Author Archives: Don Swaynos

Film Festival Screenings This Weekend

Posted on October 16, 2008 by Don Swaynos

Both Year at Danger and The American Widow Project will be screening at festivals this weekend. The American Widow Project will be making its world premiere at the Austin Film Festival in Austin, TX, Sunday, October 19, 2008 at 7PM … Continue reading →

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The American Widow Project on Grit TV

Posted on October 14, 2008 by Don Swaynos

The American Widow Project was recently featured on a Got Docs segment on Laura Flanders’ Grit TV. Check it out here.

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Hayes Carll – She Left Me for Jesus Video

Posted on October 3, 2008 by Don Swaynos

The video for Hayes Carll’s award-winning song is written and directed by Dano Johnson at Collection Agency Films, and edited by me. Hayes’s album Trouble in Mind is getting great reviews and is in stores now. Watch a higher-res version … Continue reading →

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New Austin Film Festival Ad

Posted on September 18, 2008 by Don Swaynos

The New Austin Film Festival Ad is now online. Directed and Animated by Cameron Petri, Produced and Edited by Don Swaynos for essempe.com. The 15th Annual Austin Film Festival runs October 16th through the 23rd.

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Year at Danger Reviewed on Bad Lit

Posted on September 15, 2008 by Don Swaynos

Mike Everleth at Bad Lit posted his very positive review of Year at Danger today. He says “This is an incredibly powerful, emotionally moving and deeply resonant documentary” and that it “…unfolds like a traditional action film, really.” You can … Continue reading →

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The American Widow Project in The Los Angeles Times

Posted on September 8, 2008 by Don Swaynos

Here’s the link to the LA Times article. Also, an article appeared in The Daily News, you can read that here.

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Year at Danger in National Guard Magazine

Posted on September 8, 2008 by Don Swaynos

Year at Danger is featured in an article in the current issue of National Guard Magazine. You can check out the article here. (Be advised that this will download a PDF file of the full article, for the magazine’s main … Continue reading →

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The American Widow Project in the New York Times

Posted on August 25, 2008 by Don Swaynos

The American Widow Project is featured on the front page of the Arts section in today’s New York Times. You can read the article here.

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One Hit Wonder Trailer

Posted on August 13, 2008 by Don Swaynos

A trailer for the show One Hit Wonder is now online. The two-episode pilot was shot in Austin and LA using the RED ONE Camera. Both episodes were written and directed by Josh Frank and edited by yours truly. Look … Continue reading →

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The American Widow Project Featured on In Their Boots

Posted on August 12, 2008 by Don Swaynos

The American Widow Project is going to be featured on three upcoming episodes of Brave New Foundation’s new web series In Their Boots. They’ve posted two trailers (1, 2) and a Supplemental Short. The first episode will air live Wednesday … Continue reading →

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