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I'm an avid amateur photographer and new filmmaker. I live in Aurora, Colorado and have the beautiful Rocky Mountains to film in. I am late to this game since I am in my mid-60s. I grew up in South Carolina and made Colorado my home after retiring from the US Air Force.
I have been interested in making a film for a while, and during the pandemic I found the isolation was the perfect time to work on my first film. The filming and editing process took me some time since I am self-taught by watching countless YouTube instructional videos. Both for how to make a film and how to use the editing software. I filmed it all alone in a Colorado foothills forest.
My first film it titled: Last Hike, a short film (8min, 50 sec) that was completed in 2023. A hiker goes missing and John is hiking in the same area that goes horribly wrong, turning deadly.
My second film is titled: Firewatcher, a short film (8min, 53sec) that was completed in 2024. A victim, who survived a fire at an early age, but lost his parents, takes revenge on other for his suffering.
I have completed my script for my third film that is titled: Desecration, a psychological Horror/Eco-thriller. After carelessly littering in a remote forest, a solitary woman begins to sense that the woods are watching—and judging her—as reality bends and nature awakens with quiet vengeance. (2025)
  • Acting (3 Credits)
    Firewatcher2024
    Short
    Last Hike2023
    Short
    Last Hike by John Sohrweid2023
    Short
  • Producer (3 Credits)
    Firewatcher2024
    Short
    Last Hike2023
    Short
    Last Hike by John Sohrweid2023
    Short
  • Writer (3 Credits)
    Firewatcher2024
    Short
    Last Hike2023
    Short
    Last Hike by John Sohrweid2023
    Short
  • Director (3 Credits)
    Firewatcher2024
    Short
    Last Hike2023
    Short
    Last Hike by John Sohrweid2023
    Short
Nominee
Firewatcher
Bloody Hats Film Festival
Stuttgart
2025
Official Selection
Firewatcher
Campfire Scares Shorts Festival
2025
Official Selection
Firewatcher
DarknessCon: Denver Horror Film Festival
Denver, CO
2024
Honorable Mention
Firewatcher
13HORROR.COM FILM & SCREENPLAY CONTEST
Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA
2024
Award Winner - Best Short Film
Firewatcher
The Dunwich Horror Fest
2024
Honorable Mention
Last Hike by John Sohrweid
13HORROR.COM FILM & SCREENPLAY CONTEST
Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA
2024
Honorable Mention
Last Hike
13HORROR.COM FILM & SCREENPLAY CONTEST
Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA
2024
Nominee - 3rd Place Audience Vote
Last Hike
Six Feet Under Horror Fest
Colorado Springs, CO
2023
Official Selection
Last Hike
Caronte - International Horror Film Festival
Quito
2023
Official Selection
Last Hike
Shock-A-Go-Go Film Festival
Brooklyn, NY
2023
Finalist
Last Hike
TOWN Z HORROR
2023
Nominee
Last Hike
Tuesday of Horror
Unna
2023
Nominee
Last Hike
Bloody Hats Film Festival
Stuttgart
2023
Nominee - 3rd Place Audience Vote
Last Hike by John Sohrweid
Six Feet Under Horror Fest
Colorado Springs, CO
2023
Official Selection
Last Hike by John Sohrweid
Caronte - International Horror Film Festival
Quito
2023
Official Selection
Last Hike by John Sohrweid
Shock-A-Go-Go Film Festival
Brooklyn, NY
2023
Finalist
Last Hike by John Sohrweid
TOWN Z HORROR
2023
Nominee
Last Hike by John Sohrweid
Tuesday of Horror
Unna
2023
Nominee
Last Hike by John Sohrweid
Bloody Hats Film Festival
Stuttgart
2023
Birth Date
January 10, 1961
Birth City
Laon, France
Current City
Aurora, CO
Hometown
Sumter, SC
Height
73"
Gender
Male
Ethnicity
Caucasian
Eye Color
Blue
Zodiac Sign
Capricorn
Married To
Daniel Marschman
Children
Fur babies (Fritz [Boston Terrier], Shirley [Chihuahua] , and Iris [Sphynx Cat)
[Hot and cold weather related] "You can always put enough on, but you can't take enough off" - Myrtle Sohrweid (Grandmother).
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