Dan A. R. Kelly
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Short films by Dan

WRITER/DIRECTOR: Car Jacked, shot with a crew of three and a cast of five, was made as part of the Production class at Hollins University's MFA in Screenwriting program.  This "dogme" style comedy has played at the NewFilmmakers NY twice, and was nominated for awards at Cape Fear Independent Film Festival.  Shift into high gear for this one!
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WRITER/DIRECTOR:  Banks of the Vltava premiered for cast, crew and supporters on March 6, 2011.   (View this LINK for an article in YES! Weekly Magazine.)  It went on to win Terror Film Festival's 2011 CLAW Award for "Best Director of Photography," was nominated for "Best Special Effects" at Buffalo Screams! Film Festival, and screened at Cape Fear Independent Film Festival, ConCarolinas Film Festival, Upstate Film Society, Cinema Pub, and the B-Movie Celebration in both Indiana and Montreal.  We are currently developing the full-length feature.
CO-WRITER/DIRECTOR:  Cadence was the "Best Film" and "Best Score" Winner of the Greensboro 48 Hour Film Project 2008, recipient of the Festival Director's Choice Award at the 2009 Cape Fear Independent Film Festival, Finalist in the Project Breakout: Master of the Macabre contest 2008, and was screened at the Miami International Film Festival.
WRITER/ACTOR:  Eat Me! premiered at the 2011 Greensboro 48 Hour Film Project, winning the Best Writing Award.  It played at the Los Angeles Short Film Festival and the Cape Fear Independent Film Festival.
CO-WRITER/ACTOR:  Last Call screened at the Greensboro 48 Hour Film Project 2009, the Show Us Your Shorts Film Festival 2009, and the 2010 Cape Fear Independent Film Festival.
WRITER/DIRECTOR:  Eye of the Beholder was the "Runner Up Best Picture" and "Best Score" winner of the 2007 Greensboro 48 Hour Film Project, nominee for "Best Comedy" at the 2008 Cape Fear Independent Film Festival, and has been featured on FunnyorDie.com and Giggleshorts.com.
CO-WRITER/DIRECTOR: A Study in Red was created for the 2007 NBC/Universal's ChillerTV "Dare 2 Direct" Competition, in which it was a Finalist for Best Film.  It aired on ChillerTV that Halloween.  It went on to screen at Cape Fear Independent Film Festival, Mixed Tape Film Series, Terror Film Festival as a "CLAW Award Nominee," and the Buffalo Screams! Film Festival.