The Chimney Sweeper (2025)

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Markus – whose great-great-great-grandfather invented the nutcracker – makes nutcrackers for a living, as did each of his forefathers between him and the great inventor. Markus discusses his life decisions.

SELECT FESTIVALS & ACCOLADES (FULL LIST BELOW):
Sundance Film Festival – Official Selection (2026)
Square Peg Social – Submission Film (2026)
DOC NYC – Official Selection (2025)
RiverRun Film Festival – Special Jury Award for Best Student Documentary Short (2026)
HollyShorts Film Festival – Best Documentary Nominee (2026)
Nashville Film Festival – Official Selection (2026)
Atlanta Film Festival – Official Selection (2026)

PRESS
The Park Record – “Jack Raese takes ‘The Chimney Sweeper,’ a class assignment, to Sundance”
Los Angeles Loyolan – “LMU student Jack Raese premieres “The Chimney Sweeper” at the Sundance Film Festival”
Interview Magazine – “The Stars of Sundance Caught in the Act!”

CREDITS:
Director: Jack Raese
Producer: Jack Raese
Featuring: Markus Füchtner & Tristan Füchtner
Cinematography: Jack Raese
Editing: Jack Raese
Music by: Paul Marschke
Sound Recordist: Jack Raese
Sound Mixing: Jack Raese & Marilyn Janssen


FULL SCREENING LIST:
Sundance Film Festival
DOC NYC
RiverRun Film Festival
Nashville Film Festival
HollyShorts Film Festival
Big Sky Documentary Film Festival
Florida Film Festival
Atlanta Film Festival
Mountainfilm Festival
deadCenter Film Festival
San Hose International Short Film Festival
Bend Film Festival
Tacoma Film Festival
Psarokokalo International Short Film Festival
Indie Street Film Festival
Emberlight International Film Festival
Gig Harbor Film Festival
Dumbo Film Festival
Lunenberg Doc Fest
Living Traditions Festival
AiB Film Festival
AiB Friends & Family Night

THANK YOU
Carola Füchtner
Günther Füchtner
Willi Buss
Vincent Pfau
Lea Traxel
Bettina Braun
Beryl Magoko
Mikael Kreuzriegler
Astrid Menze
Sunjha Kim
Lisa Pohlers

Vanessa Baldyga
My peers @ AiB
TR, Angie, Ava and Will Raese

CONTACT
jack.raese@gmail.com

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