I Ought to Be in Pictures

Contempt

October 1963 •French

A philistine in the art film business, Jeremy Prokosch is a producer unhappy with the work of his director. Prokosch has hired Fritz Lang to direct an adaptation of "The Odyssey," but when it seems that the legendary filmmaker is making a picture destined to bomb at the box office, he brings in a screenwriter to energize the script. The professional intersects with the personal when a rift develops between the writer and his wife.

Barton Fink

August 1991 •English

A renowned New York playwright is enticed to California to write for the movies and discovers the hellish truth of Hollywood.

The Front

September 1976 •English

A cashier poses as a writer for blacklisted talents to submit their work through, but the injustice around him pushes him to take a stand.

Russian Dolls

June 2005 •French

Five years after their summer together in Barcelona, Xavier, William, Wendy, Martine and Isabelle reunite.

Falling in Love Like in Movies

November 2023 •Indonesian

A film adaptation writer wants to secretly write his first original screenplay about his true story of falling in love with someone who has recently become a widow.

Austin Kringle

December 2022 •English

Austin Kringle steps into the shoes of Santa Clause for a day, delivering the gifts to a sick child.

Smoulder

November 2021 •English

Fresh off a relationship, Briar finds a waning comfort in an old script, and a new friend.

Rosemary's Baby

June 1968 •English

A young couple, Rosemary and Guy, moves into an infamous New York apartment building, known by frightening legends and mysterious events, with the purpose of starting a family.

Multi-Facial

August 2018 •English

A racially ambiguous actor struggles to find his place in a stereotype driven world. A modern re-imagining of Vin Diesel's 1995 Multi-Facial, set in London. Written, Produced, Directed by Taz Skylar. Cast includes Taz Skylar, Osy Ikhile and Andreas Karras.

Sunset Boulevard

August 1950 •English

A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.

Leaving Las Vegas

October 1995 •English

Ben Sanderson, an alcoholic Hollywood screenwriter who lost everything because of his drinking, arrives in Las Vegas to drink himself to death. There, he meets and forms an uneasy friendship and non-interference pact with prostitute Sera.

The Player

April 1992 •English

A Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected - but which one?

ESCAPE

November 2019 •English

Escape is a short film that was made in 48-hours for the 2880 Film Challenge in Mississippi in November of 2019. It went on the be selected as the winner for the challenge. Written and Directed by Jake Cockrell and Sam Graef. Robert Smith goes to work every day and does his job. But the mundane work, overtime, and high-pressure demands from his boss can't compete with his true passion.

In a Lonely Place

May 1950 •English

A screenwriter with a violent temper is a murder suspect until his lovely neighbor clears him. However, she soon starts to have her doubts.

Crime Wave

April 1985 •English

A young director intent on making "the greatest color crime movie ever" can't seem to finish his script--he has a beginning and an end, but he can't quite figure out the middle. The daughter of his landlord, excited to have a real "movie person" living nearby, tries to help by putting him in touch with a man who wants to collaborate on a script--the strange "Dr. Jolly"

In America

October 2003 •English

A family of Irish immigrants adjusts to life on the mean streets of Hell's Kitchen while also grieving the death of a child.

Heckler

November 2007 •English

HECKLER is a comedic feature documentary exploring the increasingly critical world we live in. After starring in a film that was critically bashed, Jamie Kennedy takes on hecklers and critics and ask some interesting questions of people such as George Lucas, Bill Maher, Mike Ditka, Rob Zombie, Howie Mandel and many more. This fast moving, hilarious documentary pulls no punches as you see an uncensored look at just how nasty and mean the fight is between those in the spotlight and those in the dark.

Deuil mortel

July 2019 •French

The Life I Want

October 2004 •Italian

A relationship develops between seasoned actor Stefano and his young, ambitious co-star Laura when they are cast as the two leads in a film. Stefano must deal with his growing jealousy when Laura's career begins to take off.

Next Stop, Greenwich Village

February 1976 •English

An aspiring Jewish actor moves out of his parents' Brooklyn apartment to seek his fortune in the bohemian life of Greenwich Village in 1953.