Author Archives: Don Swaynos

BEAVER TRILOGY PART IV IS HEADED TO HOT DOCS

Posted on March 17, 2015 by Don Swaynos

After premiering at the Sundance Film Festival, Brad Besser’s documentary Beaver Trilogy Part IV (which I produced) will make its Canadian Premiere at the prestigious Hot Docs Film Festival on April 26th. For more on the film, like it on Facebook or … Continue reading →

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THE SAMARITANS IS PREMIERING AT SXSW

Posted on February 23, 2015 by Don Swaynos

I’m happy to announce that John Bryant’s dark comedy short The Samaritans (formerly John 3:16), which I edited, is going to have its world premiere at SXSW on Tuesday March 17th.

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BILL HADER IS NARRATING BEAVER TRILOGY PART IV

Posted on January 22, 2015 by Don Swaynos

We’re happy to announce that Bill Hader has signed on to narrate Brad Besser’s Sundance documentary Beaver Trilogy Part IV. Deadline first broke the news along with a first look at our teaser trailer, which you can see after the jump.

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BEAVER TRILOGY PART IV TO PREMIERE AT SUNDANCE

Posted on December 11, 2014 by Don Swaynos

Brad Besser’s Beaver Trilogy Part IV is going to make its world premiere at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. The documentary tells the story surrounding the creation of Trent Harris’ legendary cult film Beaver Trilogy and I’m honored to be producing it along with Brad, Jonathan Duffy, and … Continue reading →

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REVIEWS FOR THE SIDEWAYS LIGHT

Posted on November 4, 2014 by Don Swaynos

Jennifer Harlow’s The Sideways Light has been receiving positive reviews following its world premiere at the Austin Film Festival. Don Simpson at Smells Like Screen Spirit says the film expresses “an exuberant amount of directorial patience in the methodical pacing…  a meticulous exercise in mood and tone,” Cinemen calls … Continue reading →

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THE HORRIBLE LIFE OF DR. GHOUL IS NOW ONLINE

Posted on October 30, 2014 by Don Swaynos

Just in time for Halloween my short film, The Horrible Life of Dr. Ghoul, is now online. The film focuses on the bad day in the life of horror host Dr. Ghoul, played by Chris Doubek (Computer Chess, Lovers of Hate, … Continue reading →

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HIGH PROFITS

Posted on October 29, 2014 by Don Swaynos

I’m currently editing CNN’s recently announced Original Series High Profits. The show’s eight episodes will focus on the owners of the Breckenridge Cannabis Club, entrepreneurs at the forefront of Colorado’s newly legal recreational marijuana industry. The series begins airing in 2015 but CNN has … Continue reading →

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THE SIDEWAYS LIGHT

Posted on October 2, 2014 by Don Swaynos

Jennfier Harlow’s dramatic thriller The Sideways Light is going to have its world premiere October 23rd in the Dark Matters competition at the Austin Film Festival. The film stars Lindsay Burdge (A Teacher, Wild Canaries), Annalee Jefferies (Monsters, Hellion), Matthew Newton and … Continue reading →

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PIT STOP IS NOW STREAMING ON NETFLIX

Posted on July 23, 2014 by Don Swaynos

Yen Tan’s award-winning drama Pit Stop is now streaming on Netflix. You can watch it right now, right here.

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CINEMA SIX IS NOW ON HULU

Posted on May 3, 2014 by Don Swaynos

Mark Potts and Cole Selix’s Cinema Six is now streaming on Hulu, for free, right here.

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