Dillon Bentlage
Editing
Biography
Dillon makes his directorial debut with Watching Mr. Pearson. He is from Shelton, Connecticut. After earning a degree in Cinema and Literature from Boston University, Dillon moved to Amsterdam, Netherlands, where he worked at Storm Post Production as an assistant editor. His notable credits include Atlanta (Season 3), Steve McQueen's The Occupied City, and Netflix's Dirty Lines. Dillon co-founded KT Pictures with lifelong friend Brian Reilly. Since its inception, KT Pictures has worked on multiple short films, three feature films, and an international web series. His first feature, Dilettantes, was made on a shoestring budget and distributed through BayView Entertainment. The series Play It By Ear, which Dillon helped write, produce, and edit, was accepted into the Nashville Film Festival, HollyShorts, Dances With Films, and Catalyst Content Festival.
Known For
When a once famous actor can no longer decipher the past from the present, two devoted caretakers discover that imagination and performance may be the only way to help him reconnect with the world that's left him behind.
Watching Mr. Pearson
When the volatile Bo travels to Georgia to visit the grave of her father, a well-known trumpeter, she runs into his former childhood friend Levan. In search of her roots and a better understanding of her father, she decides to hitchhike in Levan's truck. Despite the age difference, they gently give in to the love they feel for each other. The melancholy trumpet playing of Bo's father accompanies their journey through the breathtaking Georgian landscape. In the end, they dare to trust each other to the point where both Bo and Levan share their darkest secrets.
Bo
Lukas, originally from the Netherlands, and Mila, born and raised in California, are college sweethearts planning on moving in together after graduation. But when their careers and families force them to stay apart, they rise to the challenge of a long-distance relationship. Mila is accepted into a yearlong screenwriting program in Los Angeles, and Lukas moves across the world to work for a magazine in Amsterdam. For one year, they’ll try to make things work, but cracks in their bond appear sooner than expected.
Play It By Ear
A young pianist experiences psychosis as her childhood trauma resurfaces on the night of a high-pressure audition.