Producer
Draft Night
Short Film
About
Festivals
- Premiere: Dances With Films LA 2024
- Cleveland International Film Festival 2024 (FilmSlam Streams)
- Dances With Films NYC 2024
- San Francisco Independent Film Festival 2025
- El Dorado Film Festival 2025
- Texas Short Film Festival 2025
Team
- Director: Thomas Glinkowski
- Writer: Shawn Williams
- DP: Kenzen Takahashi
- Producers: Avery Chung-Melino, Jillian Nordby, and Sierra Oleson
- Production Designer: Erin E. Riegel
- Starring: Joseph David-Jones (Michael), Justin Prentice (13 Reasons Why), Shawn Williams, Gloria Stingily
See full credits list on IMDb.
Press
Movies We’re Excited About at This Year’s SF IndieFest | KQED | 1/31/2025
Ambitious in its scope, Draft Night captures a single, nerve-wracking evening for a young man who’s waiting to find out if he’s made it into the NBA. Filmed in Oakland with a cast and crew with deep Bay Area ties, Draft Night explores themes around mental health, wealth and the commodification of Black athletes by white team owners. This weighty tale, told in a slim 11 minutes, is part of a program filled with locally minded shorts.
—Rae Alexandra
Fiscal sponsorship provided by FiLM iNDEPENDENT
Teaser Trailer
Press Kit
View excerpt, or download for the complete, high-res version.
Avery’s passion for indie filmmaking and her collaborative spirit shone through her work on our marketing campaign.
She helped craft its unique brand identity, encompassing everything from the visual style to the tone of voice used in promotional materials. The result was a cohesive and impactful campaign that truly captured the essence of the film. Her dedication, creativity, and strategic thinking were instrumental in the project’s success.
Tom Glinkowski
Director, Draft Night
Kickstarter Crowdfunding Campaign
We raised $23k, exceeding our original goal of $15k.
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