DreamStalker Films

DreamStalker Films is a small independent film company based in Mesa, AZ.  We have been working as a business since 2009, but we have been making films for over a decade.  The company is co-owned by Joseph M. Benzer (director, producer) and Derek Lookingbill (producer).

We began in 1999 with the short fanfilm: “Slayer Wars: Episode LVII: The Vampyre Strikes Back,” which for the first time combined Buffy the Vampire Slayer with the Jedi and Sith of Star Wars.  This film was shot entirely on VHS and took 4 years in total to complete with visual effects, but did not get an original score until 2008.  The Uber-Special Edition cut of the film premiered for the first time publically at the 2009 Phoenix Comicon.

Our second film, “Dreamscape Excursion,” was a silent short film shot on 16mm in 2001.  This was based loosely on the unpublished novel, Dreamscape, which the director had written a few years prior.

In 2003 we did our first short film on Digital (of which all of our films are now created).  “Game of Stamina,” was completely shot over the course of one long night.

In 2004 we completed principle photography on the short film, “Cubicell,” a comedy about the imprisonment of working in a cubicle.  This film is currently awaiting visual effects and an original score.  We hope to have this completed in the first quarter of 2011.

“The Right Knight,” was filmed during the summer of 2008 and pits a Medieval Knight against a Jedi Knight over a damsel in distress.  This film is also awaiting visual effects and a score.

After much anticipation by our small fanbase, and after years of saying I would make more Slayer Wars movies, we finally did begin filming Slayer Wars 2 and 3 in late 2008 to make a complete trilogy.  We have completed principle photography on Slayer Wars 2 and are about half way through principle photography on the third and final movie now.

In 2009, we completed two short films.  The first, “Down and Out,” was for a local 48 Hour Film Competition, and is one continuous shot.  The film premiered shortly after the competition with the Honorable Mentions films.

The second film of 2009 was a Public Service Announcement about Driving and Texting.

Also, in 2009 we launched our official website: dreamstalkerfilms.com.  There you can get up to date information about all of our projects and events as well as view all of our completed projects free online.