Films

Blackwater Blues

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Two brothers in a small Mississippi town who have been in and out of jail receive clues regarding their mother’s disappearance. This new quest throws them in the midst of a biker gang, drug dealers, and the CIA.

Starring Jason London, Corin Nemec, Marco St. John, Benjamin Easterday, Creek Wilson, Robert Benn, Chase Waters, Billy  Miller, Gary Cooper, Chad Kimsey

Directed by Stephen Wise
Written by Corin Nemec, story by Jason London
Produced by Corin Nemec and Stephen Wise

Copyright © 2022

CONTENT WARNING: Strong language, brief violence

Sur'vi

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During a time of nomadic civilization, a woman traveling through the wilderness alone comes across a young orphaned girl and must take her to safety while fighting off marauders.

Starring Anna Faulkner, Chris Kubiak, Jason Robbins, Remy Rheault, Gabrielle Faulkner

Written, directed, and produced by Stephen Wise

Copyright © 2018

CONTENT WARNING: Violence

Shackled

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A vampire hunter meets his match when he attempts to rescue a young woman chained in an old warehouse.

Starring Elva Osk, Nathan Burns, Heather Edelman, Autumn Giberson

Directed by Courtney Hagans & Will Phillips
Written by Courtney Hagans & Max Nadsady
Produced by Stephen Wise, Courtney Hagans, Max Nadsady

Copyright © 2013

CONTENT WARNING: Strong language, violence, gore

The Summoning

The Summoning

What starts off as a simple game involving an Ouija board turns into terror for four young people when they actually summon a demon.

Starring Courtney Hagans, Jonathan Antone, Ryan McBride, Heather Edelman

Directed by Will Phillips
Written by Courtney Hagans & Will Phillips
Produced by Stephen Wise, Will Phillips, Courtney Hagans

Copyright © 2013

CONTENT WARNING: Strong language, violence, gore

Girl from Iceland

Girl from Iceland

After a young immigrant from Iceland is kidnapped and raped, she transforms herself in order to seek out revenge on those who committed that heinous act.

Starring Elva Osk, Darla Briganti, Brandon Fraser, Jeremy Hosbein, Michael Daw, Kevin Gaddie, Cecelia Kuhn, Heather Edelman

Directed by Josh Stephenson
Written by Josh Stephenson & Ben Galecki
Produced by Ben Galecki and Stephen Wise

Copyright © 2013

CONTENT WARNING: Strong language, extreme violence, sexual themes including sexual assault

Tribulation

A father and son, whose relationship is strained, go on a camping trip.  When the father has a heart attack, the boy must put aside his electronics in order to try to save his father’s life.

Starring Max Watson, Pete Penuel, Tasha Wise

Written & directed by Stephen Wise
Produced by Michael Rochkind

Copyright © 2010

Slasher: A Day in the Life

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What does a masked serial killer do when he’s not murdering teenagers?

Starring Zabdiel Rodriguez, Travis Petty, Lenny Lamastus, Brendon Knapp

Directed by Stephen Wise
Written by Matt Berbano, Justin Cortes, Michael Fluker, Brendon Knapp, Lenny Lamastus, Travis Petty, Jon Ramos, Michael Rochkind, Zabdiel Rodriguez, Stephen Wise
Produced by Michael Rochkind

Copyright © 2009

This was produced as an entry in the 2009 24-Hour Orlando Film Festival.

Zombification

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A group of middle school kids sneak onto their campus during summer break, only to discover a mysterious amulet that turns them one-by-one into zombies.

Starring Gabriel Brown, Zac Ceccoli, Tyler Conrady, Diego Cortes, Jessia Rodriguez, Diego Torrez

Directed by Stephen Wise
Written by Gabriel Brown, Zac Ceccoli, Tyler Conrady, Diego Cortes, Travis Petty, Diego Torrez, Michael Rochkind, Stephen Wise
Produced by Michael Rochkind

Copyright © 2008

This was a project made as part of a middle school summer camp program where the students had a hand in writing and acting in the film.

Crooks

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In a satire of Cops, a video crew follows three different criminals as they explain to the viewing audience their craft while actually conducting their illegal activities.  The criminals include an “observer”, a “funds transferer”, and a “re-allocator of wealth”.

Starring lee Shapiro, Jennifer Fishbeck, Tim Steward, Tim Gwynn, Matthew Books

Directed by Stephen Wise
Written by Lee Shapiro & Stephen Wise
Produced by Matthew Anconetani & Matthew Books

Copyright © 2004

Produced for the O-36 Film Race. It also aired as a segment of the TV series Comedy Night School.

From the Ashes

A world-wide phenomenon renders most of the world’s population blind. A 12-year-old boy must search for his parents through the remains of our society, meeting a variety of people along the way who deal with this upheaval in their own ways. They include a man trying to organize salvation for others, a woman traveling with her son to find help, a man blind since birth, an old survivalist, and a recently blind woman who has gone insane.

Starring Cory Marti, Curtis Causey, Ryan Cimino, Kyle Jackson, Gary Norris, Tina Sacco, Frank Taylor, Jennifer Fishbeck, Creagen Dow

Directed by Stephen Wise
Written by Lee Shapiro & Stephen Wise
Produced by Lee Shapiro

Copyright © 2004

This is a short version of a feature-length screenplay, illustrating several episodes from the larger story.

Ice Blue

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An alcoholic mystery author discovers that his wife, a college professor, is cheating on him with a student and turns to the bottle and his gun collection for solace. What he doesn’t know is that his wife and her lover plan to murder him in order to gain control over his rights to his work to sell to Hollywood. When the student shows up at the house, tensions grow that result in death.

Starring Michael Hartson, Kristi Vannatter, Stephen Arthur, Joe Weckerle

Directed by Stephen Wise
Written by Stephen Wise & Joe Weckerle
Produced by Jim Caron

Copyright © 2004

CONTENT WARNING: Mild language, brief violence