"Cady McClain takes us by the hand and leads us step by step into a strange, labyrinthine world of art and artists. The journey is both physical and psychological. The actors performances are perfectly orchestrated without a misstep in her surefooted, MASTERFUL DIRECTION!"
Bob McAndrew - Former talent director at 20th Century Fox and Paramount Studios re "Paint Made Flesh"
"Never the Sinner" by John Logan, directed by Cady McClain.
From "Never the Sinner" by John Logan, directed by Cady McClain
Cady directing "Flip Fantasia"
"Never the Sinner" by John Logan, directed by Cady McClain.
"I believe that when a character moves in their life, the audience has a chance to move in theirs. This transformative relationship between a character and the audience is deeply compelling to me. I am compelled to take them on a journey that opens them to the hidden worlds within."
- Cady McClain
OFFICIAL SELECTIONS INCLUDE: Micheaux Film Festival, Raindance Film Festival, Hollyshorts Film Festival, Dances With Films, Heartland International Film Festival, St. Louis International Film Festival, Oxford Film Festival, SOHO Int'l Film Festival, Newport Beach Film Festival, Catalina Film Festival, Bozeman Film Festival, Macon Film Festival, Sedona Film Festival, NFMLA, LA Femme Int'l Film Festival, High Falls Film Festival, Socially Relevant Film Festival, March On Washington Film Festival, SaMo Film Festival, Artemis Women in Action Film Festival, DTLA Film Festival, Buffalo Film Festival, Miami Web Fest, Les Femmes Underground Int'l, Bahams Int'l Film Festival, Festival of Cinema NYC, Latino Short Film Festival, Mystic Film Festival, and the Santa Fe Film Festival.
NEVER THE SINNER by John Logan
Director/Producer
Axial Theatre at Bethany Arts Community
PAINT MADE FLESH (multi cam filmed live theater)
Director/Producer
Distribution: Axial Theater w/support from Sotheby’s (NYC) May 2021
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SEEING IS BELIEVING: WOMEN DIRECT (single cam documentary)
Director/Producer/Writer/Editor
(28, 57, 84 mins) Multiple Fests & Awards
Distribution: PBS, Kanopy, Seed&Spark, ArenaCinelounge
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ANGIE: LOST GIRLS (narrative feature)
Producer
dir. Julia Verdin
Distribution: Freestyle
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BURNT FEATHERS, BROKEN WINGS (multi cam doc short)
Director/Producer/Editor
Kids in the Spotlight - multiple awards
Distribution: IndieFlix
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BUTTERFLIES (single cam narrative short)
Director/Producer/Editor
Anthology Film Archives, Hollyshorts FF (Oscar Qualifiying)
Distribution: Amazon Prime
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THE WORLD OF ALBERT FUH (single cam narrative short)
Director/Producer/Writer
Official Selection SOHO FF, LA Shorts
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FLIP FANTASIA (single cam narrative short)
Director/Producer/Writer
Official Selection Macon FF
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THE LAST DAY (multi cam narrative short)
Director/Producer
Kids in the Spotlight
Distribution: IndieFlix
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THE MISSING PIECE (single cam narrative short)
Director/Producer
Kids in the Spotlight
Distribution: IndieFlix
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VAL-EN-TINA (narrative short)
Producer
dir. Araeia Robinson
Distribution: Wilde.tv
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SWITCH (single cam web series)
Director
EP - Stavroula Tosca
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VENICE THE SERIES (multi cam web series)
Director
EP - Crystal Chappell
Two Daytime ©Emmy Nominations
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HOW WE GOT AWAY WITH IT (narrative feature)
Assoc. Producer
dir. Jon Lindstrom
Distribution: Devolver
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GHOST LIGHT: THE HAUNTING (two act play)
Producer
dir. Penny Bergman
NYC Equity Workshop
2022 SCREENING ON LIFETIME NETWORK: Angie: Lost Girls
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WINNER 2021 Best Feature Film Chandler International Film Festival - Angie: Lost Girls
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WINNER 2021 Grand Prize Narrative Feature Award - Angie: Lost Girls
WINNER 2021 Best Social Justice Film Raindance Film Festival - Angie: Lost Girls
WINNER 2020 Best Social Justice Film Santa Fe Film Festival - Burnt Feathers, Broken Wings
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WINNER 2020 Best Short Documentary Film Mystic Film Festival - Burnt Feathers, Broken Wings
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NOMINEE 2020 Indie Short Fest - Best Director (Female), Best Documentary Short - Burnt Feathers, Broken Wings
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WINNER 2020, Third Place NYWIFT Online Shorts Festival, Best Social Awareness - Butterflies
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WINNER 2019 Best Documentary Pro Action, Artemis Film Festival - Seeing is Believing: Women Direct
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WINNER 2019 Best Film, Best Ensemble, Best Screenplay Paramount Sponsored Kids in the Spotlight Awards - Burnt Feathers, Broken Wings
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SEMI - FINALIST 2019, The March On Washington Film Festival - Butterflies
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WINNER 2018 Audience Award SOHO Film Festival - Seeing is Believing: Women Direct
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EMMY© Nomination 2018 - Best Direction Web Series (w/team) - Venice the Series
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WINNER 2018, Best Short Film, Philadelphia Independent Film Festival - Butterflies
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FINALIST 2018, Artist Vodka d’Or Award for Oxford Film Festival - Butterflies
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NOMINATION 2017, Best Film KITS Movie Awards at FOX Studios - The Last Day
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EMMY© Nomination - Best Web Series (w/team) 2017 Venice the Series
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Alliance of Women Journalists MATRIX AWARD 2017 for work relating to support of female directors
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JURY PRIZE 2016, Runner Up Best Doc Short Newport Beach Film Festival - Seeing is Believing: Women Direct
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WINNER 2015, Best Drama/Comedy Short IndieGathering FIlm Festival - The World of Albert Fuh
HONORABLE MENTION 2015, SaMo Film Festival - The World of Albert Fuh
HONORABLE MENTION 2015 LA Film Review - The World of Albert Fuh
Special Screenings: Women in Film, Johnson County Community College, Webster College, Pepperdine University, Los Angeles City College, Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) School of Tech and Animation, Hahn Loesser Law Firm and The Oxford Film Festival (SEEING IS BELIEVING: WOMEN DIRECT) and NYWIFT (New York Women in Film and Television (BUTTERFLIES and BURNT FEATHERS, BROKEN WINGS). Curzon Bloombury, Long Beach Unified School District, Long Beach Task Force (ANGIE: LOST GIRLS).
Jury
SOHO Film Festival - 2021 (honored with a special recognition).