Private Project

Dusters

A man with a bounty on his head joins a game of high stakes poker against three strangers who bet with more than money and have plenty of time to kill.

  • Noel Vinson
    Director
    The Malicious, Axmo Deus
  • T.C. De Witt
    Writer
    Friday the 13th: Vengeance, Mime Sublime
  • Noel Vinson
    Writer
    The Malicious, Locust
  • Sam White
    Producer
    The Malicious, Too Much Fun
  • T.C. De Witt
    Key Cast
    "Ted"
    Screen: Righter, One Minute Rewatch
  • Rene Michelle Aranda
    Key Cast
    "The Retriever"
    Like The First Time, The Fanatic, Searching
  • Luke Bovino
    Key Cast
    "Loans"
    Underbelly, Happy Bag
  • Mal Kinnard
    Key Cast
    "Marshal"
    The Matrix Reloaded
  • T.C. De Witt
    Key Cast
    "Welles"
    Mad MAx, Quigley Down Under
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    western, Thriller, Suspense/Thriller
  • Runtime:
    15 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    February 1, 2020
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    Australia
  • Language:
    English
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Milwaukee International Short Film Festival (2020)
    Milwaukee
    United States
    September 12, 2020
  • Door County Film Fest
    Door County, WI
    United States
    February 19, 2021
  • Festival del Cinema di Cefalù
    Cefalü
    Italy
    July 30, 2021
  • Twisted Dreams
    Milwaukee
    United States
    October 1, 2020
    World Premiere
  • AFIN International Short Film Fest
    Online
    November 6, 2020
  • Milwaukee International Short Film Festival (2021)
    Milwaukee
    United States
    September 10, 2021
Director Biography - Noel Vinson

Noel Vinson is a Producer, Director, Screenwriter and Hip-Hop artist. He is best known for his Grammy nodded release "The Secret of the Invisible Man" (2006) and the award winning Short films "I'm Sorry Mommy" (2017) and "The Malicious" (2019).

Hailing from the USA, Noel has honed his talents in all aspects of Entertainment from Los Angeles and Shanghai to Sydney, Australia where he resides and heads Dissenter Stage Entertainment. He has released two albums recognized by the Recording Academy and has numerous projects in development and production, including a feature adaptation of his most recent Short, a Proof of Concept called 'Dusters'.

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Director Statement

Dusters resets the time on the classical Western genre as we follow a talented Ensemble into Hell.

At first, the film is a Proof of Concept for a larger vision, but one that can also stand alone inside of its own microcosmic world. My goal is to subvert the classic American Western and paint it with a few horror and sci-fi tropes in a way that has not been explored before. I think the Score alone is wonderful evidence of that.

As an American who permanently resides in Australia, I was excited to film in Australia with a predominantly Australian Cast and Crew, and tell a story that had been teasing at my American convictions for quite some time. The project really came into its own when I successfully casted Mal Kennard and Roger Ward, veterans of Aussie cinema, whose presences breathed life into the dark concept and gave me some staggering performances.

I am a big fan of genre films and Dusters is a recognition of those (sometimes perverse) tastes. It’s an exercise in tension and dialogue, as well as an experiment in world building and I am very proud of the team for pulling it off! In viewing this film, I hope both my audience and my critics will see the potential it holds and get excited for a feature adaptation which really digs into the story's bloody roots.