When his brother's seemingly delusional ramblings take a sinister turn, Jasper Whitehead is forced to choose between his morals or his family.
In this small town, everyone knows Jasper is weak and Eric is crazy.
Already labelled 'no-hopers', at only 18 and 23 years old, the Whitehead brothers are disrespected. Discarded. Disenfranchised.
But Eric has a plan.
Their chance for a clean slate... An armed assault on where it all began.
Official Selection - First Glance Film Festival - Los Angeles (2018); Kansas City Film Festival (2018); Chicago International REEL Shorts Film Festival (2018).
Starring:
Ryan Sobolski, Darren Moss, Erin Connor
Written & Directed By:
James Crisp
Produced By:
Pete Ireland
Format: Short Film
Production Status: Complete (2017)
Max suffers from avoid-ant personality syndrome.
His condition cripples him in social situations. He lives alone in an apartment building in a less than desirable part of town.
It is here where he encounters a young girl named Emily who has been left with her Uncle Caeser, a drug dealer and addict. Max soon becomes aware, along with his neighbours, that Caesar is physically abusing Emily.
One day, by chance, Max is drawn to help Emily. As Emily’s plight draws Max out of his shell, he will be forced to make a decision. His choice: between staying safe in his one-room sanctuary or finding the courage to help before it’s too late.
The Good Neighbour is inspired by the tragic true story of the murder of Nia Glassie.
Official Selection - Blue Mountains Film Festival (2011) Winner - Best Drama; Sandfly Film Festival (2011) Winner - Audience Award; Byron Bay International Film Festival (2011); Rochester International Film Festival (2012); Shanghai International Film Festival (2012).
Starring:
Joshua Hoffmann, Jaime Maudson, Darren Sabadina, Mel Firbank
Written & Directed By:
James Crisp
Produced By:
Pete Ireland
Format: Short Film
Production Status: Complete (2011)
Euphoranova
On the night two brothers attempt to escape a small religious sect their father and leader dies suddenly.
Thrusting the responsibility of the entire community on to the shoulders of the eldest and forever altering both their futures.
Writer & Director:
James Crisp
Produced By:
Pete Ireland
Format: Feature Film
Genre: Drama
Production Status: In Development
*USA/NZ Co-Production
The Politician
Entering on a dare, chaos ensues after party boy Hoyt Maxwell wins a local city council election in Los Angeles after the local population confuses his name on the ballot for his well-respected billionaire magnate father.
Created By:
James Crisp
Produced By:
Pete Ireland
Format: Television Series
Genre: Comedy - Single Camera
Production Status: In Development
The Afterlife Hotel
Joseph West died trying to save his… cheeseburger, now he must save the ‘Afterlife.’
With ‘belief’ at an all-time low, the Afterlife struggles to keep the lights on. The Gods have returned to Earth to raise belief but Peter suspects they’re not doing a very good job and with hoards stuck in Purgatory he needs to act fast.
So, he sends his latest arrival back in an attempt to stop Scientology from taking over the building and leaving everyone else in purgatory forever.
Created By:
James Crisp
Produced By:
Pete Ireland
Format: TV Series
Genre: Comedy - Single Camera
Production Status: In Development
Con-munity
Fame? Fortune? Respect? Or just Relevance?
A well-known former actor struggles to adapt to his new life making a living on the comic convention circuit. Photos cost extra.
Created By:
James Crisp
Produced By:
Pete Ireland
Format: Television Series
Genre: Comedy - Single Camera
Production Status: In Development
Untitled Late Night Host
An on-air incident forces a veteran late-night talk show host to go on hiatus, upon which he returns to his roots in New York and begins to evaluate his future in the fast-changing world of media & entertainment.
Writer & Director:
James Crisp
Produced By:
Pete Ireland
Format: Feature Film
Genre: Comedy/Drama
Production Status: In Development
Chip Monck
A feature film, expanding on the Australian Academy Award (AACTA) winning short film made by Opening Act Films in 2014, about the life of Edward Beresford "Chip" Monck – the one and only MC of the original Woodstock Music Festival.
From lighting and managing the stages of Woodstock, to working with the Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan, to stage managing Ali v Foreman in “The Rumble in the Jungle”, the film will
explore Monck’s life from running away to the circus as a young man, to being at the centre
of international pop culture, to a quiet life in his twilight years living in Melbourne, Australia.
Writer & Director:
James Crisp
Produced By:
Pete Ireland
Format: Feature Film
Genre: Bio-Pic
Production Status: In Development
Dr Acton Bio-Pic
A feature film about the incredible life and work of Dr Michael Padraig Acton, a renowned psychologist from the UK (including his recognition as being one of only a handful of doctors in the UK who can legally give authorization for gender reassignment surgery) who has endured physical and emotional hardships to become a well-known clinician and published author in Florida, USA.
Writer & Director:
James Crisp
Produced By:
Pete Ireland
Format: Feature Film
Genre:Bio-Pic
Production Status: In Development
*USA/Australian Co-production