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.
While the Dollar Baby program has ended, Mr. King has given KingCon special one-time permission to show Dollar Baby films!
More information to follow - stay tuned!While the Dollar Baby program has ended, Mr. King has given KingCon special one-time permission to show the following Dollar Baby films!
The KingCon team would like to especially thank Paul Inman for all his help with coordinating our Dollar Baby event!
*** Please note: the below screening schedule is subject to change ***