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Based in Portland, Oregon and Savannah, Georgia, he focuses on his dedication to narrative and documentary filmmaking. Currently, he is producing a short documentary series, is in pre-production on a documentary feature, and is in pre-production on his fourth narrative feature film. Along with his freelance work, he has taught at the NW Film Center, Portland Community College, Portland State University and Seattle Film Academy. He is currently a full time Professor of Film and Television in the School of Film and Acting at Savannah College of Art and Design. 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Argumentative friends make a final pit stop on the eve of a city-wide apocalypse. 2026 - 9 min - Comedy / Horror CURRENTLY IN FESTIVALS WATCH THE TRAILER HERE OFFICIAL SELECTION: 2026 Poppy Jasper International Film Festival https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/609f13df3f87204622b85899/c6b45d7a-f744-48e6-8518-7ea631ada28a/Western+Exit_Poster+FINAL+2021.jpg Watch Narrative Films - Western Exit Three estranged sisters reluctantly reunite over a hopeful inheritance. 2021 - 14 min - Comedy Official Selection - Newport Film Festival, Albuquerque Film & Music Experience, Malibu Film Festival, Fort Myers Int. Film Festival, Beaufort Int. Film Festival, Spokane Int. Film Festival, Arizona Int. Film Festival, Rochester Int. Film Festival, New Jersey Int. Film Festival, Chelsea Film Festival, South Texas Int. Film Festival, Marina Del Rey Film Festival, Portland Film Festival, Santa Monica Int. Film Festival, McMinnville Short Film Festival and more! WATCH THE TRAILER WATCH THE FILM https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/609f13df3f87204622b85899/1621038356344-8N4J0H6MSP9XROQJBBEK/DOAR+Master+Poster+Print.jpg Watch Narrative Films - Death on a Rock A woman's final year of happiness, pain, and growth as she drifts between memories and shifting consciousness. 2015 - 80 minutes - Drama Grand Jury Prize Best Feature - Columbia Gorge Int. Film Festival 2015 Best Narrative Film - Ozark Foothills Film Fest - 2016 Best Narrative Film - Boise International Film Festival - 2016 Best Narrative Feature - Port Orchard Film Festival - 2017 Best Actress - LA Indie Film Festival - 2015 Best Female Role - Philadelphia Independent Film Festival - 2015 Best Ensemble - LA Indie Film Festival - 2015 Best Actor - Portsmouth International Film Festival (UK) - 2016 Best Editing - Southampton International Film Festival Film Festival (UK) - 2015 Best Cinematography - Portsmouth International Film Festival (UK) - 2016 Best Cinematography - South Texas International Film Festival - 2017 WATCH THE TRAILER https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/609f13df3f87204622b85899/1621291728043-04W75EAT39VOP1DCZN1N/NorthandNowhereMasterPrint.jpg Watch Narrative Films - North & Nowhere When Devan moved home to take care of her ailing father, she found herself stuck in a life she resented. As her father falls increasingly ill, she must find a way to reconcile the future with the responsibilities of family. 2017 - 12 min - Drama / Comedy Best Short Narrative Film - Boise Film Festival Best Director - Albuquerque Film & Music Experience Best Short Film - Cabo Verde International Short Film WATCH THE TRAILER https://www.scottballardfilms.com/narrativefilms/shortfilms monthly 0.5 2026-01-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/609f13df3f87204622b85899/5c19862d-3387-4896-b1ee-66f8d7879160/Western+Exit_Poster+FINAL+2021.jpg Watch Narrative Films - Short Films - Three estranged sisters reluctantly reunite over a hopeful inheritance. 2021 - 14 min - Comedy Starring Annika Marks, Erin McGarry, and Sara Robbin WATCH THE TRAILER. &. WATCH THE FILM 2022 Festivals Chelsea Film Festival, Rochester International Film Festival, San Francisco Short Film Festival, Arizona International Film Festival, Portland Film Festival, New Jersey International Film Festival, Spokane International Film Festival, Fort Myers Beach International Film Festival, Malibu Film Festival, South Texas International Film Festival, East Lansing Film Festival, Marina Del Rey Film Festival, Beaufort International Film Festival 2021 Festivals Newport Beach Film Festival, Albuquerque Film & Music Experience https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/609f13df3f87204622b85899/1621291728043-04W75EAT39VOP1DCZN1N/NorthandNowhereMasterPrint.jpg Watch Narrative Films - Short Films WATCH FILM WATCH TRAILER A girl, a gun & a last chance. When Devan moved home to take care of her ailing father, she found herself stuck in a life she resented. As her father falls increasingly ill, she must find a way to reconcile the future with the responsibilities of family. 2017 - 12 min - Drama / Comedy Starring: Erin McGarry & Brian Koch Best Short Narrative Film - Boise Film Festival Best Director - Albuquerque Film & Music Experience Best Short Film - Cabo Verde International Short Film Sunrise Rotary Award for Outstanding Oregon Filmmaker McMinnville Short Film Festival 2018 Festivals Local Sightings, Seattle Washington, Klamath Film Festival, South Texas International Film Festival, Manchester Kino Film Festival, Laughlin International Film Festival, New Hope Film Festival, Cardiff Mini Film Festival, Beaufort International Film Festival - Encore Screening, Rainier Independent Film Festival, Port Orchard Film Festival, River Bend Film Festival, Maryland International Film Festival, Myrtle Beach International Film Festival, Ozark Foothills FilmFest, Trenton Film Festival, Green Bay Film Festival, Big Muddy Film Festival, Beaufort International Film Festival, Portland International Film Festival, SF