Author Archives: Don Swaynos

Press for The American Widow Project

With its launch/premiere, The American Widow Project garnered a lot of press over the weekend… CBS 11 – 07.03.08 KVUE – 07.10.08 Fox 7 – 07.11.08 San Marcos Record – 07.11.08 Austin American Statesman – 07.12.08 News 8 Austin – … Continue reading

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Film Threat Gives Year at Danger 5 Stars!

Year at Danger received a fantastic review from Pete Vonder Haar at Film Threat. He gives it 5 stars (out of 5) and calls it “…an extraordinary achievement…” “…truly remarkable…” and “…not to be missed.” Read the whole review here.

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Year at Danger Wins Grand Jury Prize at deadCENTER

Year at Danger received the Grand Jury Prize at the deadCENTER Film Festival last weekend. It was an amazing festival and we’d like to thank Kim Haywood, Melissa Scaramucci, Cacky Poarch and everyone else at the deadCENTER Film Festival for … Continue reading

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Year at Danger – Press / Screenings

Fox 7 News Edge at 9 in Austin, TX did a story of Year at Danger, you can watch it on Fox 7’s website. Also, Year at Danger will be screening in Austin at the Regal Arbor Cinema, Thursday June … Continue reading

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Year at Danger Featured on MilitaryTimes.com

Year at Danger was featured in Seamus O’Connor’s coverage of the GI Film Festival for MilitaryTimes.com. You can read the story here, and also check out his end-of-festival wrap up where he refers to Y@D as a “Must-see flick.”

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Year at Danger at the G.I. Film Festival

We are pleased to announce that Year at Danger will be playing in Washington D.C. at the G.I. Film Festival, Saturday, May 17th at 10am. Tickets are on sale now, you can buy them here!

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The American Widow Project Teaser Trailer Now Online

The teaser trailer for the feature-length documentary The American Widow Project is now online. You can watch it here. For more information you can visit www.americanwidowproject.org.

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Crystal Beach Memories Now Online / in the New Yorker

Collection Agency Films presents Hayes Carll in Crystal Beach Memories. The film is directed and animated by Dano Johnson, produced by Troy Campbell, with illustrations by Jose Gonzales, and sound design/sound mixing by Eric Friend. I was hired on as … Continue reading

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The Insur-Animals are Go!

Check out Episode 1 of The Insur-Animals, produced by Collection Agency Films and written by Dano Johnson and myself. And, visit healthcare4every1.org for more info about The Insur-Animals; Deductibear, Co-Pay Cobra, Denial Crocodile, and Premiums Porcupine.

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The American Widow Project on ABC News

The non-profit organization I’ve been working with, The American Widow Project, was recently featured on ABC News Now. Founder Taryn Davis discusses the organization and they show some footage from the documentary we’ve been working on. Watch the story at … Continue reading

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