About the Film
Synopsis
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It's just another dull business trip for lonely pet food salesman Carl until he rescues a dog who could change his life...if they survive the harrowing journey home!
Running Time: 07:30
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Retrieving Roadie is an original animated short comedy by Executive Producer/Screenwriter David Craig Williams, Director/Producer Luke Stone and Animator Maxine Carey-Gorey of Studio Tahluk, LLC and Producer/Storyboard Artist Blake Larson.
Awards
Awards
Retrieving Roadie is a theatrical-qualifying short that is part of the New York Dog Film Festival, which is set to tour theaters in the U.S. and Canada in 2027. Our film screened at Portland, Oregon’s Hollywood Theatre Airport Microcinema from November 2025 through January 2026.
To date, Retrieving Roadie has landed 28 film festival Offic
Retrieving Roadie is a theatrical-qualifying short that is part of the New York Dog Film Festival, which is set to tour theaters in the U.S. and Canada in 2027. Our film screened at Portland, Oregon’s Hollywood Theatre Airport Microcinema from November 2025 through January 2026.
To date, Retrieving Roadie has landed 28 film festival Official Selections with 17 wins, including Best Animated Film and Best of Block Audience Awards at the 2025 Rock the Shorts Film Festival. The film was named Best Animated Short at the 2025 Studio City International Film and TV Festival and it took home the Best Animation Short Award from the April 2025 Indie Short Fest.
Retrieving Roadie won the Best Animated Film Award in the 2025 Oregon Short Film Festival and 2025 Austin Short Film Festival. It was an Official Selection in the 2025 New Jersey Independent Film Festival, a Finalist in the 2025 McMinnville Short Film Festival and a Nominee in the 2025 Seattle Film Festival and 2025 Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation and Technology.
In 2026, the film was an Official Selection in the St. Kilda Film Festival, Australia’s longest-running and largest short film festival.
Retrieving Roadie received an Award of Excellence from the 2025 IndieFEST Film Awards and was the Winner - Award of Excellence (Animation) of the March 2025 Best Shorts Competition.
The film took a Platinum Award for Best Animation Short from the January 2025 Independent Shorts Awards and Director Luke Stone was chosen as Best First Time Director (Male).
Retrieving Roadie...the trailer won Best Trailer and Director/Producer Luke Stone won Best First-Time Director at the December 2024 New Jersey Film Awards and Retrieving Roadie was a Finalist for Best Animation Short.
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