‘In the Driver’s Seat’ wins Best Short at Fort Myers Film Festival
On Sunday, May 22, the Fort Myers Film Festival selected In the Driver’s Seat as this year’s best Short Film. The drama is centered around an early morning accident between a cyclist, Rick Munoz (The Artifact, The History Channel) and a driver, Luke Daigle (Collide, Chicago PD) on a cold and snowy Chicago morning. An argument ensues about who was 
at fault, which exposes a deeper, hidden conflict between the two strong and distinct characters.
Directed by Ralph Klisiewicz (The Artifact and Collide) and written and produced by Ralph Klisiewicz and Rick Munoz, In the Driver’s Seat first played at the Silicon Valley International Film Festival in San Francisco, California following its wrap and final
edit in December of 2018. Since then, the short has been selected to five more film festivals and has received glowing reviews along with multiple awards, including an unsolicited IMDb nomination for “Best Supporting Actor” for Rick Munoz’s performance …. and now Best Short Film at the 12th Annual Fort Myers Film Festival.
May 26, 2022
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Tom Hall is both an amateur artist and aspiring novelist who writes art quest thrillers. He is in the final stages of completing his debut novel titled "Art Detective," a story that fictionalizes the discovery of the fabled billion-dollar Impressionist collection of Parisian art dealer Josse Bernheim-Jeune, thought by many to have perished during World War II when the collection's hiding place, Castle de Rastignac in southern France, was destroyed by the Wehrmacht in reprisal for attacks made by members of the Resistance operating in the area. A former tax attorney, Tom holds a bachelor's degree as well as both a juris doctorate and masters of laws in taxation from the University of Florida. Tom lives in Estero, Florida with his fiancee, Connie, and their four cats.