Dollar Baby Screenings

Dollar Babies are short films adapted from the stories of Stephen King. Mr. King granted a select group of students, aspiring filmmakers or theatre producers permission to adapt one of his short stories for $1. The term is used interchangeably to refer to the film or play itself, or the maker (for example, "The Sun Dog" was made as a Dollar Baby, or writer/director Frank Darabont was a Dollar Baby). The production budgets range from a few hundred dollars to over $60,000 (Umney's Last Case) and the film formats range from home video to professional 35 mm film. The Dollar Baby program officially ended on December 31st, 2023.