Gay By Dawn is a 10 minute short film written and directed by Jonathan London

Jonathan London

Jonathan London is an American film writer and director. London is a 2001 graduate from the University of Pennsylvania and completed the graduate film program at Columbia University in 2006. London is the brother of former WWE superstar Paul London.London is the former host of the podcast...

 as his non-thesis film at Columbia University

Columbia University

Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...

. The story revolves around 4 redneck hunters in the woods telling ghost stories. Soon, their stories begin to get the best of them.

Gay By Dawn was filmed from February 12 to February 14, 2004 in Dripping Springs, Texas

Dripping Springs, Texas

Dripping Springs is a city in Hays County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,548 at the 2000 census; it was 1,828 in the 2008 census estimate....

. The film went on to win a number of awards, including:

• Best Comedy, 2005 Dixie Film Festival in Atlanta, Georgia
• Best Humor/Parody Film Award, 2005 San Diego Comic-Con International
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• The College Narrative Award, 2005 Carolina Film and Video Festival
• Best Comedy, 2004 Cincinnati International Festival of Horror