Best Short Film – “Domino Springs” (USA)

Title: Domino Springs
Runtime: 21 min
Country: USA
Director: Dan Hertzog
Placement: Best Short Film
Competition: March, 2024

Synopsis: DOMINO SPRINGS tells the story of Erich Murphy, a troubled mechanic who ropes his best friend Bryan Spencer into helping him dispose of the body of small-town waitress Andrea Reyes. On their way back to San Diego from Bryan’s bachelor party in Reno, the two stumble into some Friday night trouble in Big Pine and race their way across the Mojave Desert to dispose of the body. As they enter the town of Domino Springs, things take a curious turn. What they encounter is far more than expected as they ultimately fight each other to survive the penance for their actions.