New Films by James Byrne
"Dreamer" stars Tracey Maloney and Robert O. Berdahl in an existential romantic comedy. Trust issues,
new boyfriend issues, and issue-issues boil to the surface when a performance artist meets a tax assessor.
"Trade For Magic" Won Best Short Drama 2012 Highway 61 Film Festival, starring Emily Logan Dooley,
Laura Esping, with Haley Houck and David Wasylik. An introspective mother and wife navigates a
series of whimsical dilemmas in search of enchantment.
"Trouble Light" Honorable Mention Best Romantic Comedy, 2012 Indie Gathering Film Festival,
starring Kathryn Lawrey, John Skelley, and Christine Weber. Amateur psychoanalysis and electricity get
involved when a frustrated filmmaker tries to make a new friend.
"Rotations of the Earth" Carolyn Pool won Best Actress in a Short Film at the 2011 SoCal Film Festival
for her performance, and also stars Peter Moore in a drama about old wounds and reconciliation.
"Wayside Rest" stars Catherine Johnson Justice and Billy Mullaney. A bar band singer on the run teams
up with a high school musician wannabe for a odd couple road trip.
Ninety-Nine Pages
Dreamer
Trade For Magic
Rotations of the Earth
Great Lakes
New Films by James Byrne
Dreamer, Trouble Light, Trade for Magic, Rotations of the Earth, Wayside Rest
Screened Oct. 7 and Oct. 8, 2013, presented by
the Film Society of Minneapolis St. Paul, at St. Anthony Main Theater.
James is planning a new short film due for production in April 2014.
