SLEET/SNOW

Casual acquaintances, Robert and Marian, travel to Odessa, TX to pick up a painting; along the way develop a unique relationship.

Cast: Gideon Seaman, Leanna McMillin & Frank Mosley

Crew: wri/dir Daniel Laabs, prod/edit Adrian Testolin, cine Bret Curry

Awards: 2009 Videofest Best Narrative Short

Screenings: SXSW, AFI Dallas, Sarasota, BendFilm & Videofest

Exhibition details: trt 13mins, HDCAM or .mov, Stereo

"Robert and Marian take a day-trip in order to pick up a painting he's bought from a rural artist. Forced to stay overnight when the artist is a no-show, the two circumnavigate the unspoken tensions in a relationship that is platonic, or at least has been, so far. Daniel Laabs' first film, made while he was still a university student, is a delicately evocative drama that debuted at the Dallas International Film Festival."

- Dennis Harvey (VARIETY)