Stewart Wade

I was named one of Outfest 2006’s “Five in Focus,” filmmakers chosen as “the next wave of hot new talent.” This was for my feature debut as writer/director, “Coffee Date,” which starred Wilson Cruz, Jonathan Silverman, Sally Kirkland, Elaine Hendrix, Jason Stuart, and Deborah Gibson. “Coffee Date” played at over 30 film festivals worldwide and won numerous awards. After a brief theatrical run, “Coffee Date” was released on DVD (TLA Releasing) in September 2007, and premiered on MTV’s LOGO channel.

My second feature as writer/director, “Tru Loved,” featuring Jasmine Guy, Alexandra Paul, Alec Mapa, Cynda Williams, Bruce Vilanch, Nichelle Nichols, Vernon Wells, and Jane Lynch, was also successful on the festival circuit, winning multiple awarads. During production, PFLAG National (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) honored the film with its prestigious Focus on Equality Award. “Tru Loved” was released on DVD January, 2010.

In 2013, I directed and co-produced “Such Good People,” a screwball comedy feature starring Michael Urie, Randy Harrison, and James Urbaniak, with supporting roles by Scott Wolf, Ana Ortiz, Lance Bass, Alec Mapa, Drew Droege, and Rick Overton. "Such Good People" will be released on VOD and DVD on April 14, 2015.

Currently, I am working on two very difference web series. I am director and an executive producer on "How to Survive the Zombie Apocalypse," created by Justin M. Lesniewski, and I am the writer/director/producer of "Coffee House Chronicles," an anthology web series about the way LGBT people meet and connect in today's world.