Zodiac Killer Project

27th TIDF: International Premiere

The true crime genre’s ubiquity is driven by people’s endless fascination, disgust, and—bizarrely—search for comfort in genre conventions that still have the ability to generate complex emotions despite their predictability and familiarity. Having tried and failed to make a documentary about the infamous Zodiac Killer, filmmaker Charlie Shackleton walks the viewer through what his film would have been like and why, using Bay Area landscapes, reenactments, film and TV clips, and voice-over. In this wholly original, self-aware cinematic work, a filmmaker chews over what might have been and playfully probes the inner workings of a genre at saturation point. a captivating and entertaining experience that will forever change how you watch your next murder program.

Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.

Direction: Charlie Shackleton

Cinematography: Xenia Patricia

Editing: Charlie Shackleton

Sound: Tom Jenkins

Music: Jeremy Warmsley

Production: Loop

Producers: Catherine Bray, Anthony Ing, Charlie Shackleton

Executive producer: Charlotte Cook

Narration: Charlie Shackleton

Format: DCP