Author Archives: Don Swaynos

HORROR IN AUSTIN

Sean Malin at the Austin Chronicle just published a story on the resurgence of horror among Austin’s independent filmmakers. I was honored to be included (for my short film Don’t Ever Change) alongside great Austin films like La Barracuda, The … Continue reading

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DON’T EVER CHANGE

I’m excited to announce that my new short film Don’t Ever Change will be premiering at The Overlook Film Festival! I wrote and directed the film, which stars Cyndi Williams, Heather Kafka, and Frank Mosley, was produced by Jennifer Harlow … Continue reading

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DISCREET TO PREMIERE AT BERLINALE

I’m happy to announce that Travis Mathews’ new film Discreet, which I was producing one year ago today, is going to have its world premiere in the Panorama Section at the Berlinale Film Festival. The film has already garnered press … Continue reading

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DR. GHOUL IS THE SHORT OF THE DAY

I was pleasantly surprised to see that my short film The Horrible Life of Dr. Ghoul was selected as Film School Rejects’ Short of the Day. They described it as “devious, decidedly wicked, and devilishly amusing,” check out the full write-up … Continue reading

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THE CIRCUS 360

I had the privilege to work with subVRsive on two 360 documentaries to promote Showtime’s series The Circus. Each video takes viewers to a political rally for one of the major party nominees for president. The goal was to bring the show’s … Continue reading

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THE SAMARITANS IS NOW ONLINE

John Bryant’s SXSW award-winning short dark comedy The Samaritans is now online. See it below. 

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NYT OPDOC: SUPREME COURT V. THE AMERICAN VOTER

I recently had the honor of editing an an OpDoc for the New York Times. The film, Supreme Court v. The American Voter, was directed by Kelly Duane de la Vega and Jessica Anthony with Mike Nicholson at Picturebox and deals … Continue reading

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THE BIG SPOON IS PREMIERING AT THE AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL

I’m excited to announce that Carlyn Hudson’s The Big Spoon will be premiering at this year’s Austin Film Festival. I edited the film which stars Mallory Culbert, Zachary Knighton, Isabelle McNally, and Agustín Silva. You can see the full AFF line-up announcement … Continue reading

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JUNGLE TRAP IS PREMIERING AT FANTASTIC FEST

In 1990 James Bryan (director of the infamous “video nasty” Don’t Go in the Woods) and his collaborator, cult actress/producer/writer Renee Harmon, produced a shot-on-video horror film called Jungle Trap. After production wrapped… nothing happened and the film ended up sitting on … Continue reading

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HIGH PROFITS IS NOMINATED FOR AN EMMY

I’m excited to announce that High Profits, the CNN docs-series I edited (as part of an incredible team of talented editors and story producers) is nominated for a News & Documentary Emmy. If you missed the eight episode series when … Continue reading

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