[2] Cindy Baer is a film and stage actress, director, and producer who resides in Los Angeles, California.
[citation needed] Baer made her feature debut as both a director and producer with the groundbreaking, micro-budget, independent film, Purgatory House which was entirely written by 14-year-old Celeste Davis,[3] who Baer had been mentoring in the Big Sisters of Los Angeles program for several years prior.
Groundbreaking in 2001,[5] Purgatory House was one of the first features to be shot with digital cameras (in the mini-DV format),[6][7] edited with home-based computers, and incorporate extensive blue and green screen compositing and visual effects.
[14] A departure in genre from her debut Purgatory House, many of the same themes prevail, such as isolation, media/TV influence, and the longing for a deeper connection.
She starred in and produced the 30th Anniversary production of the stage play Butterflies Are Free, which was written by Leonard Gershe, at the Matrix Theatre in Hollywood, California.