Short Film (16 mins)
After play practice one night for the senior production of "A Streetcar Named Desire", backstage boy Ben gives Johnny, the play's Stanley, a ride home to help him with his lines. When a bottle of champagne gets opened, the boys end up in Johnny's swimming pool, where everyday boundary lines quickly blur.

Grand Prize, Alternative Spirit Award - Rhode Island International FF

Short Film (36 mins)

Bugcrush is the story of Ben, a small-town high school loner, whose fascination with Grant, a dangerously seductive new kid, leads him into something much more sinister than he could ever have imagined.

Winner - Short Filmmaking Award - Sundance

"Taken as sheer sensory spectacle, Dan Castle's colourful flick is a Top Gun with waves; a Rocky with board fins..." - Film Threat

17-year-old Jesse and his brothers live in the small port town and surfing hot-spot that is Newcastle. Rising surf star Jesse spends time chasing waves and girls, all the while living in the shadow of older brother Victor, previous champion of the town's annual surfing competition.