"When the Dust Settles" is a poignant documentary about the Mustang Leadership Partners program in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The film shows how the struggles of wild horse’s mirror those of disadvantaged girls, resulting in an earned trust when they’re given an opportunity to prove their worthiness to the world.

Founded in 2013 by Lisa Diersen, EQUUS Film Festival is the first event of its kind to offer a home to the storytellers, from around the world, of the horse through feature films, documentaries, video’s, commercials and short films as well as cultural elements of fine equestrian art and literature. The EQUUS Film Festival highlights and rewards the diverse and creative efforts of those who pay artistic homage to the horse.