Cary Cronenwett directs and produces films that foreground forgotten histories and marginalized stories with an emphasis on inclusivity and process. In 2018 he directed a short, Chicago Love, that was part of the web series, ACLU: Trans in America. This project has evolved into a feature-length documentary, What’s in a Name, that is currently in production.

 

His narrative and documentary work has screened at numerous festivals including Miami International, Outfest Los Angeles, Frameline, NewFest New York, Queer Lisboa/ Lisbon, Identities Vienna, Montreal Image + Nation, London Flare, and Toronto Inside Out.

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He holds an MFA in Film/Video from California Institute of the Arts and a BA from Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington. Originally from Oklahoma, he is based in Los Angeles.