Don Swaynos

Don Swaynos

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Don Swaynos is a filmmaker and editor living in Austin, TX.

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Wüm
Editor
It follows Bennett, a nonbinary new parent, who arrives late to their postpartum "Mamas Group" at a place called "Wüm" with 3-month-old daughter, Edie.
Sinphony: A Clubhouse Horror Anthology
Editor
Nine visions of horror conceived and curated entirely on the popular social media platform Clubhouse, Sinphony features a group of international filmmakers each exploring a character dealing with tragedy caused by a supernatural entity.
Chop & Steele
Producer
From the award-winning filmmakers behind Winnebago Man, Chop and Steele is a feature length comedy documentary about childhood friends turned professional comedians, Nick Prueher and Joe Pickett, the founders of the Found Footage Festival. When Nick and Joe book their gag strongman routine on unsuspecting morning news shows, their pranks go viral and land them in federal court with a vengeful media conglomerate. The stress of the lawsuit and pressure to continue their pranks threatens their livelihood and tests their lifelong friendship.
Chop & Steele
Editor
From the award-winning filmmakers behind Winnebago Man, Chop and Steele is a feature length comedy documentary about childhood friends turned professional comedians, Nick Prueher and Joe Pickett, the founders of the Found Footage Festival. When Nick and Joe book their gag strongman routine on unsuspecting morning news shows, their pranks go viral and land them in federal court with a vengeful media conglomerate. The stress of the lawsuit and pressure to continue their pranks threatens their livelihood and tests their lifelong friendship.
Maude
Editor
When Teeny arrives to a gorgeous home for what she thinks is just another routine babysitting job, she is shocked to see who answers the door. Over the course of the day, Teeny decides to become the woman she had no idea she always wanted to be. Until she gets caught.
Don't Ever Change
Editor
The reunion of a woman and her estranged daughter is interrupted by a man with an unusual request.
Don't Ever Change
Writer
The reunion of a woman and her estranged daughter is interrupted by a man with an unusual request.
Don't Ever Change
Director
The reunion of a woman and her estranged daughter is interrupted by a man with an unusual request.
Discreet
Editor
After years in hiding and struggling to control his demons, an eccentric drifter returns home and discovers that his childhood abuser, the center of his pain, is still alive.
Discreet
Producer
After years in hiding and struggling to control his demons, an eccentric drifter returns home and discovers that his childhood abuser, the center of his pain, is still alive.
Jungle Trap
Editor
Exploitation demigod James Bryan’s massively entertaining, decapitation-fueled shot-on-video horror masterpiece about a jungle hotel haunted by kill-crazy ghosts in loin cloths, shot in 1990 and unreleased until THIS VERY MOMENT
The Vessel
Editor
Ten years after a tsunami destroyed a small-town elementary school with all the children inside, a young man builds a mysterious structure out of the school's remains, setting the town aflame with passions long forgotten.
The Outfit
Editor
An outfit unwittingly triggers rumors about the sexuality of a conservative congressman. Inspired by actual events.
The Outfit
Writer
An outfit unwittingly triggers rumors about the sexuality of a conservative congressman. Inspired by actual events.
The Samaritans
Editor
A man gets into a terrible traffic accident in the middle of nowhere, and two religious zealots try their best to "save" him.
Beaver Trilogy Part IV
Producer
A chance meeting in a parking lot in 1979 between filmmaker Trent Harris and a young man from Beaver, Utah inspired the creation of an underground film that is now known as Beaver Trilogy. But the film itself is only part of the story.
The Sideways Light
Editor
Lily is haunted by memories while her mother, Ruth, loses her own.
Love & Air Sex
Editor
When brokenhearted Stan flies to Austin for the weekend in hopes of "accidentally" running into his ex-girlfriend Cathy, he arrives to find their best friends Jeff and Kara in the middle of their own vicious breakup. Before too long, battle lines are drawn – and with the Air Sex World Championships in town, anything can go down.
Cinema Six
Editor
Working at a movie theater is fun, and that's why Mason, Dennis, and Gabe have done it for years. But, those years of neglecting the world outside the theater are finally catching up to them. Now, they have to make a decision: start on the long, hard path to maturity or stay at the theater, where they can avoid customers, screw with customers, and eat as much popcorn as they desire.
Cinema Six
Producer
