Bret Stern
Directing
Known For

A stock car racer hopes his luck will turn around when he gets a chance to elevate his driving career. Can he pull off the ultimate comeback?
3 Weeks to Daytona

DC Douglas, John Viener and Beau Marie star in the film following the titular Santa – intent on turning “Naughty-Listers” good, Santa becomes a superhero dubbed Santaman. When an evil plot complicates his mission, Santa must band together with two latch key kids to find a way to stop the ultimate “Naughty-Lister” before Christmas disappears forever.
Santaman

While pulling lobster traps from the sea, fishing couple Sara and Ben recover a buoy containing half a million dollars. Ben hopes to use the money on booze and babes while Sara sees the cash as her ticket out of her unhappy marriage and miserable coastal village. Her masterplan: to kill Ben with the help of her lover and Ben's brother, Don. But her plan suffers a major glitch when the owner of the buoy returns to claim the loot. And he is not the only one after it, there's also a gang of heavily-armed mobsters and Kim the mob boss' mistress.
Dark Tides

A downtrodden, tough female private eye, Toby Merck, tries to regain control of her life - before she loses it during an investigation into a dangerous case of murder, sex and drugs.
Perfect Lies

Electrical overload at the Throbbing Video Company office alows an alien force into the phone lines. The force becomes a sound wave and enters the body of an electrician who then goes on a rampage. When the electrician is killed, the force transfers to another body and so on.
It Came!

An idiot savant embarks on a sometimes hilarious, sometimes terrifying quest to make the best independent film ever.
R2PC: Road to Park City
Erik Friedlander, contemporary jazz cellist, shares with us the creative process of composing and the joy of performing with his unique band.