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Desert Waltz

Set in the old west, 'Desert Waltz' finds Rusty wishing to impress SAL and win her over. Rusty overcomes his awkwardness and waltzes into her heart.

  • Alan Rosenfeld
    Director
    Diner Discord, Blind Date, Ashes of Tyranny
  • Alan Rosenfeld
    Writer
    Diner Discord, Blind Date, Ashes of Tyranny
  • Alan Rosenfeld
    Producer
    Diner Discord, Blind Date, Ashes of Tyranny
  • Alan Rosenfeld
    Animator
    Diner Discord, Blind Date, Ashes of Tyranny
  • Jeff Shank
    Titles
    Blind Date
  • Alan Rosenfeld
    Editor
    Diner Discord, Blind Date, Ashes of Tyranny
  • Alan Rosenfeld
    VFX
    Diner Discord, Blind Date, Ashes of Tyranny
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Short
  • Genres:
    Romance, Animation, Silent
  • Runtime:
    3 minutes 4 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    February 27, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    500 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Unreal Engine
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2:39
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Global Nonviolent Film Festival

    September 29, 2022
    BEST ANIMATION
  • Montreal Shorts International Film Festival
    Montreal
    Canada
    April 30, 2023
    BEST ANIMATION SHORT
  • Global Shorts
    Los Angeles
    United States
    March 31, 2022
    Best Short Film
Director Biography - Alan Rosenfeld

Alan is a veteran of the CGI/VFX industry having started back in the late 80's in computer graphics. As a computer graphics lighting artist, Alan has worked on many major CGI driven motion pictures.

Using visual storytelling, Alan brought to life characters in such feature animated films as 'Arthur Christmas' and 'Tangled' and 'Rocket' in 'Avengers: Infinity War'.

Alan turned his visual storytelling into words with his first feature film screenplay adaptation of the beloved character, Jonny Quest.

Alan has recently turned his attentions to making short animated films such as 'Swept Away', 'Touch The Sky', and 'Diner Discord' and 'Blind Date'. Alan premiers his latest short animation, "Rusty The Robot" in 'Desert Waltz'.

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Director Statement

'Desert Waltz' is the third of my 'Rusty The Robot' short films. I encourage the audience to view 'Diner Discord', the first Rusty film, followed by 'Rusty The Robot in Blind Date' to better get a feel for the Rusty universe and friends.