About Us

Doug LeClaire - Founder/Director Doug LeClaire is a former Line Producer and Production Supervisor of national broadcast television commercials and U.S. cable network promos in the New York metro area. He produced television advertising & web content campaigns for Lifetime TV; WE-TV; Comedy Central; MTV; Oxygen and the three TV networks. He won a “Clio” for an MTV promotional campaign directed by Barbara Kanowitz. He served as Unit Production Supervisor on television commercial projects directed by Michaell Bay, Martin Scorsese, Herb Ritts, Robert Small, Laura Murphy, David Fincher and Robert Altman. Doug was the Unit Production Supervisor on a series of national public service announcements created by the City of New York soon after September 11, 2001. Legendary TV commercial director Joe Pytka shot multiple location spots emphasizing how New York City was “back in business” post 9/11. The PSA’s featured Kevin Bacon, Ben Stiller, Derek Jeter, Susan Sarandon, Henry Kissinger, Al Roker, Harrison Ford, Vanessa Williams and Woody Allen. Doug was the Line Producer on a series of concert background videos for Roger Waters of Pink Floyd fame through Breathe Productions in New York and the “Te A Me Tea” global promo sensation: “Drink the Tea Donald Trump” for the FishEye Creative ad agency from India. He was Joe Pyka’s NY Production Supervisor for 19 years working on national TV commercials for Nike, Pepsi, IBM, Budweiser to name just a few. He line produced the award winning “Wreckin’ Shop- live from Brooklyn” for PBS, directed by Diane Martel through Epoch Films. Doug was the line producer for two independent feature films: “Greetings from the Shore,” directed by Greg Chwerchak, starring Kim Shaw, David Fumero, Paul Sorvino and Jay O. Sanders. Also: “Broadway’s Finest,” winner of over 10 national film festival awards, directed by Stephen Marro. In 1981 Doug & partners founded Asbury Shorts USA, now New York City’s longest running short film exhibition and touring show. Asbury Shorts has presented their short film “concerts” in historic venues from Los Angeles to Berlin. Guest Hosts have included: Edie Falco, Adrian Grenier, Bob Giraldi, Melvin Van Peebles, Richard Belzer, Harvey Keitel, Olympia Dukakis, Dylan McDermott and Jason Reitman. Doug directed two award-winning shorts in the 1980’s: “The Problem,” and “Surprise.” Both played on HBO.

Upcoming 2026 Shows

45th Asbury Shorts International

Founded on Asbury Avenue in Westbury, Long Island, N.Y. Asbury Shorts International was first presented in 1981 at the Westbridge Playhouse, screening local area student films. In 1988, the show relocated to Manhattan and the producers have featured globally honored short films there ever since, often introduced by various celebrity Guest Hosts. Beginning in 1998, The Asbury Short Film Concert has ‘reeled’ into cinemas, performing arts centers, art museums & outdoor venues everywhere from Berlin to Los Angeles...with many stops in-between including:

