Dott EntertainmentCo-Founders
His Last Shot — a film by Mel Dott — the hero backdrop

Dott
Entertainment

Co-Founders; Mel Cummings Dott and Kimberly Cummings Dott

Actor. Writer. Filmmaker.

Written by Mel Cummings Dott and Kimberly Cummings Dott for the big screens.

★ ORPHANS★ HIS LAST SHOT★ BEFORE WE GROW UP

Now in the spotlight

Our Films

Three pictures, made with the people we love — two written by Mel Cummings Dott, one by Kimberly Cummings Dott.

Dott Entertainment — Films That Matter: Orphans, His Last Shot, and Before We Grow Up

On set

Making Before We
Grow Up

One clapperboard, one camera, and a house full of storytellers. A look at the day Before We Grow Up went from page to picture.

The clapperboard for Before We Grow Up, dated 11/28/25
Clapperboard — Before We Grow Up
Three women checking the cinema camera screen on set
On set — checking the frame

Zombie night

On set for a short film

Mel Cummings Dott and Kimberly Cummings Dott in zombie makeup on set
A closer shot of Mel and Kimberly Dott in zombie makeup on set

Mel Cummings Dott and Kimberly Cummings Dott are zombies on set tonight for a short film.

The people behind the mission

Meet the Founders

Actors, writers, and filmmakers — a family that tells stories the way it lives: together.

Mel Cummings Dott

Co-Founder

Mel Cummings Dott

Mel Cummings Dott is an actor, writer, and filmmaker. He is a student at Pepperdine University, and his films Orphans and His Last Shot screened at the 6th and 7th film festivals.

Kimberly Cummings Dott

Co-Founder · Actor, Writer, Filmmaker

Kimberly Cummings Dott

Kimberly Cummings Dott is an actor, writer, and filmmaker. She wrote Before We Grow Up — solely, as a high school junior at the time — and the short film screened at the 8th annual film festival.

Dr. Kimberly Cummings Reyes-Dott

Founder · Producer

Dr. Kimberly Cummings Reyes-Dott

Dr. Kimberly Cummings Reyes-Dott is the founder and producer behind Dott Entertainment — an organizational development executive and executive coach who champions her family’s creative work.

A curled film strip resting on dark wood

Let’s make something

Get in Touch

Casting, collaborations, festival bookings, or just a good story to tell — the Dott family would love to hear from you.

(805) 825-9961

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