Hello all, I have been hard at work looking to get my screenplay Both Hands In into production, while still learning and growing as a screenwriter. Part of that journey is to reengage with audiences in a way that I haven’t done since Chuck passed away. I have restarted my tiktok account and will be posting semi-regular unscripted/unplanned movie reviews and also detailing my journeys in writing, acting, and still making music at an elderly age. Part of that is learning about Ai, which is not a path i want to explore right now, but I have been challenged by a fellow screen writer to use it outside of my writing and creative projects as a learning tool…
I am not hip or flashy or coming with hot take headlines, so I know I am not in touch with what catches fire on social media, but I hope you check in from time to time as I navigate these waters. Yelling into the void is unsettling, so any feedback and interaction is appreciated.
Also, keep a look out for a crazy, over the top, uncomfortable yet also funny slasher film, Satan’s Peak that recently wrapped shooting in the canton area. Helmed by my buddy James L. Edwards and boasting a really cool cast, the movie will offend almost everyone at some point, but can also entertain for the entire runtime.
Up next, I film a blink and you’ll miss is role in Kingsbury Run detailing Elliot Ness and his time in Cleveland chasing down the torso murderer.
I am not sure acting makes the most sense for me as something to pursue, but I love working with people I trust, producing scripts I believe in. To that end, I have one more role lined up for later this year in an exciting movie, that I cannot announce yet. And possibly something I’m set to film this Summer that I also can’t talk about yet, but it is an intense movie, written and directed by someone I’ve worked with before.
I hope y’all are doing well. Sorry I haven’t had any news on my thriller novel “In The Watershed” I thought we were close to having a home for it a couple times, but nothing happening just yet.
douglas r esper