The Director’s Guild Theatre - Manhattan
Summer Stage - Central Park, NYC
Royal Festival Hall London - UK
Charlotte Harbor Event & Conference Center – Punta Gorda, Florida
Vero Beach Museum of Art - Vero Beach, Florida
MOAS- Museum of Arts & Sciences – Daytona Beach, Florida
Tagesspiegel-Berlin, Germany
Washington Park - Park Slope, Brooklyn
Visions Cinema - Washington, D.C.
The Leura Hill Performing Arts Center - Fryeburg, Maine
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston - Boston, MA
The Paramount Theatre - Asbury Park, New Jersey
Cinema Arts Center - Huntington, Long Island
Haft Auditorium F.I.T. - New York City
The Old Vic - Chicago
Work/Play Theater - Birmingham, Alabama
The AERO Theatre - Santa Monica, CA
Piazza Ernesto Strada - Westbury, Long Island
First Night Greenport, LI
SPACE - Portland, Maine
The Lake Shore Theatre - Chicago
Alamo Draft House Cinemas – Dallas, Texas
Greenwood Features – Bethel, Ct.
Phoenicia Playhouse – Ulster County, NY
Vermont Institute of Contemporary Art - Chester Vt.
Osprey Art Centre - Shelburne, Nova Scotia
The Tribeca Performing Arts Center - Manhattan
Florence Gould Hall – French Institute - Manhattan
The New School Auditorium - Manhattan
The Brooklyn Lyceum - Brooklyn
Martha Clara Vineyards - Riverhead, LI
The Suffolk Theatre - Riverhead, LI
The Madison Theatre at Molloy College - Rockville Centre, LI
Union County Arts Center - Rahway, New Jersey
The Algonquin Arts Theatre - Manasquan, New Jersey
The Lake Placid Center for the Arts - Lake Placid, NY
Creative Alliance - Baltimore, Md.
The Majestic Theatres - Weehawken, N.J.
The Rosendale Theatre - Rosendale, N.Y.
The Linda Performing Arts Studio - Albany, N.Y.
The Bijou - Bridgeport, Ct.
Proctors Theatre - Schenectady, N.Y.
The NYIT Auditorium on Broadway - Manhattan
The Space at Westbury - Long Island, N.Y.
The Flickinger Auditorium - Meriden, New Hampshire
Dante Hall - Atlantic City, N.J.
The North Carolina Museum of History, Longleaf Film Festival - Raleigh, N.C.
Briggs Opera House - White River Junction, Vermont

Testimonials

“The Best Short Film Show I’ve Ever Seen”
— Jason Reitman, Academy Award nominated Director (“JUNO,” “Young Adult,” “Up in the Air,” “Thank You for Smoking”)
Asbury Shorts Concert Guest Host: 2006- The French Institute, New York City

“A Fun night of cool films. Thanks for asking me to Guest Host!”
— Edie Falco, Emmy and Golden Globe Award Winning Actor ("Oz," “The Sopranos,” “Nurse Jackie”)
Asbury Shorts Concert Guest Host: 2001-SONY Music Studios Manhattan

“An Amazing Evening! What fabulous films!"
— Olympia Dukakis, Academy Award Winning Actress (“Moonstruck,” “Fried Green Tomatoes”)
Asbury Shorts Concert Guest Host: 2011- The Director’s Guild Theater Manhattan

“I had fun. Great Selections!”
— Adrian Grenier, Actor (HBO’s “Entourage”)
Asbury Guest Host- 2008 – Brooklyn Lyceum, New York

“I wish there were more forums like Asbury for people to see two hours of good films."
— John Turturro, Actor/Director/Producer (“O Brother, Where Art Thou?” “The Bronx is Burning,” ”The Big Lebowski”)
Asbury Shorts Concert Guest Host: 1995 F.I.T. Haft Auditorium Manhattan

“What a great night! I loved all of the shorts!”
— Bob Fisher, Executive Producer: Celsius Pictures – National TV commercial production company

“More fun than The New York Film Festival!”
— Bob Balaban, Actor/Director (“Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” “2010,” “Absence of Malice,” “Friends,” “Seinfeld”)
Asbury Shorts Guest Host: 1990 F.I.T. Haft Auditorium Manhattan

“Great Evening! Terrific Films!”
— Ken Dashow, NY Radio Personality Q104 (“Breakfast with the Beatles” radio program)
Asbury Shorts Concert Guest Host: CUNY Grad Center 2023; SummerStage Central Park 2010

“I was honored to be a Guest Host. Great night!”
— John Avildsen, Oscar Nominated Director (“Rocky,” “Karate Kid,” “Lean on Me”)
Asbury Shorts Guest Host- 1992 F.I.T Haft Auditorium Manhattan

“Great Fun!”
— Stephen Witty, Film Critic – Newark Star-Ledger
Asbury Shorts Guest Host- Rahway, NJ – 2009

Contact

Doug LeClaire
dleclaire54@gmail.com