ABOUT US
Screen Door Film is Austin’s premiere micro-cinema, providing a theatrical release for award-winning independent features and short films. Our ongoing screening series is carefully curated from the best of the film festivals, as well as the finest in independent cinema. Each event is a unique opportunity to view rarely seen films, as well as network with local directors, actors, crew and other like-minded cinephiles.

OUR MISSION
Our mission is to provide a theatrical release for short-form and selected long-form DV, film and video projects that otherwise might never be widely seen by the public. Through these screenings, Screen Door Film highlights the talents of local and national filmmakers in a low-pressure, interactive environment. Directors and producers alike benefit from our marketing, promotional, and event planning solutions.

THE TEAM
Our team displays a passion for film and the experience to back it up.

Ryan Long

Hailing from Chicago, Ryan went to the University of Texas for a Radio-Television Film degree. After a start in local television, he made the jump to Los Angeles where he was fortunate to learn the post-production sound trade from Academy Award winner Dane Davis. Davis’ studio, Danetracks, is responsible for such films as The Matrix, Swordfish, Dogtown and Z-boys, and Boogie Nights among countless others. After time spent freezing his ass off in New York City, working on various documentary projects, Ryan settled back in Austin for good. Screen Door started out as a theatrical distribution outlet for his own film work, but Screen Door’s success has left precious little time for actual filmmaking.

John Hewlett

John Hewlett was raised in central Virginia. His initial forays into filmmaking bridged the gap between creative expression and badly needed extra credit for school. At the college level, John pursued individual film studies. An independent study on the critical dissection of “This is Spinal Tap” became so all consuming that it prevented any study abroad. As a founding member of Screen Door Film, John has played a number of roles in the rise of the short film subculture. He is currently at work on his latest effort, “The Request”.