Author Archives: Don Swaynos

DON’T EVER CHANGE ON SHORT OF THE WEEK

Posted on March 29, 2018 by Don Swaynos

I’m happy to announce that my film Don’t Ever Change was featured on the prestigious Short of the Week, where they describe it as “a bloody hilarious 10min treat” and “the most fun I’ve had watching a short in ages.” … Continue reading →

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DON’T EVER CHANGE IS A VIMEO STAFF PICK

Posted on March 9, 2018 by Don Swaynos

I’m excited to announce that my dark comedy Don’t Ever Change has been selected as a Vimeo Staff Pick by the curation team at Vimeo. You can watch the film here.

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MAUDE GOES TO SXSW

Posted on March 7, 2018 by Don Swaynos

After its Sundance premiere, Anna Margaret Hollyman’s Maude is coming home to screen at SXSW. A list of screening times and a teaser trailer can be found here.

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HEROES FROM THE STORM

Posted on January 3, 2018 by Don Swaynos

I recently had the honor of editing Heroes from the Storm, a short documentary about five Houstonians who did extraordinary things in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. The film was directed by Ben Steinbauer for The Bear in collaboration with … Continue reading →

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DON’T EVER CHANGE IS NOW ONLINE

Posted on December 14, 2017 by Don Swaynos

After a long festival run that included The Overlook Film Festival, Fantasia, Cucalorus, BendFilm, Telluride Horror Show, Cinepocalypse, Indie Memphis, and Sidewalk, my dark comedy short film Don’t Ever Change is now streaming on Vimeo. Since going live last week … Continue reading →

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MAUDE IS GOING TO SUNDANCE

Posted on December 6, 2017 by Don Swaynos

A few months ago I was very fortunate enough to edit Anna Margaret Hollyman’s very funny directorial debut Maude. Now I’m happy to report that Maude is going to have its world premiere at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival! For … Continue reading →

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DISCREET GETS DISTRIBUTION

Posted on October 20, 2017 by Don Swaynos

We’re happy to announce that Travis Mathews’ Discreet is coming to VOD in North America via Uncork’d Entertainment. For more information on the deal check out the write-up at ScreenDaily. Meanwhile the film continues its international  festival run tonight at NewFest in … Continue reading →

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DAY 5 RETURNS FOR SEASON 2

Posted on July 12, 2017 by Don Swaynos

Day 5 returns to Rooster Teeth First on August 6th with 8 new episodes. I was excited  to be part of the edit team again this scenes and to cut 3 upcoming episodes for the team at TBD Post . Entertainment … Continue reading →

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DON’T EVER CHANGE AT THE FANTASIA FILM FESTIVAL

Posted on July 6, 2017 by Don Swaynos

I’m excited to announce that my short film Don’t Ever Change will be making its international premiere at the incredible Fantasia Film Festival in Montreal on July 19th!

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JUNGLE TRAP IS COMING TO VHS!

Posted on July 5, 2017 by Don Swaynos

James Bryan’s shot-on-video-and-then-lost-for-over-25-years horror film Jungle Trap will be coming to VHS, DVD, and VOD on July 26th from Bleeding Skull Video and Mondo. The film will also be screening at several Alamo Drafthouse locations across the country. See the trailer … Continue reading →

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