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Hey, I'm John D.!
Missoula, Montana
I've been writing & directing contemporary Westerns in the contemporary West for 18 years. Our current project, "Saving For The Day," is a modern day Indiana Jones-type story. It is in post production and set to be released in 2021.
My Projects
Projects I'm Supporting
RUNAROUND SUE
Natchitoches, Louisiana• Film Feature
Drama, Music
RUNAROUND SUE is a small-town Southern bartender known for breaking hearts... until THE WANDERER comes to town.
This project got the green light!
White Crow
Los Angeles, California• Film Feature
Mystery, Thriller
A sickly young woman's life unravels when she receives a heart transplant and begins to take on her donor's personality traits.
This project got the green light!
Oniphron
Portland, Oregon• Film Feature
Drama, Fantasy
A tale about a homeless immortal woman taken in by a Portlander.
This project got the green light!
I Friggin Love you
Los Angeles, California• Series
Drama, Romantic Comedy
Love can make you or break you.
This project got the green light!
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STiGMA
Atlanta, Georgia• Series
Drama
As Senator Ingram stares down an easy reelection, things become unstable when he is diagnosed with a mental illness.
This project got the green light!
The Vth Column
Los Angeles, California• Series
Horror, Sci-Fi
Horror/Scifi series. Episode 1. A couple flees from a stranger, who refused to let them out of his car, after hitching a ride.
This project got the green light!
Someone Will Assist You Shortly
Hampton Bays, New York• Film Feature
Drama, LGBTQ
A gay hospice nurse climbs back into the closet to care for his abusive dad and the behaviorally challenging nephew he never knew he had.
This project got the green light!
Shedding - a feature film
Los Angeles, California• Film Feature
Drama, Fantasy
A cat who longs to explore the outside world transforms into a human and helps heal a broken family.
This project got the green light!
Maiden
New York City, New York• Film Feature
Horror, Thriller
While passing through a small town, a modern-day witch must fight her way through a cult of men to find a young woman who’s disappeared.
This project got the green light!
Rose is a Rose is a Rose - Post Production
Culver City, California• Film Short
Comedy, Romantic Comedy
Old school technophobe grapples with social media, pea soup and millennials in hopes of reclaiming his long lost love.
This project got the green light!
Lost Bayou
Lafayette, Louisiana• Film Feature
Drama, Family
A struggling addict ventures out into the Louisiana swamp to discover that her estranged faith healer father is hiding a troubling secret.
This project got the green light!
Little Evil Bookshop
Seattle, Washington• Film Feature
Comedy, Satire
When the world's most powerful occult leader visits a modest mystic bookshop, its owner must impress him at all costs.
This project got the green light!
A Room Full of Nothing
Austin, Texas• Film Feature
Adventure, Romance
In this Swiss Army Man meets Eternal Sunshine adventure an artistic couple's life takes a bizarre turn when they wake up alone in the world.
This project got the green light!
Palace
Bloomington, Indiana• Film Feature
Drama
The family-fractured lives of a stubborn mechanic, a retired widower, and a repressed college student intertwine at a bar in rural Indiana.
This project got the green light!
Xerxes
Jersey City, New Jersey• Film Feature
Sci-Fi, Thriller
While recovering at his estranged childhood home from cochlear implant surgery, Xerxes spirals down the rabbit hole and may never climb out.
This project got the green light!
Fantastic Santa Monaco
Los Angeles, California• Film Feature
Drama, Satire
A film about a group of performance artists who are looking for love, connection and significance in Los Angeles.
This project got the green light!
Interference
New York City, New York• Film Short
Drama, Thriller
A violent altercation between a police officer and a black man left one person dead. A couple passing by must decide what they believe.
This project got the green light!
Custodian
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Animation, Fantasy
The macabre account of a man whose inner demons drive him to seek redemption in the aftermath of bloodshed.
This project got the green light!
Saving For The Day
Missoula, Montana• Film Feature
Adventure
A hermit accountant reluctantly goes on a journey through 15 different genres to find treasure, love, and to become a hero.
This project got the green light!
Ordinary Women
San Francisco, California• Series
Animation, History
Feminist Frequency's new video series about defying stereotypes, challenging the status quo, and being extraordinary.
This project got the green light!
Magic Pills
Toronto, Canada• Film Feature
Documentary, Science
Homeopathy - the medicine they don't want you to know about. We need finishing funds! US contributions are tax deductible!
This project got the green light!
The Gospel According to Stephenson
Colorado Springs, Colorado• Film Feature
Horror, Sci-Fi
A "real-life" vampire capitalizes on our pop-culture vampire obsession to start his own religion.
This project got the green light!
