ENTWINED
a short film
WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY: Dale Griffiths Stamos
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Current Events
CURRENT FILMS:
ENTWINED, written and directed by Dale Griffiths Stamos, and starring Michael Dorn ("Worf" on Star Trek series) was completed in June, 2019. Entwined tells the story of two people in their sixties who find themselves standing in front of the same painting at a gallery. Joe is black and Lisa is white and over forty years ago, when in high school, they loved each other. Now they must face their troubled past, and feelings that time may not have erased.
ENTWINED OFFICIAL FESTIVAL SELECTIONS: 2020
OJAI FILM FESTIVAL
ENTWINED is an official selection of the Ojai Film Festival screening virtually from Nov. 6-12, 2020. Entwined is the recipient of their Bill Paxton Award for 2020.
SAN FRANCISCO INDEPENDENT SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
ENTWINED is an official selection of the San Francisco Independent Short Film Festival screening virtually from Oct. 9-18, 2020.
DANCES WITH FILMS FILM FESTIVAL
ENTWINED was an official selection of Dances with Films Film Festival which took place virtually from August 27 - September 6, 2020.
DIRTY LITTLE SECRET, written and directed by Dale Griffiths Stamos was completed in November 2018. In Dirty Little Secret, Nick thinks he can breeze through these therapy sessions with the court appointed psychologist, Dr. Dana Reynolds. After all he's Nicholas P. Berenger - he's charmed or bought himself out of worse situations than this. But soon he realizes that Dr. Reynolds may have something on him, and it's not pretty.
DIRTY LITTLE SECRET OFFICIAL FESTIVAL SELECTIONS: 2020:
WOMEN'S FILM FESTIVAL - PHILADELPHIA
DIRTY LITTLE SECRET is an official selection at the Women's Film Festival 2020, which has been postponed, due to Covid, to 2021.
BEST SHORT FEST - ONTARIO, CANADA
DIRTY LITTLE SECRET was an official selection of the Best Short Fest which took place in Ontario, Canada from Sept. 25-26, 2020.
SAN LUIS OBISPO FILM FESTIVAL
DIRTY LITTLE SECRET was an official selection of the San Luis Obispo Film Festival, which took place online from March 17-22, 2020.
DAM SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
BRECKENRIDGE FILM FESTIVAL
ENTWINED was an official selection at the Breckenridge Film Festival which took place virtually in September 2020.
TOPAZ FILM FESTIVAL
ENTWINED was an official selection at the Topaz Film Festival which took place virtually in September 2020.
NEW HOPE FILM FESTIVAL
ENTWINED is an official selection at the New Hope Film Festival which will take place in July, 2020
SEDONA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
ENTWINED was an official selection at the Sedona International Film Festival which ran from Feb 22 – Mar 1, 2020
BEAUFORT INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
ENTWINED was an official selection at the Sedona International Film Festival which ran from Feb 18 – 23, 2020
ENTWINED received an AWARD OF EXCELLENCE from Best Shorts Competition 2020
DIRTY LITTLE SECRET was an official selection of the DAM Short Film Festival, which took place from Feb. 13 - 16, 2020.
THE DINNER GUEST OFFICIAL FESTIVAL SELECTIONS: 2020
LONE STAR FILM FESTIVAL
THE DINNER GUEST is an official selection at the Lone Star Film Festival, which will take place, virtually, from Nov. 4-8, 2020
DUBLIN INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM & MUSIC FESTIVAL
THE DINNER GUEST is an official selection at the Dublin International Short Film & Music Festival when takes place, virtually, from Oct. 9-11, 2020
SENE FILM FESTIVAL
THE DINNER GUEST is an official selection at the SENE Film Festival which, due to Covid, will be postponed until 2021.
CAMBRIA FILM FESTIVAL
THE DINNER GUEST was an official selection at the Cambria Film Festival which ran from February 6-9, 2020
MATCH MADE OFFICIAL FESTIVAL SELECTIONS: 2020:
MATCH MADE, an older film Dale wrote in 2014, has been re-submitted to festivals in 2020. So far, it has been accepted to the NYC Downtown Short Film Festival (due to Covid, dates still to be announced) - where it has won Best Director and Best Screenwriter.