Quick Dash Films

05/10/2024

Going live on YouTube to talk Rew with MiSciFi:

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02/24/2024

Hey everybody!!!

You can watch our short film REW online right now! It's part of the Southern Shorts Awards Virtual Festival Winter 2024 and will be available to watch for FREE until Sunday at midnight (eastern time).

So if you don't get it the first time around, you can rewind and watch it again!

https://southernshortsawards.com/Virtual-Festival-Winter-2024-LIVE.html

12/03/2023

😍😍

Director Ida Theresa Myklebost believes this year’s festival, which opens Friday, will set a new standard.

12/03/2023

Today's the day! We hope to see you at the Anchorage Museum at 2pm for the premier of our short film REW, playing in the Anchorage International Film Festival.

Tickets: https://anchoragefilmfestival.org/events/rew/

11/29/2023

So.Many.Good.Alaskan.Short.Films!😮

Every year spots are reserved at the festival for local, made in Alaska short films. These filmmakers are your neighbors, friends and family, who tells stories from the local community. And this year, they're better than ever. I know, I know, I say that every year - but it's so true! The local talent here in Alaska is something to be really proud of ❤️

We have two "Made in Alaska" short film programs this year:
- Made in Alaska 1: Saturday December 2nd at noon at the Bear Tooth.
- Made in Alaska 2: Sunday December 3rd at 2pm at the Anchorage Museum.

Come to the festival to learn more about what's moving in your community, and support local filmmaker talents! 🎉

Get your tickets/passes here: https://anchoragefilmfestival.org/

11/28/2023

The REW cast on set!

Danielle Rabinovitch as Roo
Denali Romero as Amy
Rachael Harper as Brit
Rouslan Korenev as Theo

See them in REW this Saturday at the Anchorage Museum in SHORTS: Made in Alaska 2.

Tickets: https://anchoragefilmfestival.org/events/rew/

11/20/2023

REW Trailer

An official selection of the 2023 Anchorage International Film Festival

Premiering 12/3, 2pm at the Anchorage Museum. Tickets here: https://anchoragefilmfestival.org/events/rew/

Written and directed by John Kendall

Starring Danielle Rabinovitch, Denali Romero, Rachael Haart, and Rouslan Korenev

Produced by Joshua Albeza Branstetter and James Kendall
Cinematography/Color by Bryan Fidel Pentecostes
Original Score by Chris Johns
1st AC/VFX: Ryan Tester
2nd Assistant Director: Calah Joy Frazier
Costume Designer: Stephanie Collins
Sound Design/Mix: Troy Hermes
Sound Recordist: Jeremy Allen
Prop Master/Set Dresser: Lance Graham-Hanes
Prop Builder: Steve Hill
Hair/Make-up: Denise Hill
Script Supervisor: Kimberly Allely
PAs: Rowan Pickard, Riley Taylor

11/17/2023

Stills from REW.

Premiering 12/3 at the Anchorage Museum (2pm!) in the 2023 Anchorage International Film Festival.

"Two former colleagues meet in the woods to test an invention they had long since abandoned."

Written and directed by John Kendall.

Starring Danielle Rabinovitch and Denali Romero.

Trailer soon!

11/09/2023

MORE SHORTS THAN EVER! We don't think there's ever been this many shorts at AIFF - but this year, they were simply too good to pass on. So come December, indulge in all these nuggets 🤩

Congratulations to all the filmmakers behind these wonderful films! Showing in Anchorage December 1st-9th 🎉

