Dave Penner
Writer/Director
Projects
In 1941 Holland, two Dutch sisters must deal with the turmoil of their Nazi-occupied town.
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Winner:
Best Short Film (Artemis Women in Film, indieX Film Fest)
Best Director - Dave Penner (Pasadena International Film Festival)
Best Women Short (indieX 2021 & 2022 Awards)
Best Lead Actress - Heavenly Reyna (Lady Filmmakers)
Best Cinematography - Benjamin Gaskell (indieX 2021 & 2022 Awards)
Best Original Score - Pietro Milanesi (indieX 2021 & 2022 Awards)
Best Adapted Screenplay - Dave Penner, Best Thriller Short, Best Producer - Viktorija Hill, Best Sound Design - Dave Penner (indieX Film Fest)
Nominations:
Best Short Film (Pasadena International Film Festival, Lady Filmmakers)
Best Director (IndieX 2021 & 2022 Awards)
Best Short of the Season (IndieX Film Fest)
Best Thriller Short (North Hollywood Cinefest)
Best Dark Drama Film (Oregon Short Film Festival)
Best Ensemble Cast - Heavenly Reyna/Tori Griffith/Benjamin Schnau (IndieX 2021 & 2022 Awards)
Best Actress: Heavenly Reyna (Pasadena International Film Festival)
Best Actor: Benjamin Schnau (North Hollywood Cinefest, Lady Filmmakers)
Best Supporting Actress: Tori Griffith (Lady Filmmakers)
A door-to-door salesman offers a suburban father a new lease on life.
Winner: Best Short Film (Roswell Sci Fi Film Festival)
Best Indie Short (Hollywood Gold Awards, New York Movie Awards, Florence Film Awards)
Nominations: Best Director (Reno Comedy Film Fest)
Best Short Film (Georgia Comedy Film Fest)
Best Comedy Short (Portland Comedy Fest)
An American soldier struggles to liberate an Afghan boy amid the turmoil of the Afghanistan evacuation.
Winner: Best Cinematography
Best Editing
Best Original Score (Collaboration Filmmakers Festival)