“Blake”
“Blake” is a short film I wrote, directed, edited, and act in. It is a heartwarming story about a man who gets a chance to spend one more week with his beloved cat, Blake. The film screened at film festivals all over the world, and won awards including:
- Best Iowa Made Short Film at the Muscatine Independent Film Festival
- Most Heartwarming Short Film at the Spring Grove International Film Festival
- Best Central States Short at the IndieFanFilmFest
- Sci-Fi Pulse Award at the KWC Film Festival
- Best Screenplay (Scott Edition) at the Under the stars International Film Festival
“Stopped Motion: The Story of GULP”
“Stopped Motion: The Story of GULP” is a mockumentary about a claymation dinosaur named GULP, and his dreams of becoming the literal Biggest Star in Hollywood! The film combines live action with stop motion animation. I co-wrote the film with Cadry Nelson and served as the director, editor, compositor, and animator. The film won awards at at multiple film festivals, including:
- Best Animation Film at the Anatolia Film Festival
- Best Animated Short/Feature Film, Best Direction of a Short/Feature Film, and Best Special Visual FX at the Something Wicked Fan Fest
- Best of Fest (juried) Narrative Feature (40+ min) at the Oneota Film Festival
- Best Direction at the Star City Film Festival
- Best Animation Film at the Mabig Film Festival
- Best Mockumentary Short at the IndieXFilmFest
“Fire and Moonlight”
In 2015, I wrote and directed a fan film based on the David Lynch / Mark Frost TV series “Twin Peaks”. The film won First Place in the Twin Peaks Festival Short Film Competition.
“Rituals and Candlelight”
“Rituals and Candlelight” was the 2016 sequel to my “Twin Peaks” fan film “Fire and Moonlight”, and also won First Place in the Twin Peaks Festival Short Film Competition!
“Secrets and Darkness”
And finally in 2017, I wrote and directed the third and final entry in my “Twin Peaks” fan film trilogy, entitled “Secrets and Darkness”.
David Busch Films 