Surprise! Exclusive Clip from FAKING A MURDERER in Advance of Our Free LA Screening on August 3rd!
To herald Dread Central’s free screening of Faking a Murderer on Tuesday, August 3rd (details in the link below) at Hollywood’s Arena Cinelounge Outdoors (1625 North Las Palmas Avenue; 323-924-1644), we’ve got an exclusive clip of the bloody good fun awaiting in the docu-style horror-comedy.
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Check out our exclusive clip below the trailer and synopsis!
Synopsis:
Faking a Murderer follows filmmakers Stuart Stone and Adam Rodness on their noble yet perhaps misguided quest to track down a seedy-looking stranger they’ve discovered online who—in a disturbing video—seemingly confesses to a homicide. Or at least that’s what they think. Seeing the popularity of true crime shows, they decide to try and turn this discovery into their own killer hit. With the support (both moral and financial) of a distributor, the duo sets off on their journey to try and track down this elusive creep. When they bring the video to law enforcement, they’re told—repeatedly—that it’s really not much to go on, and they’re putting a lot of time and energy into what essentially is a fool’s errand. Determined to make this work, they flex, stretch and break their budget in pursuit of a hit new crime story, but are Stuart and Adam in over their heads?
“We wanted to pay homage to the true-crime genre and create a social experiment of our own,” says co-writer/producer Adam Rodness, who will be attending the Dread Vision premiere with writer/director Stu Stone and star Tony Nappo. “We were so fascinated at how these shows like The Jinx, The Staircase and Making a Murderer were so captivating. They were just so well produced! We had just finished shooting our documentary Jack of All Trades, and the idea just hit us. We thought, ‘We could create our own true crime story, shoot it like a doc, create a fictitious serial killer and use the real public to push the narrative forward. So, Faking a Murderer was born!”
The filmmakers admit to having a tough balancing act mixing horror and comedy for their movie. “It’s always a challenge to take two genres and try to blend them together,” says Stone. “Horror and comedy are like oil and vinegar. Meaning, with the perfect amount of both, they can combine to make something amazing. All of our previous horror films have always leaned on our comedic senses, and this particular film let us go all out. To make an audience laugh is to make them feel comfortable, and that’s when you can go in and scare them! It’s beautiful.”
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Providing the scares is veteran Canadian actor Nappo. According to the filmmakers, the actor proved so effective in the role that there was not one time during shooting or otherwise where anyone questioned the authenticity of his violent character.
“When we started to think up cast options for the ‘murderer,’ we knew we needed someone who was an extreme pro, but someone who we could disguise easily on-screen,” says Rodness. “When we met with Tony Nappo, we were having coffee at an Italian shop in Toronto. I remember us being nervous that he would be too recognizable, especially to the industry people we interact with in the film. But then he reached into his mouth and pulled out his teeth. Yes! All but his two front teeth were visible in his mouth!”
“He was hired on the spot,” adds Stone. “By the time he grew out the beard and worked on his voice, Tony had disappeared and Glenn Santos was revealed. He remained in character the whole time and legitimately had us, our crew and anyone we showed his videos to, scared to death.”
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If you are down for the screening (and how could you not be!), please fill out the rsvp form below. Doors open at 7:30 pm, and the show will start at 8:30 pm. Dread Central Editor in Chief Josh Millican will host a Q&A after the screening. This special movie night event is presented by our friends at 4Digital Media, who will release Faking a Murderer on VOD and digital on August 6th. Check out the film’s Instagram social tags here: @fakingamurderer_movie, @stustone, @adamrodness, and @4digitalmedia. And Twitter: @stustone, @adamrodness, and @4digitalM.
See details HERE for info on another Hollywood Dread Vision screening happening on August 10th.
