David Leon

  • Article

    How We Launched Our Film Online: The Thomas Beale Cipher

    On January 24th, 2011, Jason Sondhi and I released our festival-winning short film, The Thomas Beale Cipher, out onto the great wild web. Like many filmmakers, I wrestled with the decisions of when and how to put my film online.

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    Poem Daniel and David Holechek

    A Finger, Two Dots Then Me

    Spoken word rock star Derrick Brown and the Holechek duo team up to deliver a moving piece describing where two lovers should meet after the lights get dim.

  • Festival

    Doorpost Online Film Competition 2010

    The Doorpost Project is the best online film competition out there. I realize that might not be saying much as the web is lousy with short film competitions.

  • Best of the Month

    Best of the Month: August 2021

    A compassionate indie drama, a game-changing CG animation and a hi-concept body-swap comedy with heart make up the trio of films selected by the S/W team as our 'Best of the Month' for August 2021.

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    Documentary Pete Quandt

    Tuesday Afternoon

    After 33 years in federal prison, 22 of which spent in extreme solitary confinement, Jack Powers embarks into a modern world, journeying across the Northeast to start a new life.

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    Documentary Moth Collective

    A Kiss, Deferred

    A 12-year-old girl’s life and love are shattered by the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina - The Moth's Collective's stunning entry into the New York Times' 'Modern Love' series.

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    Drama Seith Mann

    Five Deep Breaths

    Friends meet at the crossroads of loyalty and morality and are forced to decide which path to walk.

  • Adapted to Feature

    From Bag Man to Kin: A Sci-Fi Short-to-Feature

    An S/W Award winner in 2014, "Bag Man" has transformed into "Kin" a new sci-fi feature released in theaters this weekend. We round up coverage from around the web on the film and the journey of its creators, twin brothers Jonathan and Josh Baker.

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    Fantasy Guy Kozak

    End Zone

    A young football player traverses the underworld.

  • News

    Short of the Week in 2016—A Year in Review

    By any measurement, 2016 was a dramatic year. In a year that revealed some of the ugliest nature of ourselves, we need to remember to reflect on the amazing moments as well.

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