Mark Schwab
2021
S.E.R.P.
Mark Schwab
Mark Balunis, Robert Sean Campbell
When the search engine he designs answers "yes" to the question "is the government of the United States evil?", a brilliant computer programmer is arrested and held in isolation. Desperate, but keenly aware of the answer's potential effect on the public, the programmer strikes a deal with his interrogators, agreeing to re-design the software in exchange for his freedom. As they search to understand why the program answered an ethical question and try to find a way to change its response, the faith and patience of both the programmer and his captors are put to the test. Suspenseful and darkly comic, S.E.R.P. is a film about coercion, innovation, and whether it is possible to do something good in the service of something evil.
S.E.R.P.
The Ambassador of God
Francesca Stonum, Mark Schwab
Anthony Penera
This moving documentary profiles the ups and downs - and everything in between - of the life of Brother Anthony Jan Thomas Penera. "Brother Tony" was many things to many people - metaphysical teacher, guide, psychic reader, gardener, radio talk show host and occasionally controversial in his views.
The Ambassador of God
The Last Time I Saw Soap
Mark Schwab
Mark Balunis
"The Last Time I Saw Soap" was inspired by the hard-edged character films of John Cassavetes. The story centers on four friends as they return from the funeral of another friend who has died suddenly from a brain trauma. Throughout the day and evening, we observe these four different types as they desperately attempt to "live it up" in honor of their dead friend. However it soon becomes obvious that these people have been so numbed by virtual technology and social media that they have forgotten how to interact on a regular human level. The evening soon unravels into drunkeness, anger, and sexual hang-ups involving some ill-hired prostitutes.
The Last Time I Saw Soap
