written. directed. edited by Shantie Midnight

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"Dusty and The Desert Rose" is a black romantic comedy about a hypochondriac  man going to commit suicide in the Desert only to cross paths with a freewheeling hippie on her quest to find her spirit guide. Winner of the Panavision Grant, the film was shot on 35mm film. Winner of best student short at the IFS Festival, best student short & best actor at the California's Women Film Festival, and an official selection of the LA Femme Festival.