The Afterlight opens theatrically at the Quad Cinema on September 10th, 2010.

Craig's short films "Late Bloomer" and "Lobos (Wolves)" will be screening at the Landmark Maple Arts Theater in Bloomfield Hills, MI on March 31st at 7pm. A Q&A will follow the screenings.

Craig is awarded with a Jerome Foundation grant. Official press release here

Craig's award winning, 2005 Sundance selected short film Late Bloomer wins Best Short Film at a 2010 NY Independent powerplay screening.

ID Magazine is featuring a photo spread of The Afterlight
in an upcoming issue. The Afterlight stars Michael Kelly, Rip Torn, Ana Asensio, and Jicky Schnee.

A video installation Craig is creating, based on a painting by Antoinette Wysocki, will be screened in Hong Kong at the Cat Street Gallery co-insiding an exhibition of Antoinette's work. The opening night reception will be held April 12th, 2010.

Rome Film Festival program: "The Afterlight is a debut of suggestions that proudly display an echo of Antonioni (and perhaps Russian or Lithuanian influences in the lyrical vocation of the landscape and the mystery of the characters' thoughts). The two young directors speak the language of cinema with precision, expertise and fascination, where the story is driven like a breeze of pure images." Rome Film Festival

Click here to see the red carpet photos from the World Premiere of "The Afterlight" at the 2009 International Rome Film Festival

Variety reports - "American indie directorial duo Alexei Kaleina and Craig Macneill will bow their first feature, The Afterlight, about a New York City couple who move into an abandoned country house, in the fest's EXTRA section dedicated to cutting-edge works. EXTRA scours the planet for the most original and innovative films around."

Astoria Indies will be screening my Sundance selected short film 'Late Bloomer' for its opening night celebration on Thursday November 18th. "

Lobos has been selected into the 2010 ALOCORTICO film festival in Madrid, Spain.

Major Italian newspaper, Corriere Della Sera features The Afterlight: "Among the suprises in... [The "Extra"] section is "The Afterlight," by Alexei Kaleina and Craig Macneill, two young men from Brooklyn that tell the story of a couple in crisis. The landscapes and images recall the era of silent film.

'The Afterlight' will be having its World Premiere at the, Rome Film Festival, on October 18th, 2009 at 8pm. A second screening will take place on October 19th at 10:00am. For more information please visit afterlightfilm.com

'Lobos' will be premiering at the 2009 Zagreb Film Festival.

A website dedicated to, 'Lobos,' is live. view site

'Late Bloomer' is now available for download and DVD purchase through IndiePix.

A website dedicated to our feature film, The Afterilght, is now up and running. view site

Please click the following link to view the trailer for our upcoming feature film, The Afterilght. view trailer

We were interviewed by FILMMAKER MAGAZINE for our upcoming feature film, The Afterlight. The film stars Michael Kelly, Ana Asensio, Jicky Schnee, and Oscar nominated actor Rip Torn. view page

New York's 'Feel the Word Magazine' says that Craig's "crafting some of the most fascinating film work going on right now." You can view interview here

4/08 - I recently returned from a one week shoot in Spain for my upcoming short film, LOBOS. Shot on super 16mm, LOBOS was shot in and around Avila and Segovia.

3/08 - Craig Macneill and Alexei Kaleina's feature film THE AFTERLIGHT is currently in post production.

1/08 - IFC, in partnership with ROOFTOP FILMS, will be streaming LATE BLOOMER online at IFC.COM.