I’m excited to announce that together with my directing/producing partner, Leslie Wilson, and our producer/editor Timothy Schultz, we have made HAMSTAR – a documentary short film.
HAMSTAR is a warm and funny film about two ladies who run competitive hamster shows in Southern California. It follows them on their journey to learn from the masters in the U.K., where hamster shows have been a thing for 50 years!
If you’d like to support us – we are running a 3 week kickstarter campaign /selling T-shirts.
KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN LINK HERE
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
WE HOPE TO SHARE HAMSTAR AT A FILM FESTIVAL NEAR YOU IN THE COMING MONTHS.
Kristen Hansen Brakeman 
[…] This is the kind of short whose reputation grows through festivals, word-of-mouth, and niche enthusiasm rather than headline-heavy critic rollouts. That early-stage footprint makes it feel like a discovered gem—especially for viewers who love documentaries about passion-driven communities. The clearest “statement of intent” comes from the filmmakers themselves, describing it as a “warm and funny” look at competitive hamster shows. (Kristen Hansen Brakeman) […]
Thanks so much for this wonderful review of HAMSTAR!! Sorry for delay in responding – just now seeing this.