lindsey UNA Film Festival
Hamptons Take 2 Documentary Film Festival
Longleaf Film Festival
Motorcycle Film Festival
Myrtle Beach International Film Festival
Red Rock Film Festival
Riverrun International Film Festival
Rome International Film Festival
Southern City Film Festival
Awards
Award of Excellence - BEA Festival of Media Arts
Best Collegiate Documentary - George Lindsey UNA Film Fest, Collegiate Documentary Category
Audience Award - Red Rocks Film Festival
Waste Not Want Not - 2017
Waste Not Want Not is a 13-minute documentary that takes an exclusive look at the recycling industry in Alabama, a state that is home to the world’s largest plastic recycler. Ultimately, the film asks why the state is incentivizing landfills, rather than supporting an industry that is both more environmentally friendly and economically beneficial.
Official Selection
American Conservation Film Festival
Azalea Film Festival
Cinema Verde Environmental Film & Arts Festival
George Lindsey UNA Film Festival
Sidewalk Film Festival
Sustainability Shorts Film Festival
Troy International Film Festival
Community Meal - 2015
Community Meal follows Greensboro Food Not Bombs as they cook a vegetarian community meal at the Interactive Resource Center in Greensboro, North Carolina. The individuals who take part in Food Not Bombs come from all walks of life, but share the common goal of eradicating food waste, hunger and war. Coming together to cook and share a meal gives the community a chance to both engage in discourse on the causes of poverty in their community and to offer radical solutions for a brighter future.
Official Selection
Guam International Film Festival
Sustainable Shorts Short Film Competition (2nd Place)