VAiFF presents “The Day Before His Last” a submission in our Drama category. Charlie Dunlop is a filmmaker from Philadelphia and a directing student at DePaul University in Chicago. His work focuses on grounded, character-driven stories about identity, loneliness, and ambition, often set within working-class American communities. Influenced by both independent cinema and commercial storytelling, he aims to create emotionally honest films with strong dramatic tension. Voting window opens August 5th, 2025 – August 26th, 2025 (11:59 p.m. EST) only on vaiff.com