Hugh Schulze

Hugh Schulze is a writer/director whose first feature film CASS,^[1] a family drama set in Detroit, was named Best Film at the San Diego International Black Film Festival^[2] and received an Indie Spirit Special Recognition Award^[3] at the Boston International Film Festival] in 2013. His earlier short films, Arc of a Bird^[4] (2008) and Credits (2009)^[5] have also received more than a dozen film festival awards.^[6][7] His film script for Dressing Up received the Best Feature/Comedy Award^[8] at the International Family Film Festival in 2010.

Schulze is co-author with Norman Sartorius of the non-fiction book, Reducing the Stigma of Mental Illness,^[9] published by Cambridge University Press (2005), which reviewers have called an "enlightening resource"^[10] and "a major contribution to efforts to improve the mental health of individuals and populations."^[11]

His short story, Nativity Scene with Action Figures,^[12] was nominated for a Pushcart Prize in 2000.

His global communications company, c|change,^[13] is headquartered in Chicago. The company's clients have included: the World Psychiatric Association, the Association for the Improvement of Mental Health Programmes,^[14] Alzheimer's Association, Chicago Dryer, Shoreline Sightseeing, and Accenture.

Education

Born in Detroit, Michigan, Schulze attended the University of Michigan, pursuing pre-med coursework. He switched his focus to writing and graduated with a BA from Michigan State University. His post-graduate studies include an MA in theology from the Catholic Theological Union.

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