| 2018 OSCAR NOMINEE |
A FILM BY REED VAN DYK
OFF ROAD PICTURES TARRA RIGGS BO MITCHELL PRESENT "DEKALB ELEMENTARY" COSTUME DESIGN BY BRIANNA QUICK
PRODUCTION DESIGN BY MAY MITCHELL CASTING BY JAMI RUDOFSKY PRODUCED BY CORY DESROSIERS REED VAN DYK CHRISTOPHER LEAVINS
ENRIQUE DIAZ MORGAN PETERON RICARDO RAMIREZ DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY JON PETER WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY REED VAN DYK
TRAILER
SYNOPSIS
Inspired by a 911 call placed
during a school shooting
incident in Atlanta, Georgia.
About the Director
Reed Van Dyk is a Los Angeles based writer/director. His most recent film INTERIOR premiered at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival. His previous film DEKALB ELEMENTARY was a 2018 Oscar Nominee for Best Live Action Short Film. The film has won prizes from festivals around the world, including SXSW and Clermont Ferrand. Reed got his start as a kid actor in New York doing Broadway and off-Broadway theatre — he has a BA in Theater Arts from Cornell University and an MFA in Film Directing from UCLA. He was the recipient of a Princess Grace Award last year for his achievement in film.
F E S T I V A L S
SXSW
Clermont Ferrand International Short Film Festival
Melbourne International Film Festival
Festival Regard
IndieLisboa Film Festival
Palm Springs International Short Film Festival
Hamptons International Film Festival
Athens International Film Festival
Nashville Film Festival
Asiana International Short Film Festival
Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival
Kyiv International Short Film Festival
Tripoli Film Festival
Tel Aviv International Student Film Festival
Annapolis Film Festival
Montclair Film Festival
DeadCenter Film Festival
Concorto Film Festival
Lille International Short Film Festival
Hayah Festival de Cortometrajes de Panamá
Filmets Badalone Film Festival
Downtown LA Film Festival
Quebec City Film Festival
Calgary International Film Festival
Lviv International Short Film Festival
Washington West Film Festival
Les 12 Courts De Minuit
Soria International Film Festival
Ya'llywood Film Festival
Castellincorto Short Film Festival
Hancheng Jinzhen International Short Film Festival
KFFK Short Film Festival
24 FPS International Short Film Festival
UK Film Festival
Santa Fe Independent Film Festival
33rd International Short Film Festival Berlin
A W A R D S
Oscar Nominee | Best Live Action Short Film
Clermont Ferrand | Grand Jury Prize
SXSW | Special Jury Award in Acting
Palm Springs Shortfest | Best North American Short
Hamptons International Film Festival | Best Narrative Short
Festival Regard | Special Jury Award
Annapolis Film Festival | Best Narrative Short
Student Emmy Award | Best Drama Nominee
BAFTA Student Film Awards | Finalist
Hancheng Jinzhen International Short Film Festival | Bronze Jinzhen
Calgary International Film Festival | Honorable Mention
Tel Aviv International | Best Editing
DTLA Film Festival | Best Short Film
Santa Fe Independent Film Festival | Best Narrative Short
24 FPS Film Festival | Grand Jury Prize
Soria International Film Festival | Best Actress
UK Film Festival | Best Student Short
Et Cultura | Best U.S. Drama Short
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