Stewart’s career as a director-writer-producer straddles the worlds of film and theater and encompasses techniques of both narrative and documentary storytelling.  His undergraduate studies in architectural design and photography at the University of Pennsylvania, coupled with filmmaking skills acquired at NYU’s graduate school of Film and Television inform the dynamic aesthetic of his award-winning work.  

Stewart’s feature-length documentary “Left Alone Rhapsody – The Musical Memoir of Pianist John Bayless” is currently winning awards and inspiring audiences on the film festival circuit, as are his feature-length screenplays BOTH, SISTER BERT, BEYOND MEAUSRE, and LA MACHA.

Recently, Stewart and John partnered with the University of Pittsburgh Brain Institute to use “Left Alone Rhapsody” to launch The John Bayless Fund for Brain Research—and provide funding for cutting edge research in neuroscience. The Fund will help people with stroke and other brain conditions overcome challenges, recover function, and regain their dreams.