Experiencing Interruptions?

ALZILLA

Alistair the Dog becomes huge after eating radioactive Big Boy treats and rampages through the neighborhood and city. David races to bring AL home through all kinds of chaos involving helicopters.

  • David James Nielsen
    Director
    AL AND THE METEOR, AL AND THE LOST WORLD
  • David James Nielsen
    Writer
    AL AND THE METEOR, AL AND THE LOST WORLD
  • David James Nielsen
    Producer
    AL AND THE METEOR, AL AND THE LOST WORLD
  • David James Nielsen
    Editor
    AL AND THE METEOR, AL AND THE LOST WORLD
  • David James Nielsen
    Music Composer
    AL AND THE METEOR, AL AND THE LOST WORLD
  • John Grimaldi
    Drone Operator
  • Jennifer Nielsen
    Additional Gimbal Camera
  • Eric Brook
    Driver for Gimbal Camera
  • Alistair the Dog
    Key Cast
    "AL"
    AL AND THE METEOR, AL AND THE LOST WORLD
  • David James Nielsen
    Key Cast
    "David"
    AL AND THE METEOR, AL AND THE LOST WORLD
  • Marc McPherson
    Key Cast
    "Neighbor on phone (voice)"
  • Don Lyall
    Key Cast
    "News Anchor Voice"
  • Jennifer Nielsen
    Key Cast
    "Helicopter Pilot Voice 1"
    AL AND THE METEOR, AL AND THE LOST WORLD
  • Bob Patterson
    Key Cast
    "Helicopter Pilot Voice 2"
  • David James Nielsn
    Key Cast
    "Helicopter Pilot Voice 3"
  • Alec Lyall
    Key Cast
    "Helicopter Pilot Voice 4"
  • Chico the Chihauhau
    Key Cast
    "Dog #2"
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Fantasy
  • Completion Date:
    December 8, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    6,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States, United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States, United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.39:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Golden State Film Festival 2025
    Hollywood, CA
    United States
    February 15, 2025
    Official Selection
  • Central Florida Film Slam 2025
    Maitland
    United States
    February 9, 2025
    Audience Award
  • Central Florida Film Festival 2025
    Mt. Dora
    United States
    January 26, 2025
    Official Selection
  • Fortean Film Festival 2025
    Standish
    United Kingdom
    October 31, 2025
    Official Selection
  • Cinematic European Film Festival
    Craiova
    Romania
    February 28, 2025
    Official Selection
  • Wicked Realm Film Festival 2025
    Elmira
    United States
    Official Selection
Director Biography - David James Nielsen

David James Nielsen was born in Calgary, AB, Canada, and resides in Apopka, FL, USA. David has made several short films since the late 1990s. Recently he won several awards for his short films AL AND THE METEOR, AL AND THE LOST WORLD and others at several festivals. David is also a film composer and a graduate of the prestigious Scoring for Motion Pictures and Television program from the University of Southern California.

David has scored or provided music for many film and television productions including, SURVIVING CAMP ANALOG (feature film), ANNABELLE HOOPER AND THE GHOSTS OF NANTUCKET (feature film), SUPER SCIENCE SHOWCASE (films and series), THE GUEST LIST (documentary), AL AND THE METEOR (short film), DAY DREAMING (short film), RECLAIMING THE BLADE (documentary), DATED (short film), TALL SHIPS: THE PRIVATEER LYNX (documentary), A TIMELESS JOURNEY (short film), TALES FROM BEYOND (feature film), HAUNTING VILLISCA (feature film), OVERLAP (short film), THE BIG TABLE (short film), MAN VS. WOMAN (short film), THE LITTLE DOCUMENTARY THAT COULDN’T (feature film), and the television series ANIMAL EXPLORATION WITH JAROD MILLER.

Add Director Biography