Hugh Schulze is a writer/director whose second feature, Dreaming Grand Avenue (2020), was hailed by Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun Times as "a small but ambitious and metaphysical and deeply poetic (in more ways than one) gem with big ideas, stunningly original visuals of Chicago — and beautifully honed performances.
"[1] Dann Gire of the Chicago Daily Herald wrote: "poetic Dreaming Grand Avenue skirts across genres with the reliable grace of an el train hitting every station stop on its way through Chicago.
Schulze is co-author with Norman Sartorius of the non-fiction book, Reducing the Stigma of Mental Illness,[11] published by Cambridge University Press (2005), which reviewers have called an "enlightening resource"[12] and "a major contribution to efforts to improve the mental health of individuals and populations.
"[13] His short story, Nativity Scene with Action Figures,[14] was nominated for a Pushcart Prize in 2000.
His global communications company, c|change,[15] is headquartered in Chicago and the recipient of numerous design and video awards.