Category Archives: Press

DR. GHOUL IS THE SHORT OF THE DAY

Posted on December 27, 2016 by Don Swaynos

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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NYT OPDOC: SUPREME COURT V. THE AMERICAN VOTER

Posted on October 4, 2016 by Don Swaynos

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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JUNGLE TRAP IS PREMIERING AT FANTASTIC FEST

Posted on August 11, 2016 by Don Swaynos

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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DAY 5

Posted on June 8, 2016 by Don Swaynos

I’m excited to announce that I’ve been editing the first season of Rooster Teeth’s new dramatic hour-long sci-fi series Day 5 with the fine folks at TBD Post (specifically, I’ve been cutting episode 4). A teaser trailer premiered on IndieWire last … Continue reading →

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THE VESSEL

Posted on April 10, 2016 by Don Swaynos

I’m excited to announce that Julio Quintana’s stunning film The Vessel will be coming to theaters this September (in two separate versions; one shot in English, the other in Spanish). The film stars Martin Sheen and was produced by Terrence Malick, I was honored to be … Continue reading →

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BEAVER TRILOGY PART IV IS NOW ON VOD

Posted on April 5, 2016 by Don Swaynos

After a successful festival run that started at last year’s Sundance Film Festival, I’m happy to announce the Brad Besser’s Bill Hader-narrated documentary Beaver Trilogy Part IV is now available on VOD! Head over to Indiewire to see the film’s new trailer … Continue reading →

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PODCASTS

Posted on November 12, 2015 by Don Swaynos

If you like hearing me talk- you’re in luck! I was recently featured on two podcasts! I sat down with Mike G for Show de Vie, where we discussed work, music, movies, and whisky. I was also part of a really … Continue reading →

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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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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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