Carter Stewart

An Atlanta native, Carter is a former presidentially-appointed United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio and former Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Northern District of California. He writes stories based on his prior experiences as a lawyer, high school teacher, Court Appointed Special Advocate for foster youth, and volunteer for adjudicated youth. His first short film, Lyrical, premiered at the 2024 Nantucket Film Festival, screened at multiple law schools around the country and over a dozen film festivals, winning Best Script at the Oxford International Shorts Film Festival and Best Jersey Short at the Jersey Shore Film Festival.