Drew Swedberg is a filmmaker, cinematographer, educator and film programmer. Through a relational process and poetic approach, his filmmaking orbits around the everyday dreams, rituals and forces that shape the places he calls home. He gravitates towards non-linear structures, quotidian experiences and haunted terrains patiently composing a cinematic language for each film that is constructed at the quiet crossroads of the personal and political.
As a teaching artist residing in Eastern Pennsylvania, he designs spaces for aspiring filmmakers to create media-based stories. Drew has led an array of film classes from elementary to college classrooms, most recently as a program facilitator for PBS39’s Production U and a visiting instructor in Lafayette College’s Film & Media Studies and Documentary Storymaking programs. He is currently teaching as an adjunct professor in Lehigh University’s Film and Documentary Studies program, and works as the Visitor Experience and Education Assistant at Lehigh University Art Galleries. He recently completed his feature directorial debut IN LOVE, IN MEMORY (2026) with co-director Shalon Buskirk. His second feature ILLUSIONS OF WINTER is currently in pre-production, drawing him back to his hometown in New Hampshire as the climate crisis escalates.