NARRATIVE SHORTS
- “Animal Behavior” by Adrian Delcan • USA
- “Barely Breathing” by Derek Evans • USA
- “Blue Hour - Short Film by J.D. Shields • USA
- “The Bond Film by Jahmil Eady • USA
- “Brouillarta” by Ingvild Søderlind • Norway
- “Call Me Mommy” by Haley Alea Erickson & Taylor Washington • USA
- “Canine” by Christen Carter • USA
- “Chipper - a short film by Shaun MacLean • USA
- “The Cure” by Sara Balassone • Italy
- “Desideratum” by KC Connolly • USA
- “The Emissaries” by Jesse Nesser • USA
- “Forgive Me, Father” by Christian Carreira • USA
- “Gaby's Hills” by Zoé Pelchat • Canada
- “Goodbye Tango” by Jason Laurits • USA
- “Heat Spell” by Marie-Pier Dupuis • Canada
- “Infraction” by Timothy Blackwood • USA
- “Límite by George Nicholas • Mexico/USA
- “The Mirror” by Laurence Relton • UK
- “Naked” by Kjetil Heimdall& Brage Norløff Grindeland • Norway
- “NIGIQTUQ ᓂᒋᖅᑐᖅ “by Lindsay McIntyre • Canada
- “The Old Young Crow” by Liam LoPinto • USA
- “Our Males and Females by Ahmad Alyaseer • Jordan
- “Paint Her Red” by Bella Thorne • USA
- “Quote Me Outside" by Nicholas Bentgen • USA
- “Radio Telescope” by Tanner Beard • USA
- “Remember It’s Christmas” by Sam Kite • USA
- “She Won't Make Brunch” by Luka Stojcic • USA
- “Simo” by Aziz Zoromba • Canada
- “The Stranger” by Wonchan SONG • South Korea
- “The Stupid Boy by Phil Dunn • UK
- “[Subtext - A Short Film” by Erin Brown Thomas • USA
- “Survivor” by Karim Azimi • İran
- “This is About the Census” by Geoff Ross • USA

DOCUMENTARY SHORTS
- “Adversary” by Michael Osorio • USA
- “Chicho, a Dreamer" by Thomas Morgan• USA
- “Courage” by Star Bazancir & Jasmina Pusök • Sweden
- “Everyday dicks” by Silvia Giambrone • Italy
- “Funny Not Funny” by Marc D'Agostino & Ben Feldman • USA
- “My Parents' Bazaar” by Rakesh Narwani • Spain
- “Projekt Pappa” by Camilla Jämting Art• Norway
- “SAR” by Tristan Owen • USA
- “Seeds of Change” by Maximilian Armstrong • USA
- “Shattering Stars” by Peter Galison• USA
- “This Is Where I Learned Not To Sleep” by Anne de Mare & Kirsten Kelly • USA
- “Unattended” by Tora Johanne Turøy • Norway
- “Unnamed” by IIranmehr Salimi • Iran
- “Wallowing Bull” by Dan Lior • USA
- “The Winterkeeper” by Laurence Topham & David Levene • UK

ANIMATED SHORTS
- “Amplifying Feedback Loop” by Vanessa Sweet• USA
- “Awakening: The First Day” by Jos Diaz Contreras & Santiago Carrasquilla • USA
- “Fission” by Dmitry Brazhenko• Canada
- “Gene's 6th Symphony” by Jordi Garcia • USA
- “Little Hurts” by Debra Solomon • USA
- “love bubbles” by Marcel Hobi • Switzerland
- “Manō” by Brittany Biggs• USA
- “Who She Is” by Jordan Dresser & Sophie Barksdale• USA
- “Witchfairy” by Cedric Igodt & David Van de Weyer • Belgium

MADE IN ALASKA DOCUMENTARY SHORTS
- “The Alaska Range “by Ryan Tansey • USA
- “Duke Russell: What I do is everything." by Pat Race • USA
- “Ellavut Cimirtuq (Our World Is Changing)” by Jacqueline Cleveland, Sonia Luokkala & Mischa Hedges • USA
- “Resistance: Now and Then” by Waatsasdiyei Apayuk Yates• USA
- “A Lesson in Life” by Valerie Kern • USA
- “Nourishing the Kenai” by Emrys Eller• USA
- “A Piece of Myself” by Nidhi Kumar & Audrey Shuppert Vivienne Ayres • USA
- “School of Fish” by Oliver Sutro & Colin Arisman • USA
- “True Colors” by Brad Hillwig• USA

