Proof of Concept
Best Proof of Concept Award Finalist
Filmmaker
When Ben’s diagnosed with a terminal illness, he enlists Tony to help him outsmart the mercenary ex-wife they both once married and fulfill his pal’s final wishes. A buddy comedy with a heart.
Director Statement: It is not often that one gets to direct a piece written for real people, who are older and still having issues that are human, funny and entertaining.
When I first read the script, there was no question that I was going to do it and, as it turned, out enjoy the process and the final product. What a joy to work with these actors.
Biography
Sascha Schneider is an Emmy- and DGA Award-winning producer/director of Hill Street Blues, also nominated for a Daytime Emmy. He co-directed the award-winning documentary Chuppa: The Wedding Canopy, about the multi-generational impact of the Holocaust on his family, and directed episodes of the TV series Berlin Break and Scarecrow and Mrs. King as well as the presentation pilot Baked Ziti. In scripted TV, he produced The Scarecrow and Mrs. King, Snoops, Nash Bridges, Dellaventura, The Division, Commander in Chief, Dirt and most recently Graceland, Snatch and Manhunt, along with various other series, TV movies and films. His earliest jobs in the industry involved traveling the world with National Geographic and producing documentaries for David Wolper Productions (now the Wolper Organization), including producing microscopic segments of Wolper’s iconic Oscar-winning documentary feature, The Hellstrom Chronicle.