A Dark Song
🎃 Octoberween Foreplay: A DARK SONG ★★★☆☆ I had the memory that I hated this when I watched it before and wouldn't consider a rewatch. Then, looking through the films…
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FILMS
Completed Films and Music Videos
THE BET
SHORT | 19 MINUTES | ORIGINAL 2007 / REMASTER 2014 | DISTRIBUTION: AVAILABLE
Two men have a long-standing game of placing a wager on the fate of those unfortunate enough to cross their path. Their latest pawn is a young woman with a mysterious past.
MONEY SHOT
SHORT | 11 MINUTES | 2011 | DISTRIBUTION: AVAILABLE
An ex-porn star is forced to decide between his notorious past and an anonymous future.
FOREPLAY
SHORT | 4 MINUTES | 2004 | DISTRIBUTION: AVAILABLE
Intro for the 2004 AIGA Work Show that explores the relationship between an artist and his work.
HALLWAY
MUSIC VIDEO | 4 MINUTES | 2007 | DISTRIBUTION: AVAILABLE
From THE BET soundtrack,
performed by Justine Bellinsky.
BOOKS
Novels and Collections Available for Purchase or Publication
BEAUTIFUL
A Novel by Michael Dunn
Identical twins: Stéphane and Rémy Janssen. They believe one of them was supposed to have been absorbed in utero. With the help of an underground surgeon, they attempt to do what nature didn’t.
DETOX
A Novel by Michael Dunn
Based on the Screenplay by Michael Dunn & Chris Smith
A story of boy finds girl, boy loses girl, boy tries to get girl back—but the boy is bi-polar and off his meds, the girl is a heroin addict, and the plot to win her back involves kidnapping and ketamine. Features passages of unusual typography.
SUFFER
Collected Works by Michael Dunn
An ex-porn star is forced to decide between his notorious past and an anonymous future.
HAIKUINGLY,
Email Sign-offs by Smith & db
On July 17, 2009, Smith ended his email to db with a haiku. A week later, Smith’s valediction ended with “-ing-ly,” beginning a tradition between the two friends that lasted three years. Collected here, for better or worse, are the haikus and valedictions that closed each email. Sometimes vulgar, sometimes witty. Sometimes alcohol-fueled.
SUFFER SINGLES
Three Volumes of Collected Works
by Michael Dunn
Why should only the music world have singles? Three volumes, grouped by subject matter, pulling the best from SUFFER with b-side bonus material.
SCREENPLAYS
Completed Screenplays for Purchase or Production
BEAUTIFUL
Feature-Length Screenplay by Michael Dunn
Twin brothers believe one of them should have been absorbed in utero and attempt to do what nature didn’t with the help of an underground surgeon who leads a support group.
DETOX
Feature-Length Screenplay
by Michael Dunn & Chris Smith
A young man holds his ex-girlfriend hostage to detox her from heroin, hoping to win her back, but his own demons—and a nosy neighbor—jeopardize his plan.
UNDER
Feature-Length Screenplay by Michael Dunn
A group is stranded in a deserted town and become prey to subterranean monsters that hunt and collect them to breed.