A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
November 1, 2019
Original Title:
American Criminal
Alternate Titles:
Blue Lives Matter
I'm Back!
Genres:
Thriller
Production Companies:
Green Apple Entertainment
Justice for All Productions
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 100
"American Criminal" is filmed entirely in one shot ... A police officer, a prosecutor, a judge, and a forensic scientist conspire to manufacture evidence against murderers who they are convinced are guilty, but they lack the full proofs. When a criminal defense attorney threatens to expose their illicit activities, one of the group murders him. The police officer, who was opposed to the killing, is framed for the lawyer's murder and sentenced to life in prison. With this backstory in place, five years later he escapes prison and kidnaps the entire jury who convicted him, as well as his former judge, prosecutor and scientist allies. He assembles them all at a Jewish temple - the scene of the lawyer's murder - and proceeds to prove his innocence to them, while at the same time exacting just a bit more vigilante justice.
Art Direction:
Carolann Dalton
Associate Producer:
Aaron Brander
Joshua O'Neill
Cinematography:
Brad Reeb
Dylan Bank
Co-Executive Producer:
Roger Paul
Brenda Tietjen
Director:
Dylan Bank
Editor:
Dylan Bank
Executive Producer:
Josephine Moon Bloomfield
Joe Lawless
Roger Cooper
Key Makeup Artist:
Rosie Sklar
Makeup Artist:
Christina Robinz
Music:
Brian Kastan
Producer:
Ken Del Vecchio
Production Design:
Kevin Cabello
Sound Designer:
Evan Joseph
Still Photographer:
Nicole Terpening
Writer:
Dylan Bank
Ken Del Vecchio
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