McAbee | Filmography

Cory McAbee’s films have won awards worldwide. He is regarded as a pioneer in new media and has given lectures, panel discussions, symposiums and masters classes on art, alternative media and the collaborative process at conferences and universities throughout the world.

  • Deep Astronomy and the Romantic Sciences

    Writer / Director / Producer / Actor / Composer / Musician / Storyboard Artist / Animator / Illustrator

    80 Minutes . Feature Film . US Theatrical Premier: 2022 / Festival Premier 2023

    Created by Captain Ahab’s Motorcycle Club, an international arts collaborative created and directed by McAbee that integrated all mediums to produce a free globally generated feature film.

    Premiered at select Alamo Drafthouse Theaters throughout the US as part of a series of special events created to support the I_Butterfly 2022 crosscountry bicycle tour.

  • CRAZY and THIEF

    Writer / Director / Composer / Zero-budget mini-feature.

    52 Minute. (2012)

    • WINNER: Special Features Jury Award. Indie Memphis. Memphis, TN.

    • WINNER: Petit Format Award. New Visions category. Sitges International Film Festival. (Spain)

    • TOP 10 Best Undistributed Films of 2012. IndiewIre.

    • BEST OF THE YEAR 2012. Forbidden Planet International. (UK)

    Presented at festivals throughout the world in association with Captain Ahab’s MotorcycleClub’s global collaborative music series.

  • STINGRAY SAM

    Writer / Director / Actor / Composer / Storyboard Artist.

    61 Minutes episodic feature (2009)

    • OFFICIAL SELECTION, Sundance Film Festival

    • WINNER. Best Science Fiction Fantasy Film. Comic-Con. CCI-IFF. San Diego

    • WINNER. Best Of The Fest. Ellensburg Film Festival. WA.

    • WINNER. Best Director + Best Music / Original Score. Montevideo Fantastic Film Festival.

    • WINNER. Innovation Award. Sound Unseen. Minnesota

    • WINNER. Audience Award. Special mention. Intl Young Filmmakers festival. Granada, Spain

  • THE AMERICAN ASTRONAUT

    Writer / Director / Actor / Composer / Storyboard Artist

    35mm. 92 Minutes. (2001)

    • OFFICIAL SELECTION. Sundance Film Festival. Dramatic Competition.

    • WINNER. Special Jury Award for Original Vision. Florida Film Festival.

    • WINNER. Best Of The Fest. 5th Revelation Perth International Film Festival. Australia.

    • WINNER. Best Feature Film. LUFF Lausanne. Switzerland.

    • WINNER. Best Feature Film. Crossroads Film Festival. Jackson, MS.

    • NOMINATION. Independent Spirit Awards.

    • TOP 10 FILMS of 2001. Film Threat Magazine

  • RENO

    Writer / Director / Actor / Composer

    Digital. 3 Minutes. (2007)

    RENO was the first film ever distributed on mobile devices. RENO was one of five films commissioned by the Sundance Film Festival and presented in 2007 at the 3GSM World Congress at the National Palace in Barcelona, Spain. The concept of watching films on a mobile device was new. Designing content worth watching on a 2”X2” mobil phone screen was a new concept.

  • NEW SCREENPLAY

    Writer / Director

    NEW SCREENPLAY (2023)

    6th draft was completed in September 2023.

    Title TBA