the team
Sarah T. Schwab
Co-Writer & Director
Sarah T. Schwab is currently in post-production on her third feature film, "Crybaby Bridge," which she co-wrote and directed. The film stars two-time Emmy-nominated actress Sydney Mikayla and Erik King. Sarah's second feature, "A Stage of Twilight," received critical acclaim and premiered at the Woods Hole Film Festival. It featured performances by Karen Allen and William Sadler, who won Best Performance in a Feature Film. Sarah herself was honored with the Best Emerging Director award. "A Stage of Twilight" also received recognition at other festivals, including the Rhode Island International Film Festival, Mystic Film Festival, and Sonoma International Film Festival. In 2020, Sarah completed her feature film "Life After You," which she co-wrote and directed. The movie stars Gary Perez, Florencia Lozano, and Kathryn Erbe and has garnered multiple accolades at various film festivals, including the Madrid International Film Festival, Nice International Film Festival, and WorldFest-Houston. It is now available for streaming on major cable and VOD platforms. Sarah is a member of the playwright/directors unit at the Actors Studio in New York City.
Brian Long
Producer
Brian Long is an award-winning film producer and an Obie-winning theater producer. His films include, “A Tree. A Rock. A Cloud.”, “Life After You”, "A Stage of Twilight," and the recently shot feature, “Crybaby Bridge,” which is currently in post-production. “A Stage of Twilight” has screened at film festivals all across North-America and premiered at Woods Hole Film Festival. The film stars Karen Allen ("Raiders of the Lost Ark") and William Sadler ("The Shawshank Redemption"). Brian served as Managing Director of Rattlestick Playwrights Theatre in New York City for nine years where he produced over 40 World Premieres by artists such as Annie Baker, Jesse Eisenberg, Adam Rapp, Craig Lucas, Jose Rivera, Heidi Schreck and Jonathan Tolins.
Emily Fouraker
Co-Writer/Producer
Emily brings her passion for combining creative vision and customer voice with operational efficiencies to the production team of "Crybaby Bridge." While a freelance photographer, watercolor and sketch artist, Emily is also a member of the American Association of Quality and has a Bachelor's Degree in Natural Resource Management from the University of Delaware and is currently pursuing an MBA from the University of Washington's Foster School of Business. Emily specializes in operationalizing creative problem-solving with 6.5 years of corporate experience in manufacturing and customer operations.
Lori Singleton
Producer
Lori is a screenwriter and producer based in Los Angeles. Lori has produced several short films that have made the rounds in some of the top festivals in the world. “'A' My Name is” was her first film collaboration with Sarah Schwab and it won multiple awards including “Best Short” in the Buffalo International Film Festival. Recently, the short film "Huge" won “Best International Short Film” at the London Indie Shorts Festival and “Best Short Film” at the Rotterdam Film Festival. She is currently in post with the same writer director, Paloma Nozicka on “Each Lovely Thing”. Lori is also screenwriter and currently working on putting her first feature into production. She is on the programming committee of Tallgrass Film Festival and is a proud new Founding Member of Vidiots, an archival non-for-profit for films in NE Los Angeles.
Mia Salvaterra
Producer
With a long term goal of screenwriting and expanding her production career, Mia is working towards a B.A. in Film from Hunter College. Thanks, in part, to the Covid-19 Pandemic and the need to seek out a creative community, she now works as a social media content creator and instructor for partnered and affiliated artists on the streaming platform, Twitch. Being a lifelong horror fan and seeing parallels coming from a mixed race, adopted family herself, Mia is particularly excited for "Crybaby Bridge" to be her third feature ("Life After You," "A Stage of Twilight") with Cardinal Flix and second as producer ("A Stage of Twilight").
Without A Net Productions
Producer
WITHOUT A NET PRODUCTIONS Without A Net Productions is an Emmy nominated producing team with over 10 years experience that covers all media types to bring to life Film, TV, Theatre and everything in between. Upcoming projects the team is excited about include, “Night of the Living Dead 2” and “Target.” WITHOUT A NET is a gritty group of NYC producers bound by the common goal of converting unique, character-driven story concepts into compelling entertainment that leaves a lasting impression.
