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Landing your first gig as a director often requires treading a bumpy road, but Massy Tadjedin began by throwing some extra stones into her own path.

Landing your first gig as a director often requires treading a bumpy road, but Massy Tadjedin began by throwing some extra stones into her own path.

Shane Callahan and Cullen Moss play warring brothers in "True West." A When he was in college, Wilmington actor, director and business owner Gil Johnson was introduced to the work of the playwright Sam Shepard in a somewhat unusual way.

What: Small Town Film Festival When: May 6-7; beginning at 6 p.m. each night. A feature film starts the evening, followed by a series of short films.