Dan O'Reilly

Invertigo

Dark comedy about a psychopathic couple using the narrative events of Hitchcock's Vertigo to plot each other's murder.

The Day I Grew Up

In this coming-of-age short, undocumented teen Adrian takes matters into his own hands when his predatory uncle resurfaces after a decade of absence. Fearing for the safety of his vulnerable young brother, the two boys head to the city in the dead of night and attempt to make it on their own.

Hylas

A groundskeeper at a mostly empty golf resort thinks he spots a speedo-clad man he doesn't recognize. But the man disappears when he investigates... until he doesn't.

The Holly King

Four men gather to curse one of their ex-boyfriends by invoking the Holly King, an ancient elemental being, and end up biting off a little more than they can chew.

Hunger! Or: Foggy Recollections from the Childhood of Adam Veneer (as mediated by Dr. Tanya Connoway, PsyD)

When closeted 16-year-old Adam Veneer us forbidden to ear a cake by his fitness-freak hyper-masculine father, he decides to steal a piece in the middle of the night -- inadvertently discovering a secret about his father that will change their relationship forever.

What's Easy

Two generations. Two couples. One love. Written and directed by Kaleb Rudy, 'What's Easy' explores the crippling power of societal pressure and familial expectations over love. An interracial couple living in the 1960's and a same sex couple living today are stretched to the breaking point in this 5 minute dialogue piece.