Dick Winslow

Two-Minute Warning -- A swat team rushes to track down a maniacal sniper at the Los Angeles Coliseum during a championship football game.

The Shootist -- A dying gunfighter spends his last days looking for a way to die with a minimum of pain and a maximum of dignity.

Five directors tackle five short stories playfully tied together in one dark, twisted, humorous film about what goes on behind the door of room 316. Duccio's Madonna - First time film director Eric Balfour's dark-drama about a lonely man who pushes a hooker too far, only to find an eager maid happy to help him finish the job. Rocketman - Music video director Petro Papahadjopoulos spins a Twilight-Zone-esq, tale about an astronaut who comes home to spend one romantic night with his wife only to find her a bit...alien. Prom - Director Laura Henry lightens the mood with a sweet teenage romance between two boys visiting from the south, one in the closet and one out, both looking for "company" for the night. Intrinsic - Newcomer Jon Mann-Krieger's noir thriller about a man, a woman, a maid and the mafia - it couldn't be more organ-ic. Death Takes a Holiday Inn - Director Brandon Nicholas cleans up the show with a spooky horror about a hotel maid caught in a ghostly mess.

This cinematic tour-de-force from IFC Films attempts to capture one man's quest for spiritual direction, as he finds beauty, bravery and humanity in the diverse people of the United States. An audience favorite at the 2000 Los Angeles Independent Film Festival, this existential indie follows John Seed (John Michael Bolger) after he’s contracted an unspecified terminal illness. Emotionally shattered, Seed travels across America searching for answers to questions about love, life, death and human nature. As he shares unscripted exchanges with an eclectic array of real people - from housewives to religious leaders, jazz musicians to alcoholic street people and sex workers – the film explores the sociological landscape of America.

In this remake of Libeled Lady, a tough newspaper editor hires a gigolo to compromise a woman suing his paper for libel.

Doris Day stars in this bright, colorful comedy of marital misunderstanding. What's a devoted wife to do when her husband spends more time "working" with his sexy secretary than helping her with their new home? For Janet Taylor (Day), an American who has relocated to England with her executive husband Mike (Taylor), there's only one solution - make him jealous by inventing an admirer. But as soon as Janet creates her make-believe Romeo, a real suitor arrives, whisks Janet off to Paris, wines and dines her...and comes face-to-face with an insanely irate Mike!

Shorts International is proud to present THE SEED, directed by Linkin Park's DJ Joseph Hahn. Hahn, whose directorial credits include such award-winning videos as Linkin Park’s “In The End” (2002’s VMA “Video of the Year” winner) and “Somewhere I Belong” (2003’s VMA “Best Rock Video” winner), as well as music clips for Xzibit, Story Of The Year and Alkaline Trio, as well as Linkin Park's videos for the smash hits “What I’ve Done,” “Bleed It Out” and “Shadow of the Day” off their double-platinum-selling Minutes to Midnight album. Musically, THE SEED features two untitled original compositions by Hahn as well as a track (“There They Go”) from Fort Minor, the side project fronted by Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda. Discussing the film’s impetus, Hahn says, “I saw a homeless guy having an argument with someone who clearly wasn't there. I wondered what it would look like to see the fight through his eyes. What if what he was seeing was real? Who does he think is out to get him?” THE SEED tells the story of Sung, portrayed by Will Yun Lee (Torque, Elektra, Die Another Day, “CSI,” “Bionic Woman”), a homeless veteran losing his mind on the banks of the L.A. River. Pursued by unseen forces, fighting unseen foes, Sung is ostensibly “just another lunatic.” But as his invisible war continues under bridges and in tunnels, the viewer is taken deeper into his nightmare—into a nightmare of conspiracy, cloaking and the government's unseen war. Sung struggles to fight through what is visible to him, yet invisible to the world around him. THE SEED premiered at the 11th annual Pusan International Film Festival in 2006 and has shown at numerous festivals including the Festivus Film Festival in Denver, CO where it won "Best Short Short" in 2008 and the Veneration Film Festival in Newport News where Hahn took the award for "Outstanding Cinematography" in 2007. Upcoming festivals include The San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival, The Malibu Film Festival, The Beverly Hills Film Festival, The Los Angeles United Film Festival and the Swansea Bay Film Festival in England. After attending Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA for illustration, Joe pursued a career in special effects in television and film before joining Linkin Park in 1996. Hahn says, “My love for film actually comes from my love for comic books as a kid. I used to not eat lunch so I could spend that money on comics. Eventually, as I got older and wiser, I started to correlate the similarities of graphic storytelling to cinema.” THE SEED is Hahn's first foray into directing short films.

Turn comedian Jerry Lewis loose inside the gates of a motion picture studio as The Errand Boy and the result is unrestrained pandemonium. Hired to be the "eyes and ears" of a Hollywood mogul at Paramutual Pictures, Morty S. Tashman (Lewis), under the guise of studio mail clerk, is to roam the lot and then report back to the boss with any questionable or dishonest activities. But virtually all of the shenanigans and escapades Morty uncovers are ones of his own doing! From soundstage to back lot to front office, Morty innocently manages to become a one-man wrecking crew that leaves the giant entertainment company in a complete shambles. Lights…camera…calamity!

Elvis Presley delivers one of his finest early performances in King Creole. Elvis plays a teenager named Danny Fisher, who is forced to drop out of school to help support his ineffective father (Dean Jagger). Drawn to trouble like a magnet, Danny is saved from a jail term by New Orleans saloon-keeper Charlie Le Grand (Paul Stewart), who gives the boy a job as a singer. It isn't long, however, before local gang boss Maxie Fields (Walter Matthau), a shadowy figure from Danny's criminal past, puts the muscle on the boy, insisting that Danny sing at his establishment. To lure Danny to his side of the fence, Maxie relies upon the seductive charms of his gun moll Ronnie (Carolyn Jones), while Danny's true love Nellie (Dolores Hart) suffers on the sidelines. In addition to the expected musical numbers (which are cleverly integrated into the storyline), the film's highlight is a brief exchange of fisticuffs between Elvis and Walter Matthau. Together with Jailhouse Rock, King Creole is one of the best filmed examples of the untamed, pre-army Elvis Presley. The picture was adapted from Harold Robbins' novel A Stone for Danny Fisher.

Walter Matthau and Jill Clayburgh star in this dramatic comedy that centers around the appointment of the first woman to the U.S. Supreme Court. She is aggressive, witty, magnetic-and an arch-conservative. He is wry, opinionated and roundly liberal. One hundred and one men have preceded the new female justice to seats on the bench of the nation's highest court, but now it's eight men and her. All unanimously accept their new colleague-except Matthau, "The Great Dissenter." He becomes the source of her fury, her challenges, her antagonism... and finally, her loving admiration. Matthau and Clayburgh are unforgettably and hilariously opposed in this contemporary tale that goes behind the bend with wit, wisdom and great conviction.

Ruth Loomis (Jill Clayburg) becomes the first woman appointed to the United States Supreme Court. A staunch conservative, she immediatly runs into conflict with Dan Snow (Walter Matthau), the high court's resident liberal. Although, they never agree on the issues before the Court, they develop a respect and affection for one another after several comedic encounters.

Ruth Loomis (Jill Clayburg) becomes the first woman appointed to the United States Supreme Court. A staunch conservative, she immediatly runs into conflict with Dan Snow (Walter Matthau), the high court's resident liberal. Although, they never agree on the issues before the Court, they develop a respect and affection for one another after several comedic encounters.