Director of short film "Millstone" is currently submitting it to festivals. 

Even as he sauntered from red carpet to red carpet this spring, promoting the Oscar-winning "Coda," Duluth actor Daniel Durant already had his next project completed. 

Durant is one of the leads in the short film "Millstone," which features an all-Deaf cast 

"'Millstone' was a lot of fun because it was a totally different character for me to dive into. 

"It is always a great experience telling a new story where our being Deaf is not a focus." 

They've agreed to unorthodox therapy that brings up unsettling truths over the course of the dark thriller's 16 minutes. 

"It's a story where these characters happen to be Deaf and they're full, rich characters who are having these experiences.