MADE IN ALASKA NARRATIVE SHORTS
- “Craven” by Ethan Feaster• USA
- “Gene” by Carl Weber• USA
- “Rew” by JJohn Kendall• USA
- “Won't Figure It Out Tonight” by Emily Niebuhr• USA

TICKET AND PASSES AVAILABLE NOW AT:
https://anchoragefilmfestival.org

Next up: Screenplay Finalists! 🎉

11/06/2023

REW
Our new short film
Premiering at the Anchorage International Film Festival
December 3rd at 2pm at the Anchorage Museum in the Shorts: Made In Alaska 2 block.

Written/Directed by John Kendall
Starring Danielle Rabinovitch, Denali Romero, Rachael Harper and Rouslan Korenev
Produced by Joshua Albeza Branstetter and James Kendall
Cinematography by Bryan Fidel Pentecostes
Original Score by Chris Johns
1st AC/VFX: Ryan Tester
2nd Assistant Director: Calah Joy Frazier
Costume Designer: Stephanie Collins
Sound Design/Mix: Troy Hermes
Sound Recordist: Jeremy Allen
Prop Master/Set Dresser: Lance Graham-Hanes
Prop Builder: Steve Hill
Hair/Make-up: Denise Hill
Script Supervisor: Kimberly Allely
PAs: Rowan Pickard, Riley Taylor

11/01/2023

SAVE THE DATE!!!

Our new short film REW is premiering at the Anchorage International Film Festival on December 3rd, 2pm at the Anchorage Museum alongside more Alaska-made movies.

Get your tickets here: https://anchoragefilmfestival.org/events/shortsmadeinalaska2/

10/05/2023

Our short film "Mythomanes" is also up on our YouTube channel. Starring the wonderful Shanette Harper and Bradford James Jackson. https://www.youtube.com/quickdashfilms

10/04/2023

We interrupt your regularly schedule aerobics workout video, to remind you that you can watch our short film "Dasher" on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/quickdashfilms

09/30/2023

It's been almost 5 years since our short film "Wellaway" premiered and won the "Best Made in Alaska" award at the Anchorage International Film Festival.

The full movie and our other shorts are up on our YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/

09/23/2023

Power's back on

05/15/2021

Anybody in Austin looking for a good time tomorrow afternoon? Our short film "Mythomanes" is playing in the Austin After Dark Film Festival!!! Tickets and more info in the link.

Session C: Film Screenings For the Austin After Dark Film Festival Spring 2021

05/04/2021

That's a wrap on "Rew," our next short film! Thank you to our incredible cast and crew for a wonderful weekend in the woods!

04/13/2021

*****Shooting Location Needed*****
Hey everybody, we need help securing a shooting location for our next short film.
We are looking for a "middle of nowhere" setting in the Anchorage-ish area: a field, clearing, deserted road, etc. But we need it to have easy access to bathrooms and power, and need to be able to drive vehicles in the area. Shoot dates are May 1-3.
Send us a message if you know of such a place or have any questions.

03/16/2021

We should probably mention this is a $$$ PAID ACTING GIG $$$

This Saturday we're holding auditions for our next short film "Rew," produced with Branstetter Film. Still a few time slots left. Register to audition in the Google Form below:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdJd_gl8BBrBdhFJ-z_HNRwDlmLW5L6Q0Iw3ycmYr5Ny9WhlQ/viewform?usp=sf_link

03/08/2021

🚨🚨OPEN CASTING CALL!!!🚨🚨

Quick Dash Films and Branstetter Film are now in production on our new short film "Rew."

We are holding auditions on March 20th over Zoom between 1pm and 4pm.

Register through Google Forms: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdJd_gl8BBrBdhFJ-z_HNRwDlmLW5L6Q0Iw3ycmYr5Ny9WhlQ/viewform?usp=sf_link