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About Me

We're a group of filmmakers from the Dallas area. Most of us had been friends from college and beyond and were stuck working in and on commercials for the most part. Not a bad gig, but not what we ever really set out to do as filmmakers. With no resources, money or an experienced crew, we decided to make a feature? Holt and Will penned the film and we pulled our band of brothers together to make it happen. On our limited funds, we wanted to put every dollar on the screen. We shot on film...yes, film! Super 16 to be exact and 95% of our all of the rain and gun effects are live. The film has a ton of production value , but the shoot itself was hardcore guerilla filmmaking. Our core group quit their day jobs and opted for weekly paychecks of $114 and a seemingly unlimited supply of Taco Bell and BBQ. We had $0 for post production, but never settled for anything less than the best of what we could do.

We got 'er done finally and have done pretty well in the international festival circut. Bruce Fletcher at the San Fran Indie Fest gave us our first shot and from there, we got invites from around the world. We've already released in most of the Asian and European markets for the last year and done pretty well. One market has actually released a Collectors Edition. We finally release here in early 2007! Anyway, that's us.

It's been one hell of a ride! Enjoy the show!

My Interests

Movies:

Heat, Thief, Collateral, Leon (The Professional), La Femme Nikita, Se7en, Fight Club, True Romance, Man on Fire(2004), Terminator, Aliens, 48 Hours, The Hitcher, Blade Runner, The Wild Bunch, Reservoir Dogs

My Blog

SINNERS AND SAINTS - BY WILLIAM KAUFMAN

I know I've been a bit nostalgic lately in the blogging area, so here it goes again. I met William Kaufman a little over ten years ago in a small apartment back in Lewisville, Texas. I knew after ...
Posted by The Prodigy on Fri, 05 Oct 2007 12:55:00 PST

WAL-MART on November 6th!! WOW!!.

Wow, I know it sounds crazy to be so excited about this, but our film The Prodigy hits the shelves at Wal-Mart nationwide on November 6th!! I was nervous about our odds because of the subject mat...
Posted by The Prodigy on Thu, 04 Oct 2007 12:42:00 PST

WINNER - 2007 BEST THRILLER!!

Hey Guys! We were recently announced the winner of this year's award for 'Best Thriller' at the Action On Film International Film Festival in Long Beach California. They are having a screening of the ...
Posted by The Prodigy on Thu, 26 Jul 2007 12:55:00 PST

BLOCKBUSTER VIDEO - JULY 31ST!!

Hello Everyone! We can't thank you enough enough for all of your support! Things have been going exceptionally well with the film and the rental numbers have been outrageous! We've received messages a...
Posted by The Prodigy on Thu, 26 Jul 2007 12:35:00 PST

Why Colby Mitchell is One Bad Mutha!!

Because with out him I wouldn't have a damn movie... He was the reason Prodigy got made! The most underrated damn producer on the planet. If you're looking for a man who can get your film done on time...
Posted by The Prodigy on Sat, 12 May 2007 05:05:00 PST

DEAD CHANNELS PREMIERS THE PRODIGY IN SF

Dead Channels presents the US Theatrical premiere of the Director's Cut of THE PRODIGY.   SAN FRANCISCO, CA  On May 25 - 31st, 2007 at the Roxie Film Centre, Dead Channels proudly present...
Posted by The Prodigy on Thu, 26 Apr 2007 10:24:00 PST

DALLAS SCREENING - THE PRODIGY DVD RELEASE!!

Dallas Friends, Family and Fans, We're excited to announce the DVD Release screening for the Dallas Metroplex! Let everyone know as we want to have a great showing! Screening Info: Date: May 3rd / Thu...
Posted by The Prodigy on Fri, 20 Apr 2007 06:08:00 PST

THE PRODIGY DVD RELEASE ON MAY 29!!!

Hello Everyone! Thanks so much for all of your support! Finally, The Prodigy is releasing here after almost two years of foreign distribution! May 29th is the day!! Tell your friends, family and whoev...
Posted by The Prodigy on Fri, 20 Apr 2007 05:04:00 PST

The New Page and Why...

As everybody knows, we have another seemingly identical MS page, so why the new one? Because of something my dumbass didn't think about 8 months ago when I started the page; we might, one day want to ...
Posted by The Prodigy on Mon, 01 Jan 2007 10:56:00 PST