Theo Schear

Biography

Theo is a documentary filmmaker from Oakland, California. His first docu-series Hard To Swallow hosted by Tunde Wey was supported by The Ford Foundation, IFP and The Pop Culture Collaborative. He was a 2021 SFFILM FilmHouse Resident and for three years was a member of Detroit Public Television’s National Documentary Unit. He shoots for the Golden State Warriors and has produced campaigns for Nike and Bandcamp. Other work includes Open Letter, a found-footage doc about Frank Ocean; and TY4FWM, a documentary chronicling the release of rapper ALLBLACK’s first album.