Awards: Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema - Best Director, St. Louis International Film Festival - Special Jury Prize

Like a screwball hybrid of Jack Kerouac and Luis Buñuel, Michael Gilio's KWIK STOP is a road picture where the characters never quite manage to hit the road. Before leaving town on the trip of a lifetime, Mike pulls over at a convenience store for one last stop. Big mistake. In the parking lot, he is confronted by a charismatic local teenager named Didi, who threatens to bust him for shoplifting if he doesn't agree to take her along. From this point on, the film takes more twists and turns -- and delivers more pure enjoyment -- than you might expect. As the writer, director, and star, Gilio immediately establishes himself as an exciting new talent on the indie film scene. "Blindsides us with unexpected humor and sadness, and is one of the unsung treasures of recent independent filmmaking." Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun Times ~ Synopsis by the Los Angeles Film Festival

Principal Cast: Michael Gilio, Lara Phillips, Rich Komenich, Karin Anglin, Kris Wolff, Eric Curtis Johnson, and Sunny Seigel

Producers: Fern Baker, Scott Casty
Cinematographer: David Blood
Editor: Chris McKay