UNPACKING THE CIRCUS! THAT’S A PICTURE WRAP

MY JEEP WAS PACKED TO THE MAX FROM OUR ‘DEVIL’S PASS’ ADVENTURE

I’ve landed back home and I’m sipping the java as I sit down to a bunch of mail that I need to process. For those that did not know I’ve just returned from filming DEVIL’S PASS. What an adventure that was. It was such a pleasure to work with everyone but it started with Dan and Eydie Searles. I loved getting to know them both and Florentino who were our EP’s and Dan Searles was the screenwriter. We put the business foundation in the project and we added the McGraw brothers. I knew they had been seeking the right project to tackle together and this project checked the boxes. Months of meetings with them to work the cast that ended up on camera. And what a cast we had. It was truly amazing to experience all the performances. Got to meet many new friends on both sides of the camera. From a Steve McQueen co-star to TV legends and everything in between. The crew was dedicated and hard working from the road closure PA’s and craft services to the masterful men and women who lit and captured the scenes. My art department was top notch with David LeRoux as our builder and armor and TJ “Mister T” our art director. I could rave on and on about our cast and crew. The early days we had to work through some occasional weather challenges and we did. I like to judge a crew about how they react to something that doesn’t go as planned or is/was unexpected. And they reacted perfect to each and every challenge and we were awarded with amazing footage. Find and follow the ‘Devil’s Pass’ page on Facebook. You can follow all the film pages for updates.

I’m looking at my untouched suitcase and the ‘McBride’ tote that needs to be unpacked. I’ve got all the props here and trying to get them restocked. Some CDI period wardrobe will land later today along with some office gear. It will take me a week to get everything processed and reported. Many artists after a film wraps goes through a deceleration sickness going from 60 people a day plus to – a few. Each adventure is unique and the chemistry will never be repeated. DEVIL’S PASS is in the books and it is going to become a wonderful story of good versus evil. I’m very pleased with everyone and what we did. It was an amazing adventure!

Let’s take a look at some of the completed films coming your way.

UPDATES:

1. ROM COMS MUST DIE – This dark comedy is coming to audiences nationwide on Oct 2, 2026! This is a ludicrous tale that takes the frustrations of many artists and ramps it up to the Nth degree. Add the DVD to your collection and stream it!
2. AI JESUS The Secret of the Kingdom Chip – As the world ponders the future of life as AI enters is examined in this tale part real event and part SciFi. But SciFi for how long? This movie looks at the good, bad and ugly of the emerging technology all wrapped in a humorous tale. It will release on 10/30/26 and I’m sure DVD’s will start pre-sales soon.
3. And let us not forget the 11/3/26 release of WILD FAITH CHRISTMAS. The follow up feature film to WILD FAITH will stream and be released on DVD. If you loved the first one you will love the follow up. If you haven’t seen either watch the first one now and the second this November.
4. We’ll be going end of October to the Will Rogers Awards to accept on behalf of Wild Faith Christmas for screenplay, producing and CDI as production.

DEVELOPMENT: This is always underway and I’ll turn my attention back to the future once I can get all caught up on the present tasks at hand. I’m excited to dive into writing and finish the few scripts currently underway. I’ll be looking ahead to production in 2027.

WRAP UP: Even as I type this the morning news has talked about the indiefilm revolution and the AI emergence and the love of true crime. We’ve done that genre as well with AN ORDINARY KILLER in 2002. I’m looking to promote and push all our releases coming to market. I’m going to get the property around for winter as the days get shorter and the cold slowly moves in. I hope the last few weeks have been good for all of you out there. I’ll have ‘end of year disbursements’ and tax prep coming up but I’ll be happy to enjoy the holiday season. We will get to watch all the world enjoy these new releases. At the same time we’ll be put DEVIL’S PASS together piece by piece.

I’m going to work on setting up my business here for the week ahead. A few eggs and a little more coffee to prep for another day of directing gear where it needs to go. I have some harvesting to do. The apples have been shipped by the squirrels and I’m good with that. The hops and herbs will need a harvesting in the coming days. A final mow perhaps but that did not get out of control. I wanted to again take the opportunity to thank all of you who have followed us for years and the stories we create. I’ll be keeping you all up to speed on here. I look forward to all of you responding to the stories as they release. You can comment here, IMDB and any review sites. I’m going to get settled back in and we’ll talk again next week. Thank you for stopping through for our coffee chat. Best- DJ Perry