The Boston-based auteur feels the moment is right to unleash his vision of cultural chaos upon an unsuspecting public with the launch of his latest movie, GILGAMESH.
Produced, written, directed, edited, and starring Chandler himself, the mixed genre movie (an unusual hybrid of Sci-Fi, fantasy, horror, exploitation, and political thriller) will be released in the late fall of 2014. It stars Joe Gannascoli (“Vito” from THE SOPRANOS) and cult horror sensation Melantha Blackthorne (the title character in the TV show COUNTESS BATHORIA’S GRAVEYARD PICTURE SHOW).
Also starring in the movie are Josh Davis, Emily Coleman, Oselito Joseph, Jon Pierce, Ray Hryb, Emilie Faith Lewis, Carver Riot, Peter Morse, Giancarlo Madonnini, Joe Victor, James Baker, Matt Colicci, Lilith Astaroth, Sarah Michelle, and dozens more.
Told in flashback-style, US Senator Higgins (Gannascoli) interrogates imprisoned archeologist David Murphy (Davis) in order to learn how Murphy and his wife Kristen (Blackthorne) were involved in an expedition that may have accidentally freed from her ancient prison Inanna (Coleman), the Sumerian goddess of lust and war.
While Inanna plots to destroy earth using a giant meteor to collide into the planet, the American President (Morse) and his military men (Pierce, Madonnini, and Victor) hope to utilize Inanna as a weapon of mass destruction. However a violent communist take- over of the US government, led by Special Agent Lars (Chandler) and his ally Angela Kozlov (Riot), complicates the government’s goal to exploit Inanna.
As chaos ensues, the ancient god Gilgamesh (Joseph) ponders whether or not he will act as mankind’s last best hope to save humanity from its rendezvous with annihilation.
The crew for the dystopian drama is comprised of some familiar faces that have previously worked under Chandler’s shingle, Boston Film Family, LLC. Long time collaborators Steve Sandberg, Todd Therrien, and Richard Chandler Sr (Chandler’s father) work as, respectively, Associate Producer/Production Manager, First Assistant Director, and Second Assistant Director/Soundman.
New to the team are Director of Photography Andrew Zubatkin and Line Producer Angel Connell. Justin Briggs will be responsible for on-set special effects and Simon Hannon will be the movie’s visual effects supervisor.
GILGAMESH will be Chandler’s fifth full-length feature. The native New Englander’s previous feature credits include SCROOGE IN THE HOOD (2011), HEAVEN AND HELL (2010), LEGLESS (2010), OUR KINGDOM COME (2007), and SONS OF PERDITION (2007). Chandler also created a locally produced, hyper-violent, web-based TV series called BOSTON MASSACRE that ran for two seasons.
GILGAMESH will be shot throughout New England and is halfway through production. It’s already listed on the IMDb – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2323804/combined – and is expected to have a release date sometime in October 2014. Anyone interested in becoming a fan of the movie can “like” its Facebook page by clicking the following link: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Boston-Film-Family-LLC/195491153798914
