Two years ago we produced five short films with the help of many generous donors, cast and crew. These films have screened to audiences worldwide at over 40+ film festivals and received rave reviews, accolades and awards including multiple Best Short Film awards, Best Directing, Best Actress, Best Score, Best Editing and a Special Jury Award.

We're back and ready to create Part II of the award-winning anthology series. Five new short visionary films, written and directed entirely by women, exploring themes of healing old wounds, reclaiming power and transcending conditioning. Our mission is to tell meaningful stories in a visually engaging manner. The response from critics and film festivals has been incredible so far:

At bay are five new stories waiting to be told. Some are autobiographical, others are inspired by dreams, and all have the message and possibility of inspiring change and healing. As always, contributions come with a variety of incentives and perks, including VIP treatment at our red carpet premiere party in 2021, portrait/headshot sessions by our production team, guest star roles in one of our films, production and editing services and lots more! 

Our goal in all of this is to create a sustainable system to continue to produce short films in an on-going and ever-growing anthology. One of these new films will be filmed in Shreveport, LA and entered into the LA Film Prize with the chance of winning a cash prize that would allow us the resources to produce future projects. And once we have all ten films available, we'll pitch the anthology to a streaming service to make all films available for viewing online.

As is our custom, each new film explores a new female archetype, and we'll be experimenting with all sorts of new genres:  an 80's sitcom satire, a spaghetti western ghost story, a sci-fi thriller that spans multiple time periods, a Jodorowsky-inspired vision, a disco-era 70's gender powerplay. We'll be casting a significant amount of roles and will be working with a variety of talented cinematographers and crew members in the Austin area. We're excited to extend our network to so much local talent!

Part II of Tales from the Dancing Maenads includes:

Tomorrow Comes Today : A stylish spaghetti western dealing with the ghostly aftermath of a recent plague as one lone survivor waits patiently for her husband to return from the range. This film will be our entry to the LA Film Prize in Louisiana. Written by Elizabeth Tabish

May Day : A new chapter of the continuing saga of Mother's Day, May Day takes place in the 1980's and is filmed as a TV sitcom comedy, laugh track included. However, the film is something closer to dark satire as it uncovers the dangers of oppressive social conditioning for young women. Written by Janet Travis

Bloody Beatrice : A wild adventure through seemingly unrelated worlds, Bloody Beatrice tells a love story the same way, in different times and places. Thoroughly experimental and woven together with a surprise revelation, the film has equal parts science fiction, romance and existential exploration. Written by Ashley James

Strange (But Not a Stranger) : Set in the late 1970s, a newly widowed mother must battle blackmail, intimidation and town gossip in an era when women had little power. Written by Janet Travis

Only in Dreams : Following a sequence of symbolic dream messages exploring time, space and emotion, Only in Dreams is an expressionistic series of lessons on how to wake up in the dreamy and surreal style of Jodorowsky. Written by Elizabeth Tabish

There are so many more stories we have waiting to be told-- we even have an additional 4-6 short films waiting in the wings for Part III! If you're interested in partnering with us financially to help us continue to create more award-winning short films, reach out to us and together we can create a sustainable anthology of women's stories.