Paladin: Dawn of the Dragonslayer is a 2011 independent film in the fantasy genre produced by Arrowstorm Entertainment. It is the first feature film about a dragon directed by a woman, and marks director Anne Black's directing debut. The film was featured at Bleedfest in 2011, a film festival that highlights the work of female directors. Plot Will (Richard McWilliams) and his father live a simple and pastoral life in the mountains, unconcerned with the goings-on of the neighboring lowlands. When Will’s father is killed by a dragon, Will must journey down the mountain and use a mysterious family connection from years earlier to start squiring for Sterling (Ian Cullen), a once-wealthy land owner and knight. Unwelcomed for his backward, mountain ways, Will is put to work on the struggling farm. He soon befriends Sterling’s headstrong daughter Kate (Nicola Posener), and the two of them begin working together to uncover the secrets of their families’ connection and to prepare Will for his final battle with the dragon, in which he will avenge his father’s death and prove himself a man.