THE FILMMAKER, A Feature Film
Mystery/Drama, 80 Minutes, Color
Ashley Rain Turner
JP Allen
and Rebecca deBoer star in this noir mystery
Cinematography by Daniel Teixeira-Gomes
Produced by Cathy Montosa
Creative Producer, Chopper Bernet
Associate Producers, Dawn Rich, Jason Wolos
Art Design by Leslie Bamburg
Director of Lighting, Robert Elvin
Written/Directed by JP Allen
with music by
Blue Tofu
and Shoulders
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"Iconoclastic American independent auteurs Orson Welles and JP Allen open opposite each other in the Bay Area this weekend ..."
— Michael Fox, KQED Arts, SF
BACKGROUND STORIES
THE FILMMAKER, a feature film, is inspired by the author's novel of the same name. The video below gives background on the two novels (GAMBLING and THE FILMMAKER) related to our latest film.
An isolated photographer returns home to find his apartment ransacked, his credit accounts compromised, and a bizarre recording waiting on his computer. Soon, he receives an anonymous phone call from a young woman seeking his help in committing a crime of revenge. This layered story weaves themes of identity, intimate secrets, and the shifting meaning of the past.
"SF Writer/Director unspools a mystery ..."
— Pam Grady, SF Chronicle
“A love letter to San Francisco . . . And at long last, who is the filmmaker in The Filmmaker? The answer may surprise you.”
— Sherilyn Connelly, SF Weekly
Your identity has just been stolen.
THE FILMMAKER
“A dramatic character puzzle box.”
— Dennis Harvey, 48Hills, SF