Category Archives: Editor

THE NEW YORK TIMES RECOMMENDS HIGH PROFITS

Posted on May 22, 2015 by Don Swaynos

Jeannette Catsoulis, movie critic for the New York Times recommends filling that “Mad Men-shaped hole in your Sunday-night viewing” with High Profits. “Candid and surprisingly clearheaded, this riveting look at frontier entrepreneurship — and millennial creativity — proves that opening … Continue reading →

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ME TALKING

Posted on May 21, 2015 by Don Swaynos

I’ve given some interviews recently for anyone who might be interested in that sort of thing. First, producer Kelly Williams and I sat down with Sean Malin at CineMalin to discuss our various projects, the Austin film scene, and Brad Besser’s … Continue reading →

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THE OUTFIT

Posted on May 6, 2015 by Don Swaynos

Yen Tan’s new short film The Outfit is now playing the festival circuit. I co-wrote (with Yen) and edited the horror comedy which stars AJ Bowen (You’re Next, The Sacrament) as a Republican Congressman who becomes the subject of some … Continue reading →

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MY SHORT FILMS ARE NOW ON FANDOR

Posted on April 29, 2015 by Don Swaynos

I’m happy to announce that my short films The Horrible Life of Dr. Ghoul and Six Hundred and Forty-One Slates have joined the amazing library of films currently streaming at Fandor. In addition, I’m now featured on the site as … Continue reading →

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HIGH PROFITS PREMIERES APRIL 19TH ON CNN

Posted on April 8, 2015 by Don Swaynos

High Profits, the eight part docu-series I’ve been editing for Bat Bridge Entertainment, will premiere Sunday, April 19th at 10PM ET/PT on CNN. I’m really proud of this show and I can’t wait for people to finally see it. From … Continue reading →

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THE SAMARITANS WINS BEST TEXAS SHORT

Posted on March 18, 2015 by Don Swaynos

I’m happy to announce that John Bryant’s dark comedy The Samaritans (which I edited) took home the Jury Prize for Best Texas Short at the SXSW Film Festival.

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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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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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