PRESS FOR PICTURES OF SUPERHEROES

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Don Swaynos

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 Potts and Cole Selix’s Cinema Six will get accepted into SXSW 2012, because if I have to wait much longer to see either of those films I am going to freakin’ explode! 

In addition, The Austin Chronicle calls me a superhero and says they love me and Slackerwood discusses the trailer and the premiere of Six Hundred and Forty-One Slates.

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SIX HUNDRED AND FORTY-ONE SLATES

Posted on January 28, 2012 by Don Swaynos

Sorry, I made an experimental short film. It’s called Six Hundred and Forty-One Slates and it’s a compilation of every slate marker from the production of an independent film.

It’s going to have it’s world premiere February 9th at the Berlin International Director’s Lounge and its US Premiere a few days later at the Strange Beauty Film Festival on February 16th- exactly a year and a day after we started production on Cinema Six, the film from which the titular slates come from. You can see the full Strange Beauty line-up over at Bad Lit.

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A SNEAK PEEK AT PICTURES OF SUPERHEROES

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Don Swaynos

Bad Lit just posted a teaser trailer for my (almost-finished) feature film Pictures of Superheroes. Check out Bad Lit’s write-up here or check out the teaser after the jump.

For more on the film, visit the official site, or follow it on Twitter, tumblr, and/or Facebook.
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SOMEBODY LIKED BLOOD BREW

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Don Swaynos

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 full list of finalists at Dread Central. Continue reading →

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A SPLICE OF LIFE IS NOW CINEMA SIX

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Don Swaynos


The Mark Potts and Cole Selix film formerly know as A Splice of Life is now officially titled Cinema Six. Please note this on your list of movies you really want to see and be sure to like it on Facebook (at it’s new page) or on Twitter (at the same page as before).

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PRESS FOR SATURDAY MORNING MASSACRE

Posted on September 27, 2011 by Don Swaynos


Spencer Parson’s Saturday Morning Massacre (which I’m editing…) received its first press from the fine folks over at Dread Central, you can read the article here.

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POST-PRODUCTION UPDATES

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Don Swaynos

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 should be completed by the end of the summer. In addition to that I’m also editing Spencer Parson’s horror-comedy Saturday Morning Massacre (aka No Such Thing As Ghosts, pictured). Plus, I’ve just started officing out of Arts and Labor, feel free to stop by and say ‘hi.’

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THE STATESMAN LOOKS AT UPCOMING TEXAS FILMS

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Don Swaynos

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 Pictures’ Pictures of Superheroes (which I wrote, directed, produced, and edited) and Mark Potts and Cole Selix’s A Splice of Life (pictured above, which I produced and edited).

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A SPLICE OF LIFE IS WRAPPED

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Don Swaynos

This Saturday was our last day of principal photography on Mark Potts and Cole Selix’s A Splice of Life (we filmed Barry Corbin’s scene). A big thanks to our amazing cast and crew and everyone else who helped out, especially the very understanding staff of Hometown Cinemas in Lockhart, TX.

If you weren’t lucky enough to be a part of it, don’t worry- the gang from Slackerwood stopped by our location in Lockhart and posted a photo essay about the trip and a flickr album (which includes the above photo…).

Now I start editing… look for updates here.

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A SPLICE OF LIFE

Posted on February 20, 2011 by Don Swaynos

We’re about to start our second week of production on Mark Potts and Cole Selix’s A Splice of Life. The film stars Mark, John Merriman, and Brand Rackley and is being shot in Austin, Lockhart, and Pflugerville, TX with DP Clay Liford. I’ll post more about the film here and you can get updates (and behind the scenes photos like the one above by John Merriman) on Twitter and Facebook.

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