Working at a movie theater is fun, and that's why Mason, Dennis, and Gabe have done it for years. But, those years of neglecting the world outside the theater are finally catching up to them. Now, they have to make a decision: start on the long, hard path to maturity or stay at the theater, where they can avoid customers, screw with customers, and eat as much popcorn as they desire.
The Horrible Life of Dr. Ghoul
Screenplay
A local TV host is having a bad day.
The Horrible Life of Dr. Ghoul
Producer
A local TV host is having a bad day.
The Horrible Life of Dr. Ghoul
Director
A local TV host is having a bad day.
Pit Stop
Editor
Recovering from an ill-fated affair with a married man, Gabe finds solace in the relationship he maintains with his ex-wife and daughter. On the other side of town, Ernesto evades life at home with his current live-in ex-boyfriend by spending much of his spare time in the hospital with an ailing past love. Impervious to the monotony of their blue-collar world, they maintain an unwavering yearning for romance. The emotional isolation the two men have grown accustomed to is captured in a subtle, optimistic, poetic fashion while avoiding melodrama.
Pictures of Superheroes
Editor
After being dumped and fired on the same day, Marie, a maid, gets a job cleaning up after an overworked businessman and the aggressively messy roommate he’s forgotten about, sending her into a surreal world of candy, insult comics, and pretend marriages.
Pictures of Superheroes
Writer
After being dumped and fired on the same day, Marie, a maid, gets a job cleaning up after an overworked businessman and the aggressively messy roommate he’s forgotten about, sending her into a surreal world of candy, insult comics, and pretend marriages.
Pictures of Superheroes
Producer
After being dumped and fired on the same day, Marie, a maid, gets a job cleaning up after an overworked businessman and the aggressively messy roommate he’s forgotten about, sending her into a surreal world of candy, insult comics, and pretend marriages.
Pictures of Superheroes
Director
After being dumped and fired on the same day, Marie, a maid, gets a job cleaning up after an overworked businessman and the aggressively messy roommate he’s forgotten about, sending her into a surreal world of candy, insult comics, and pretend marriages.
Saturday Morning Massacre
Editor
A dark and bloody parody about a Scooby-Doo-like team of paranormal investigators and their devoted dog..
S&M Lawn Care
Editor
Sal and Mel are the best lawn mowers in town. That is, until Drake moves in. With his sexy assistants, Drake begins to dismantle Sal and Mel's company and dreams.
The Best of Tromadance Film Festival: Volume 4
Writer
Savor a selection of experimental shorts from the fourth annual Tromadance Film Festival, an event that touts itself as a truly populist venue. This volume showcases more one-of-a-kind independent films starring hookers, superheroes, vampires and other intriguing characters. Films include "Le Bagman," "Lick-It Man," "Revenge of the Killer Meat," "Little House in Saskatoon," "976-Lars," "The Dubya," "Nosferatu the Friendly Vampire" and many more.
Über Goober
Story Editor
Über Goober focuses on the often-misunderstood, sometimes-controversial, and always-kind-of-geeky world of Gamers. Director Steve Metze examines several different groups including historical miniature gamers, role-players, and those known simply as "LARPers." The film also explores opposition from religious groups, negative media portrayals, and some of the meanest 'man-on-the-street' interviews ever committed to video. Meet the Gamers, learn their exotic language, see their bizarre rituals, gasp at their semi-authentic costumes, and thrill to the painting techniques on their miniatures!
Über Goober
Director of Photography
Über Goober focuses on the often-misunderstood, sometimes-controversial, and always-kind-of-geeky world of Gamers. Director Steve Metze examines several different groups including historical miniature gamers, role-players, and those known simply as "LARPers." The film also explores opposition from religious groups, negative media portrayals, and some of the meanest 'man-on-the-street' interviews ever committed to video. Meet the Gamers, learn their exotic language, see their bizarre rituals, gasp at their semi-authentic costumes, and thrill to the painting techniques on their miniatures!
The Return of the Forest Monster
Electrician
Four people return to the haunted woods where their friend was eaten by an ancient monster. Because they want to fight it. Because they're stupid.
The Return of the Forest Monster
Still Photographer
Four people return to the haunted woods where their friend was eaten by an ancient monster. Because they want to fight it. Because they're stupid.
The Return of the Forest Monster
Assistant Director
Four people return to the haunted woods where their friend was eaten by an ancient monster. Because they want to fight it. Because they're stupid.
Oh Deer
Editor
Parenting is more than a bump in the road