Dustin Guy Defa

Interview with Dustin Guy Defa. Recorded in New York City, March 2017.

Between surrealism, unusual characters, art and magic tricks, "Swim Little Fish Swim" is a dreamlike journey from childhood to adulthood.

Lousy lover and egocentric Eric Sparrow is dumped by his girlfriend after rejecting her marital proposal. After a few failed dates his luck turns...

RICHARD'S WEDDING is an ensemble comedy that explores how the most enduring friendships require a mixture of envy, love and ridiculous egomania...

A mysterious visitor spends the night at an apartment belonging to a young engaged couple and their friend. Over the course of the night and the...

The Sixth Year is an art world drama series in five episodes, which re-interprets the format of the TV series. Set in the New York art world, it...

Set in the Mojave Desert, the film follows a broken-down comedian playing clubs across the Southwest, working his way to Los Angeles to meet his...

A relationship drama set amid a winter van trip from New York to New Orleans. A loose continuation of the 2010 film.

A humorless loner attempts to win the admiration of a drifter with his debut performance at the local comedy club.

Camila, a young Argentine theater director, travels from Buenos Aires to New York to attend an artistic residency to develop a Spanish translation of...

In a desperate search to create a follow-up to Joe Swanberg's 2011 film Uncle Kent, Kent Osborne travels to a comic book convention in San Diego...

Independent Filmmaker Caveh Zahedi is trying to make a television show. He persuades BRIC TV, a Brooklyn non-profit Arts organization, to finance a...

Lyrical and powerfully personal essay film that reflects on the deaths of her husband Lou Reed, her mother, her beloved dog, and such diverse...

Joel Potrykus calls fellow indie filmmakers during the pandemic crisis to check in and see how they're holding up.

Writer/director/star Alex Karpovsky, a familiar face to indie filmgoers, reveals his sterling comic chops in this close-to-the-bone comedy. Teasing...

When their elderly neighbor suddenly drops dead, a young Brooklyn couple investigates signs of foul play.

A humorless loner attempts to win the admiration of a drifter with his debut performance at the local comedy club.

Left reeling by his latest catastrophic breakup, Dylan retreats to Minnesota for a family reunion featuring firearms, heavy metal and unwelcome...

Waking up the morning after hosting a party, a man discovers a stranger passed out on his floor. He spends the rest of the day trying to convince her...

Waking up the morning after hosting a party, a man discovers a stranger passed out on his floor. He spends the rest of the day trying to convince her...

Waking up the morning after hosting a party, a man discovers a stranger passed out on his floor. He spends the rest of the day trying to convince her...

A woman is confronted by a stranger, who believes she’s been edited out of their story.

A woman is confronted by a stranger, who believes she’s been edited out of their story.

A woman is confronted by a stranger, who believes she’s been edited out of their story.

A young woman recounts a story to a group of friends who listen with rapt attention, but the tale sounds very familiar… Another masterful and...

The Sixth Year is an art world drama series in five episodes, which re-interprets the format of the TV series. Set in the New York art world, it...

A humorless loner attempts to win the admiration of a drifter with his debut performance at the local comedy club.

A humorless loner attempts to win the admiration of a drifter with his debut performance at the local comedy club.

In the wake of Shepard Fairey’s arrest for vandalism, Dustin Guy Defa explores graffiti and street art in contemporary Detroit. What is...

A young woman recounts a story to a group of friends who listen with rapt attention, but the tale sounds very familiar… Another masterful and...

Follows a variety of New York characters as they navigate personal relationships and unexpected problems over the course of one day.

A young woman recounts a story to a group of friends who listen with rapt attention, but the tale sounds very familiar… Another masterful and...

Scenes from the working life of a male director: Defa sophisticatedly lampoons masculinity in filmmaking with this sly, surprising meta-movie....

Eric returns home for a short visit and finds himself caught between reuniting with his sisters and chasing a victory with his old poker group. As...

Follows a variety of New York characters as they navigate personal relationships and unexpected problems over the course of one day.

Follows a variety of New York characters as they navigate personal relationships and unexpected problems over the course of one day.

Eric returns home for a short visit and finds himself caught between reuniting with his sisters and chasing a victory with his old poker group. As...

Eric returns home for a short visit and finds himself caught between reuniting with his sisters and chasing a victory with his old poker group. As...

Teenager Owen is just trying to make it through life in the suburbs when his classmate Maddy introduces him to a mysterious late-night TV show...

A dizzy trip through the mid-1990s with a dysfunctional American family. Reliving a distracted child's birthday party, an emotionless wedding, a...

George W Bush declares war on terror to a joint session of Congress on September 20, 2001.

A young woman invites a vagabond to stay the night at her house but her feelings of insecurity threaten to overshadow the visit.

A young woman invites a vagabond to stay the night at her house but her feelings of insecurity threaten to overshadow the visit.

A young woman invites a vagabond to stay the night at her house but her feelings of insecurity threaten to overshadow the visit.

A young woman invites a vagabond to stay the night at her house but her feelings of insecurity threaten to overshadow the visit.

1950s America. Since his mother‘s confinement to an institution, Andy has lived in the shadow of his stoic father. A family acquaintance, Dr....

Scenes from the working life of a male director: Defa sophisticatedly lampoons masculinity in filmmaking with this sly, surprising meta-movie....

Scenes from the working life of a male director: Defa sophisticatedly lampoons masculinity in filmmaking with this sly, surprising meta-movie....

Dan Sallitt in conversation with Jaime N. Christley about Red River