Dustin Guy Defa Movies

Teenager Owen is just trying to make it through life in the suburbs when his classmate Maddy introduces him to a mysterious late-night TV show...

Eric returns home for a short visit and finds himself caught between reuniting with his sisters and chasing a victory with his old poker group. As...

Lyrical and powerfully personal essay film that reflects on the deaths of her husband Lou Reed, her mother, her beloved dog, and such diverse...

Set in the Mojave Desert, the film follows a broken-down comedian playing clubs across the Southwest, working his way to Los Angeles to meet his...

When their elderly neighbor suddenly drops dead, a young Brooklyn couple investigates signs of foul play.

Follows a variety of New York characters as they navigate personal relationships and unexpected problems over the course of one day.

A mysterious visitor spends the night at an apartment belonging to a young engaged couple and their friend. Over the course of the night and the...

Between surrealism, unusual characters, art and magic tricks, "Swim Little Fish Swim" is a dreamlike journey from childhood to adulthood.

1950s America. Since his mother‘s confinement to an institution, Andy has lived in the shadow of his stoic father. A family acquaintance, Dr....

A relationship drama set amid a winter van trip from New York to New Orleans. A loose continuation of the 2010 film.

A woman is confronted by a stranger, who believes she’s been edited out of their story.

In a desperate search to create a follow-up to Joe Swanberg's 2011 film Uncle Kent, Kent Osborne travels to a comic book convention in San Diego...

Lousy lover and egocentric Eric Sparrow is dumped by his girlfriend after rejecting her marital proposal. After a few failed dates his luck turns...

Camila, a young Argentine theater director, travels from Buenos Aires to New York to attend an artistic residency to develop a Spanish translation of...

A young woman recounts a story to a group of friends who listen with rapt attention, but the tale sounds very familiar… Another masterful and...

Scenes from the working life of a male director: Defa sophisticatedly lampoons masculinity in filmmaking with this sly, surprising meta-movie....

Waking up the morning after hosting a party, a man discovers a stranger passed out on his floor. He spends the rest of the day trying to convince her...

Independent Filmmaker Caveh Zahedi is trying to make a television show. He persuades BRIC TV, a Brooklyn non-profit Arts organization, to finance a...

Writer/director/star Alex Karpovsky, a familiar face to indie filmgoers, reveals his sterling comic chops in this close-to-the-bone comedy. Teasing...

A humorless loner attempts to win the admiration of a drifter with his debut performance at the local comedy club.