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Facial Deformity Productions

About Me


Facial Deformity Productions is an independent film production company started by J. Edward Thurm following the 2006 St. Louis edition of the 48 Hour Film Project.
After meeting several local film enthusiasts, J. Edward Thurm established Facial Deformity Productions and began producing short films with the help of Russell McCulloch and Chris Shofa.
Facial D. has worked on projects with several other local production companies such as St. Luniverse, the 13th Floor, Mkg Films, State of Mind productions and has worked with students from SIU and the University of Las Vegas film programs.
Facial D. is currently in post production on their first feature length film entitled "Crazy Rides a Sawhorse," which was penned by and stars Russell McCulloch.
Facial D. is also in the process of releasing all previous film projects on individual and/or compilation dvds. Each film will include bonus footage, commentaries, and more.
Have a project you want produced? Contact J. Edward Thurm here at myspace.com/facialdeformity or email at [email protected]

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Motivated, Creative, and Honest people (Not easy).

My Blog

Monsters, Maniacs, and Mayhem at the AMC

AMC Crestwood has announced October's theme is "Monsters, Maniacs, and Mayhem" and will feature Psycho, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, House of Wax, and War of the Worlds! Every Tuesday starting Octo...
Posted by on Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:31:00 GMT

Facial D. supports the classics.

The AMC theater at Crestwood Mall is presenting a classic film series every Tuesday. The series began early in the summer with triple features showcasing actors like Humphrey Bogart, James Dean, and S...
Posted by on Tue, 22 Sep 2009 08:39:00 GMT

what is this "crazy rides a saw horse" all about?

Here is the question I keep getting asked time and time again&   What is CRAZY RIDES A SAWHORSE about?   I get it& we’ve got two trailers (teasers really) on our site, but never once d...
Posted by on Mon, 17 Dec 2007 06:53:00 GMT

wrap party!!

i’ve come to the conclusion that we will never have a wrap party for crazy rides a sawhorse.  first of all, the movie pretty much sent me into bankrupcy so i have no money left with which t...
Posted by on Thu, 13 Dec 2007 12:22:00 GMT

THATS A WRAP!

This month we wrapped principle photography on Crazy Rides a Sawhorse! Finally! We still got a couple of insert shots here and there but the important footage is in the can. Everything is now in the h...
Posted by on Sun, 04 Nov 2007 15:34:00 GMT

So October was really slow...

So October was really slow. We had trouble finding kids, difficulties with actors, and issues with prop providers. But don't worry, nothing will stop us. Nothing.   J
Posted by on Sat, 27 Oct 2007 09:45:00 GMT

Were baaaaaaaaaaaack!

Facial D has returned from the Windy City with cigarette burns and beer soaked crotches.   Thursday we met with our editor Tory for a progress report and I'm proud to say things are looking gre...
Posted by on Tue, 09 Oct 2007 10:19:00 GMT

Facial D is going to Chicago!

Facial D is going to Chicago tomorrow! We’ll be meeting with our editor Mr. Tory Dahloff and we’ll be hard at work slicing and dicing the hell out of Crazy Rides a Sawhorse. We’ll p...
Posted by on Wed, 03 Oct 2007 11:50:00 GMT

September was kind of weird

September was kind of weird. Production was either really busy or really slow.   The crew was defiantly showing signs of wear so that slowed us down a bit but that's to be expected when you're r...
Posted by on Sun, 23 Sep 2007 09:38:00 GMT

Please dont rain!!!

We only need one more solid weekend of shooting to finish principle photography so please don't rain!   If you or anyone you know can control the weather please stop the rain right now.   ...
Posted by on Fri, 07 Sep 2007 09:19:00 GMT