Filmography & Awards for
Jim and Tom Isler

1. TWO'S A CROWD (2011), documentary short
• WINNER, Audience Award, Best Short Film, 2011 Hamptons International Film Festival (East Hampton, N.Y.)
• WINNER, Best Documentary Short, 2011 Coney Island Film Festival
• WINNER, Audience Favorite Award, 2011 DC Shorts Film Festival
• Honorable Mention, Best Comedy Short, 2011 Rhode Island International Film Festival (Providence)
• Official Selection, 2011 Hot Docs (Toronto)
• Official Selection, 2011 Palm Springs International ShortFest (California)
• Official Selection, 2011 Rooftop Films Summer Series (New York City)
• Official Selection, 2011 Starz Denver Film Festival
• Official Selection, 2011 CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival (Toronto)
• Official Selection, 2011 Indianapolis International Film Festival
• Official Selection, 2011 Naples International Film Festival (Florida)
• Official Selection, 2011 NYC International Film Festival
• Official Selection, 2011 Portland Maine Film Festival
• Official Selection, 2011 Long Island Int'l Film Expo (Bellmore, N.Y.)
• Official Selection, 2012 Portland International Film Festival (Oregon)
• Official Selection, 2012 Independent Film Festival Boston
2. ONCE MORE TO THE CABIN (2009), documentary short
   
   • Television Premiere, Maine Public Broadcasting Network, Feb. 2010
   • Official Selection, 2009 Maine International Film Festival
     • Selected for Best of MIFF encore screening
   • Official Selection, 2009 Woods Hole Film Festival
   • Official Selection, 2009 New Hampshire Film Festival
   • Official Selection, 2009 Long Island Film Festival
3. “CRITICAL HOURS: Building Blocks” (2006), documentary television pilot
   • Official Selection, 2007 KIDS FIRST! Film and Video Festival
     • Nominee, KIDS FIRST! 2007 Best Award, Best Documentary (ages eight to 12)
   • Official Selection, 2006 New York Television Festival
     • Finalist, MSN Artistic Achievement Award
4. FLOATERS: Behind the Scenes (2006), documentary featurette
5. FESTIVAL (2005), feature documentary
   • Official Selection, 2005 Maine International Film Festival
6. BEHIND THE SCENES: ‘UP TO THE ROOF’ (2003), documentary short
7. CRAWLING IN THE AISLE (1999), narrative short
8. NOTHING SPECIAL LATELY (1998), narrative short
9. LOVE ALWAYS (1998), narrative short
10. ODD JOB (1996), narrative short
    • Grand Prize Winner, Dominique Dunne Memorial International Film and Video Festival (Colorado Springs, Colo.), dramatic narrative category
    • Winner, Maine Student Film and Video Festival, senior division
11. BUST II (1995), narrative short
• Winner, Maine Student Film and Video Festival, senior division
12. BUST (1994), narrative short
    • Best in Show, Maine Student Film and Video Festival, senior division

Jim Isler Filmography

1. Editor, FLOATERS (2006), broadband sitcom
   • Winner, 2008 New York Emmy Award, advanced media writing and producing (recipients: Karen G. Jackovich, Mike Stickle, Pamela Canalas, Lauren Cook, Brooke Berman and Paul Batsel)
2. Editor, TREK NATION (2005), feature documentary
3. Editor, TOP FLOOR (2005), narrative short
4. Editor, UP TO THE ROOF (2003), narrative short
5. Writer/director, GETAWAY (2001), narrative short
   • Ross Prize, Wesleyan University, best undergraduate film in the Film Studies program

Tom Isler Filmography

1. Co-Director, PAY UP! CRIMINAL JUSTICE DEBT IN PHILADELPHIA (2012), documentary short
• WINNER, Benjamin R. Jones Award for outstanding contribution to the public interest, Univ. of Pa. Law School
2. Director, GIMME JUST A LITTLE MORE TIME (2004), documentary short