Kicking off the 4pm show, Tuesday September 29th, with Austin Fickman, founder of the Laguna Beach Film Festival, followed by Nick Russell and David McCracken. Nick wrote the short film Twisted and David is the Director of the short comedy Ostrichland. Here's the scoop on these two guests:

ABOUT NICK RUSSELL

For over a decade, Australian screenwriter and producer, Nicholas Russell has spent a lot of time working between Australia and Los Angeles. As an independent filmmaker, Nicholas has produced and written many award winning short films. Most recently with The Trophy Thief (Directed by D. Edwardz, Seattle International Film Festival, LA Shorts Fest and UrbanWorld NYC) and the multi award winning Twisted (Directed by Stuart Bowen, Tropfest, HollyShorts Film Festival and many more). Both films are currently touring the festival circuit.

Twisted Director: Stuart Bowen

Writer: Nick Russell

Cast: Steen Raskopoulos, Andrew Steel, Kat Beck

School reunions are strange for anyone, but especially our socially awkward hero. When the girl of his Middle School dreams makes her appearance known, he will stop at nothing to win her over.

LINK TO THE FILM: http://exitfilms.com/clips/twisted-2/

ABOUT Serena Dykman

Writer/Director/Producer

Serena Dykman is a NY-based filmmaker, and a recent graduate from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. Her work, ranging from comedy to drama and documentary, has won her numerous awards, including at the Cannes Film Festival, and has been selected to show in countless festivals around the world. She wrote, directed, and produced the award-winning shorts THE DOORMAN, and WELCOME, and is now launching a comedic short entitled BED BUGS & COMPANY on the festival circuit. Serena is a 'third-culture kid' born in Paris, and raised between London, Brussels, and New York. Her passion for travel has informed much of her work, and her interest in elephants has led to travels all across Asia. Her latest project is a feature documentary about her grandmother, an Auschwitz survivor.

www.serenadykman.com

www.vimeo.com/serenadykman

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm5660378

@SerenaDykman