Author: Jason Whyte

“It’s sort of like a gay CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM, but with more heart. It’s about a gay guy in West Hollywood and his endless capacity for humiliation, a well intentioned thirty-something too in thrall to his compulsions to be the person he could be.” Show creator Ben Kawaller on THIS ISN’T ME which screens in […]

“A new preacher (Shea Whigham) rolls into a small town in rural Texas. Though he’s quiet and cagey, his sermons strike a chord with the congregation. But is he really who he says he is? The local police chief (Michael Shannon) aims to find out, especially after a body is discovered in the abandoned quarry […]

“THE BOY WHO SOLD THE WORLD is a coming-of-age story set inside the pressure cooker of the modern tech industry.  Ben Pasternak dropped out of high school in Australia at age 15 to start his first company using funding from several of the top VC firms in Silicon Valley.  By age 20, Ben has had […]

“BASIC is a very short film about a dumb lil’ ho doing lil’ ho things. Honestly, the film is three minutes and three seconds long, so saying too much about it will ruin it for you. So I’ll just say this: you are a dumb lil’ ho, we are all dumb lil’ hos, and this […]

“Bruce Lee. The name is one of the most recognizable in the world. Everywhere you go people know the name Bruce Lee but do they know anything about him as a person? The film explores his struggles of identity, his fight for representation, and his fear of mortality. It unpacks the myth of Bruce Lee […]

“Toxic masculinity and white privilege seep to the fore as the best man must attempt to recover following an unwanted encounter in the bathroom with the Father of the Bride, just in time to deliver his speech at his brother’s wedding.” Director Rhys Marc Jones on FATHER OF THE BRIDE which screens in the Narrative […]

“GOOD OL GIRL is a documentary western following three modern day cowgirls as they work their way up in the volatile Texas cattle industry. It’s a study of changing landscape, the female perspective, and what happens to our often oppressive traditions when only those who have been overlooked are left to carry them on.” Director […]

“HAMTRAMCK, USA examines the benefits and tensions of multiculturalism through the exploration of daily life and democracy in America’s first Muslim-majority city.” Director Razi Jafri and Justin Feltman on HAMTRAMCK, USA which screens at the 2020 edition of SxSW!  Welcome to SxSW! Is your first time here and are you planning to attend your screenings? […]

“It’s about the first few years away from home, figuring out your second home. Alex is a homesick college freshman 1500 miles away from his first home and he’s struggling to find a reason not to go back. Maggie, Alex’s sophomore RA, has been crushing college since day one but actually had a rough day […]

“It’s a 5 minute sex comedy about a video chat that goes terribly wrong. It’s so awkward that you want to kill yourself.” Director Izzy Shill on FACE TO FACE TIME which screens at the 2020 edition of SxSW in the short films section.  Editor’s Note: While SxSW was officially cancelled on March 6th, 2020, […]

“RED HEAVEN tells the story of six people who live for an entire year on “Mars” in a NASA experiment that studies what happens to humans when they are isolated from Earth. The film was shot by the subjects themselves; we gave them cameras when they entered their small geodesic dome and directed remotely, so […]

“THE OUTPOST tells the true story of the events leading to and including the Battle of Kamdesh- the most heroic battle of the Afghanistan war , where 54 U.S. soldiers held off 400 Taliban insurgents. The battle was the first time in 50 years that two living servicemen were recognized with the Medal of Honor […]

“Yingying Zhang, a 26-year-old Chinese student, comes to the U.S. to study. In her detailed and beautiful diaries, the aspiring young scientist and teacher is full of optimism, hoping to also be married and a mother someday. Within weeks of her arrival, Yingying disappears from the campus. Through exclusive access to Yingying’s family and boyfriend, […]

“BEST SUMMER EVER is an original musical with a fully integrated cast and crew of disabled talent, redefining the movie musical for a new generation. The film is a call to action to promote inclusivity of disabled actors and crew in the film industry.” Filmmakers Michael Parks Randa and Lauren Smitelli on BEST SUMMER EVER […]

“Dark, sexy, eccentric, estrogen-fueled comedy about a Virgin Mary-obsessed 50-year-old woman who never had sex in her life. That’s MARYGOROUND, my story of Maria, a woman entering menopause and overdosing on hormone patches. As Maria unleashes sexual havoc within herself, she needs to confront her younger alter ego Helena, the liberated and profane niece who […]