Valerie McCaffrey's WWII Short DIRTY BOMB En Route To Being Feature Length Film

Most of Valerie McCaffrey's career has been as a prominent casting director and studio executive both at Universal Studios and New Line Cinema. She has cast over 100 films, including Oscar nominated film AMERICAN HISTORY X and BABE. Recently, she produced a film called LOST AND FOUND IN ARMENIA with Jamie KENNEDY and Angela Sarafyan, a cancer documentary CANCER, IT'S IN THE SYSTEM in which she co-directed and co-produced with Cindy Pruitt and produced an award-winning film entitled NEO NED, starring Gabrielle Union and Jeremy Renner.

While vacationing with her cousins a few years ago, she heard the story of Hitler's 'Dirty Bomb' - the V2 that was ultimately sabotaged by a group of Jewish prisoners at the Dora Mittlebau Concentration Camp. The bomb misfired, saving thousands of Allie Soldiers' lives in the Ardennes Forest - during the Battle of the Bulge. Among those saved was Valerie's uncle Eddie, who told this mysterious and unknown story from WWII.

DIRTY BOMB, tells the story of a concentration camp prisoner who sabotages the construction of the V2 Bomb, against the Nazis, thus signing his own death wish. Valerie McCaffrey wrote and directed the film that stars James Babson (THE WORDS), Israeli-born actor Ido Samuel (FILL THE VOID), J. Michael Trautmann (SHAMELESS/LONGMIRE), Dallas Hart (GREENHOUSE ACADEMY), Hunter Doohan (WESTWORLD), Connor Linnerooth (THE REAL DRAKOOLAVS), Clayton Haymes (KILLER UNIVERSITY), Robert Arce (REVERIE) and Stefan Simon (BIRR).

McCaffrey is seeking to turn the short into a feature length film, exploring in greater depth scientist Werner Von Braun's past and present relationship with a Jewish prisoner working on the V2 bomb. Recently, DIRTY BOMB was in competition at the prestigious 2018 Emerging Filmmaker Showcase at the Cannes Film Festival. On Tuesday, June 12th, at 5PM, the film will screen at the 21st Annual Dances With Films at the TCL Chinese Theatre, located at: Hollywood & Highland, 6801 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, CA 90028. It will next compete at the Madrid International Film Festival in July.

"I am so honored to be part of amazing festivals that encourages equality, diversity, and important stories," says McCaffrey.

DIRTY BOMB was produced by Jennifer Tung, Stefan Simon and Brian Kelly Jones. Executive producers include Peymaneh Rothstein, Emad Asfoury, and Robert Shaye. Mikael Sharafyan was the costume designer. The film's score was composed by Alan Derian (MADAME SECRETARY).

About Dances With Films

In 1998 DWF began as a film festival dedicated to finding tomorrow's talent today and continues to carry on this mission today. With many World and West Coast Premieres, DWF provides a coveted first stop on the festival circuit. Notable Dances With Films alumni who first gained notice at the festival include Gina Rodriguez, Bryan Cranston, Jesse Eisenberg, and John Hawkes, among many others.

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