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Short Films

Beware:

“Experimental” project produced for NYU Freshman Frame and Sequence class. Shot on 35 mm stills, stars Ben Stepansky. Directed by Austin Dill.

Seconds of Glory:

Used as a portfolio film supplement to NYU’s Tisch School of the arts. This short was originally shown at the 2007 preliminary round of the Massachusetts High School Drama Guild’s One Act Play Competition in Sharon, this Mock-u-mentary parallels the lives of two official timers, Fossil and Casio.

The Killers:

This adaptation of the classic Hemingway short story depicts the effect of two dangerous visitors on a local deli. This short was developed as the culminating project of an independent study in film and used as a replacement for a final paper in an honors english course. This was awarded “Best Literary Adaptation” at the Plymouth Independent Film Festival’s Future Filmmakers Awards.

Screw Up:

This short follows the life of a boy who cannot win at anything, so he decides to become one of Sharon’s Finest. Follows his trials and tribulations while working Vice in a small town, with even smaller criminals. This was produced as a final project for a film directors course.

Step Up 2 the Stage:

This mock on the popular movie Step Up was shown at the 2008 preliminary round of the Massachusetts High School Drama Guild’s One Act Play Festival Competition, and follows B-Fresh-Step and his underground dance crew as they prepare for “Festivalle.”

Comments»

1. Joseph Rosenbaum - December 16, 2007

OMG THESE MOVIES ARE AMAZING. You could very well be the greatest director ever

2. Jared Lefkowitz - March 1, 2008

Are you going to put up this year’s festival short?

3. Amanda - March 1, 2008

epic.

4. Lena - March 3, 2008

you’re incredible. Step Up 2 The Stage was hilarious. Kudos

5. Jessica - March 3, 2008

Love the movie, but what happened to Abington’s dance from this year’s festival?

6. acmd1838 - March 3, 2008

there was a complication and i was forced to remove it from the sequence

7. Nat, BCDS - March 6, 2008

Heh, Step Up 2 The Stage makes me so happy. Keep up the good work, and congratulations on moving on.

toîs tês m’autoû psukhês lógois akoúein boúlomai…

And I had the same question about Abington, but you’ve already answered it.

8. jon shikora - March 11, 2008

nice. i like he step up one

9. Maha - April 28, 2009

mr. austin dill pickle,
i do believe you have a talent for…film making? idk just a guess.
sincerely,
mulhulland drive