Jollyville Pictures

09/09/2020

10/07/2020

I'm not saying you have to watch Pictures of Superheroes now that it's streaming for free on Amazon Prime but it would be pretty cool if you could at least have it play on one of your devices in the background while you do something else.

After being dumped and fired on the same day, Marie gets a job cleaning up after an overworked businessman and the aggressively messy roommate he's forgotten about, sending her into a surreal world of candy, insult comics, and pretend marriages.

27/06/2020

09/09/2016

The Horrible Life of Dr. Ghoul

Dr. Ghoul is now on YouTube!

A late night horror show host is having a bad day. Starring Chris Doubek, Kerri Lendo, Jason Newman, Byron Brown, Jessie Tilton Written & Directed by Don Swa...

06/10/2015

Oxford Film Festival Best Of Shorts Fest

Watch, and maybe even vote for Jollyville shorts 'The Horrible Life of Dr. Ghoul' and 'The Ballad of Friday and June' on the Oxford Film Festival's Audience Award page!

The Oxford Film Festival is excited to celebrate their short filmmaker alumni in the Oxford Film Festival Best of Shorts Fest Contest. All short film alumni from the previous 12 years of OFF are invited to participate.

10/09/2015

Jollyville Pictures

10/09/2015

The Horrible Life of Dr. Ghoul

The Horrible Life of Dr. Ghoul

A local TV horror host is having a bad day.

03/12/2014

Film Festicles 1: That's a Wrap!

While waiting for the line-up to be announced, why don't you check out 'Film Festicles' a webseries about indie film from Jollyville Pictures, Singletree Productions, and Film Threat!

The short film is completed and the director has some lofty ideas about its trailer, much to his assistant's chagrin. Written and Directed by Mark Potts and ...

31/10/2014

The Horrible Life of Dr. Ghoul

It's Halloween in Jollyville, why not celebrate with our Halloween-esque short 'The Horrible Life of Dr. Ghoul'?

The Horrible Life of Dr. Ghoul A local TV horror host is having a bad day. Written & Directed by Don Swaynos Starring Chris Doubek as Dr. Ghoul Also Starring…

30/08/2014

The Horrible Life of Dr. Ghoul

Want to see something really terror-ible? Check out The Horrible Life of Dr. Ghoul!

The Horrible Life of Dr. Ghoul A local TV horror host is having a bad day. Starring Chris Doubek as Dr. Ghoul. Written & Directed by Don Swaynos. DonSwaynos.com DrGhoul.com

10/04/2014

The Ballad of Friday and June (2009)

: Here's "vintage" Jollyville Pictures short 'The Ballad of Friday and June'

June is a struggling ukelele player, Friday is her talkative roommate. Also, Friday is a dog... "...one of the most exquisite short films to come out of Austin…

05/02/2014

Theory, Fact, or Fiction?

Coming soon to the Creation Museum's 'Six Days of Creation' Theater!

Made in the grand tradition of reactionary Christian classics such as Rock: It's Your Decision, Theory, Fact, or Fiction? deals with the dilemma one young bo...

02/12/2013

Pictures of Superheroes

Did you know that our feature film Pictures of Superheroes is now available as a 99 cent rental at the iTunes store? Well you do now! Because it is!

Watch the trailer and download Pictures of Superheroes 2013 on iTunes.

10/06/2013

http://www.revelationfilmfest.org/go/films/features/pictures-of-superheroes

Our first feature, Pictures of Superheroes, is going to make it's international premiere at the Revelation Film Festival in Perth, Australia!

28/02/2013

Jollyville Pictures's cover photo

10/01/2013

Veteran Austin stage actor Jason Newman makes assured move to...

Great article about Jason Newman, one of the stars of our upcoming short 'The Horrible Life of Dr. Ghoul.' Also, tickets are still available for this weekend's Austin screening of the very funny The Man From Orlando!

Actor Jason Newman and filmmaker Craig Elrod had just finished screening their short film, “Petting Sharks,” at South by Southwest in 2010 and were celebrating over beers when they rationalized a motivation that feels quintessentially Austin: “It’s time.

01/01/2013

Instructions for the Bloomfield K-147 "Liberator" Beverage Delivery System

We made a training video for a coffee machine. Are we sellouts? Who are you to judge us?

Inspired by "Look Around You," we decided to start making training videos.

02/12/2012

Don shares an awkward moment with Fred Cantu while promoting Pictures of Superheroes back in October.

31/10/2012

For Halloween here's an image from our new short film 'The Horrible Life of Dr. Ghoul.'

20/10/2012

First screening Q&A!

20/10/2012

An hour before our first screening and the line is a block long!

13/09/2012

Pictures of Superheroes

Have you liked the page for our first feature film Pictures of Superheroes? Please do. It's good. And we don't post too much. Promise.

A feature-length comedy from Jollyville Pictures. Now available on VOD.

14/08/2012

Dr. Ghoul Production Photos

06/08/2012

©2012 Tate English

Photos from the production of 'The Horrible Life of Dr. Ghoul'

06/08/2012

f/31: Week 7 - Production Stills

A behind the scenes look at the newest Jollyville Pictures project over on Tate's photo blog.

An amateur photographer turned 31. Then he decided to spend the year trying to be a slightly better amateur photographer.

03/08/2012

Photos from the production of 'The Horrible Life of Dr. Ghoul'

31/07/2012

Watch now: Buck Henry: A Hollywood Story | On Story | PBS Video

In case you missed it this weekend on PBS (possibly because it didn't seem to play in some outlets), here's the episode of 'On Story' featuring The Ballad of Friday and June!

From THE GRADUATE and CATCH-22 to "Saturday Night Live" and "Get Smart," iconic comedic...

29/07/2012

Today is the second day of production on the newest Jollyville short. Jollyville Pictures never stops working for your entertainment needs!

28/07/2012

Three Guys, a Girl, and a Dog Named Friday

Austin, catch The Ballad of Friday and June tonight on On Story: Presented by Austin Film Festival at 7:30 on KLRU. Here's The Austin Chronicle's write-up from a few years ago...

Austin film collective Jollyville Pictures on its ingredients for success

26/07/2012

On Story - Austin Film Festival

Check us out on PBS! "The Ballad of Friday and June" plays THIS SATURDAY, JULY 28th in AFF's television show "On Story", season 2, episode 9!
The website below has a link to check your local listings. Here in Austin, it'll be at 7:30pm central. It's carried all over the country, and will be available on their website if it's carried at an inconvenient time where you live!

October 18-25

25/07/2012

Pre-production!