Category Archives: Screenwriter

“BEST OF 2012”

A bunch of my projects have ended up on some “Best of 2012” lists. Mark Bell at Film Threat called Cinema Six the second best film of the year (only after Django Unchained) and Don Simpson at Smells Like Screen Spirit listed … Continue reading

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PICTURES OF SUPERHEROES TO PREMIERE AT AFF

Pictures of Superheroes, is going to have its world premiere at the Austin Film Festival. The film was included in AFF’s “early ten” announcement, which you can read about at Variety, Movieline, The Austin American Statesman, The Austin Chronicle, and Indiewire, and you … Continue reading

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PRESS FOR PICTURES OF SUPERHEROES

The trailer for Pictures of Superheroes has been making the rounds on the internet and getting some press. Don Simpson at Film School Rejects says: …if I was a praying man, I would be praying that Don Swaynos’ Pictures of Superheroes and Mark … Continue reading

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SOMEBODY LIKED BLOOD BREW

Blood Brew, my surreal horror-comedy tribute to ’60’s drive-in films like The Undertaker and his Pals and The Gruesome Twosome, was a semi-finalist at Screamfest LA. You can find more information about the script after the jump and find a … Continue reading

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POST-PRODUCTION UPDATES

In case you’re curious, here’s what I’ve been up to: I’m currently putting the finishing touches on Mark Potts and Cole Selix’s A Splice of Life (aka Cinema Six) while my film, Pictures of Superheroes, is following close behind and … Continue reading

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THE STATESMAN LOOKS AT UPCOMING TEXAS FILMS

I’ve been doing a poor job of posting project updates on here, fortunately The Austin American Statesman published a list of Texas films currently in production which includes two of the films I’m currently working on. The article discusses Jollyville … Continue reading

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PICTURES OF SUPERHEROES

I’m currently directing a feature-length comedy called Pictures of Superheroes. It stars Kerri Lendo, Shannon McCormick, and John Merriman and is being produced by Tate English and Kelly Williams. The film’s already received some press from Bad Lit so hopefully … Continue reading

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A FISTFUL OF PRESS

Here’s a quick round-up of the press some of my projects (an ad I wrote and directed and two features I edited) have picked up in the past month: The NBC affiliate in DFW ran a “Spin Check” on our … Continue reading

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BILL WHITE AD #2: LET’S MAKE YOU A MILLIONAIRE

Here’s the second video Dano Johnson and I created for the Filmmakers for Bill White initiative. It stars John Merriman and Emily Kaye. [YouTube link]

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BILL WHITE AD #1: CAMPAIGN PROMISES

Embedded above is the first video I created for Texas Gubernatorial candidate Bill White as part of the Filmmakers for Bill White initiative. In this spot current Texas Governor Rick Perry is played by actor/filmmaker John Merriman. You can read … Continue reading

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