Dying To Do Letterman

Running time: 75 mins

Life is short. Live your dream or die trying.

Since age 12, Steve Mazan dreamed of performing stand-up on David Letterman. But while working steadily in small clubs across the country, he realized making that dream a reality was not easy and it took some comedians ten years or more. That?s when Steve received the devastating news that he had cancer and may not have even five years. But Steve has never been the kind to let a dream die, and with the help of his wife, his friends and a slew of comedians?from Ray Romano to Kevin Nealon?Steve dedicates his life (and retains all of his humor) to living that dream.

Hilarious and heart-breaking, Biagio Messina and Joke Fincioen?s life-affirming chronicle of Steve?s race against his own ticking clock offers a new perspective to living with cancer by becoming a celebration of life and of taking risks to prove dreams really do matter. And as Steve says, ?If you stop chasing your dreams, you?re already dead.?

- Michael Rabehl

Preceded by the short film: Barko; Director: Allison Craig; 8 min.; USA; The animated tale of a lonely, unloved circus dog with deep rooted fears and the need to find a loving home.

Film sponsored by YouSendIt.