Rob Raffety: 2025 MPI Filmmaker Sundance Film Festival Summit

Rob Raffety is the founder of Tragedy Plus Time, LLC, an award-winning creative company based in Arlington, Virginia. Rob is a versatile writer, producer, and performer with a portfolio that spans across short films, web series, podcasts, and one-man shows. Rob's multi-platform drama MUCK (2016) garnered acclaim at numerous film festivals, was named a Top 10 Pitch at the Austin Television Festival (ATX), and won Best Director (Drama) and Best Cinematography at the Indie Series Awards. His comedy web series CAP SOUTH (2013) - produced as an MPI Fellow - earned Best Web Series at the Irvine International Film Festival, Best Comedy Writing at the Indie Series Awards, and was recognized by Tubefilter.com as one of its Five Favorite Indie Series of 2014. In addition to his creative work, Rob serves as the Director of Internal Communications at Stand Together, a philanthropic community dedicated to addressing some of the nation’s most pressing challenges. He holds a JD/MPA from Syracuse University and an MFA in screenwriting and playwriting from Point Park University. www.RobRaffety.com