Indiefest, Cinema on the Bayou Film Festival, Flathead Lake International Cinemafest 2017 Festivals San Jose International Short Film Festival, Red Rock Film Festival, Key West Film Festival, Ohio Independent Film Festival, Gig Harbor Film Festival, Chelsea Film Festival, Santa Cruz Film Festival, Bend Film Festival, San Pedro International Film Festival, Ellensburg International Film Festival, Balinale - Bali International Film Festival, Wine Country Film Festival, Isle of Man International Film Festival, Knoxville Film Festival, San Antonio Film Festival, Iowa Independent Film Festival, Big Sur International Short Film Screening, Long Island International Film Festival, Seattle Transmedia Independent Film Festival, Cayman Islands International Film Festival, New Haven International Film Festival, Arizona International Film Festival https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/609f13df3f87204622b85899/1622055504978-MWKPTMZHIUYCH8U865EZ/LNLA.jpg Watch Narrative Films - Short Films - LAST NIGHT, LONG AGO Synopsis: On the day before moving from the house where she raised her family, Eleanor decides to keep some hallowed memories in the past. Written, Directed by Scott Ballard Shot by Scott Ballard Edited by Adam Upchurch 7 Minutes; Super 16mm; 2010 2010 Festivals Big Island Film Festival, Woods Hole Film Festival, NW Projections Film Festival, Ellensburg Film Festival, Indie Spirit Film Festival. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/609f13df3f87204622b85899/1621368591844-QXU3E8R8I27JAFV2U5I6/BETWEEN+NIGHT+POSTER_LAURELS.jpg Watch Narrative Films - Short Films - BETWEEN NIGHT A single night....A street sweeper....A chance to break from routine. Starring: Tom Campbell with Dave Morales, J Maki, Laura Hunter Shot on location in Bellingham, WA Written, Directed & Produced by Scott Ballard Short Film - S16mm - 2009 - 15minutes - Drama/Comedy WINNER BEST STUDENT SHORT - Indie Spirit Film Festival WINNER BEST SHORT FILM & BEST OF FEST - Northwest Projections 2009 Festivals Hartford International Film Festival, Big Island Film Festival, Tacoma Film Festival Northwest Film Forum Local Sightings Film Festival, Santa Fe Independent Film Festival WATCH THE TRAILER https://www.scottballardfilms.com/narrativefilms/featurefilms monthly 0.5 2025-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/609f13df3f87204622b85899/1621038052511-UYF1SFXZ6SY3IZGMSEFE/DeathOnARockStill5.jpg Watch Narrative Films - Narrative Feature Films - WATCH FILM WATCH TRAILER DEATH ON A ROCK follows a young woman coming to terms with a trying event in her life. Lillian’s (Rachael Perrell Fosket) bright outlook—she loves her job in a flower shop and has a sweet budding relationship with her boyfriend— is rocked by illness. Days spent in long term care at the hospital bring reflection, desperation, and some family tension. This vibrantly shot tale follows Lillian’s year of happiness, pain, and growth, told through flashbacks and drifting between memories and shifting consciousness. Seen through a framework of loss, Death On A Rock is a bittersweet tale balanced between tragedy and levity. (82 mins.) Written & Directed: Scott Ballard Produced by: Meghan Lybrand, Jordan Eusebio, Scott Ballard Starring: Rachael Perrell-Fosket, Jane Bradley, Erin McGarry, Joe Von Appen, Sara Robbin WINNER BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - South Texas International Film Festival WINNER NARRATIVE BEST FEATURE - Port Orchard Film Festival WINNER BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE - Boise Film Festival NOMINATED for BEST DIRECTOR, BEST ACTRESS, BEST FEATURE, BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY, BEST EDITING, BEST SCORE & BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS- Portsmouth International Film Festival WINNER SECOND PLACE BEST FEATURE - Indie Film Gathering NOMINATED for BEST DIRECTOR, BEST ACTRESS, BEST FEATURE, BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY & BEST SCREENPLAY - Massachusetts Independent Film Festival WINNER BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE - Ozark Foothills Film Festival WINNER BEST EDITING - Southampton International Film Festival WINNER BEST ACTRESS (Rachael Perrell-Fosket) & WINNER BEST ENSEMBLE - LA Indie Fest WINNER GRAND JURY PRIZE BEST FEATURE FILM - Columbia Gorge International Film Festival WINNER BEST FEMALE ROLE - Philadelphia Independent Film Festival 2017 FESTIVALS Laughlin International Film Festival, Milledgeville Film Festival, Durango Independent Film Festival, Big Muddy Film Festival 2016 FESTIVALS Bahamas International Film Festival, Solento International Film Festival, Swedish International Film Festival, Riverside International Film Festival, Maryland International Film Festival, Buffalo Niagara International Film Festival, Albuquerque Film and Music Experience, Manhattan Film Festival, Poppy Jasper International Film Festival, Trenton Film Festival, Dingle International Film Festival, Pasadena International Film Festival, Cinema On The Bayou Film Festival, Bronx International Film Festival 2015 FESTIVALS Anchorage International Film Festival, 42nd NW Filmmakers' Festival, Portland Film Festival, Hoffman Center for the Arts, Manzanita, OR, Madrid International Film Festival, Arizona International Film Festival https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/609f13df3f87204622b85899/1621286537946-2A0SQYUGR2NBM0QT0X4J/A+STANDING+STILL+MASTER+POSTER.jpg Watch Narrative Films - Narrative Feature Films WATCH FILM WATCH TRAILER A STANDING STILL revolves around a young recluse, Allison (Sara Robbin) who struggles with the future in the midst of loss and displacement. 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