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In the Old West, a former gunslinger and his family brave a ruthless land of bandits, highway robbery, Indians, and fabled treasure.
Aviation Pictures & In My Tent Productions
Series written and directed by Chris Hoffert - Co-written by Martin Hoffert
"Sins of the past is the best student film I've seen in 8 years of academia"
David Worth; Director - 'Kickboxer, DP - 'Bloodsport', 'Bronco Billy', and 'Any Which Way You Can'
FILMING COMPLETE - IN POST-PRODUCTION
The Big Muddy
A new western action/drama webseries
The Big Muddy Series
'Sins of the Past’ started off as an in-depth student short film reaching for a high quality of production design with a minimalistic budget. We anticipated it costing $3,000 and came in $700 under budget. Known Director David Worth, 'Kickboxer', heralded the film as; "the best student film I've seen in 8 years of academia." Working with James Lindsey, Producer and professional sound recording artist, my father and I wrote a short film series designed in the same manner as the western series books by Louis L’ amour and LLona Andrews where each production can be its own standalone film but also part of a larger story structure.
In order to reach a high level of appeal I picked story concepts, inspired by historical context, that would satisfy a wide audience base. We are also combining some of the loveable traits of “spaghetti western” themes with the more gritty and emotionally charged new age look and feel of westerns such as ‘Open Range’, ‘Unforgiven’, ‘3:10 to Yuma’, and the ‘Lonesome Dove’ series for an even wider appeal that stays 100% true to the western action/drama genre.
Our promise to you is that we will produce a series filled with a high quality of cinematic and story appeal, for you and all the audience to enjoy, and is an adventure in the making that we would love to take you along on. Your contribution is a vote of trust that we do not take lightly and hold in the highest regard because it gives us the flexibility to maintain creative control over the project rather than surrender it to a third party. By helping us bring this project to fruition you will share in the wonderful feeling of new creative beginnings and likewise have your name affixed to a set of films that you’ll be proud to share with others and say, “I helped make that!”
Without further ado here is the lineup for the series:
Part I – ‘Sins of the Past’ (20 minute TRT) – Pilot (RELEASED 5 January 2015) Starring Martin Hoffert and Perry Shank
Filming and release complete
"William Sackett, a retired gunfighter, must call upon the skills of his former life in order to protect his family from a new threat born from his past mistakes."
Part II – ‘Money, Blood, and Tombstones’ (32 minute TRT) Starring: Martin Hoffert, Jake Barciz, Clayton Marxer, and Stan Smith
Filming complete, in post-production.
"William Sackett gets back in the saddle when the local sheriff and a cocky gunhand enlists his help to capture a deadly gang of notorious killers after a bank robbery turns bloody."
Part III – ‘Indian Gold’ (32 minute TRT) Starring: Martin Hoffert, Annella Jo Perry, and Jake Dillon (SAG pending)
Filming complete, in post-production
"William Sackett's past comes back to haunt him once more when greedy treasure seekers learn he might be hiding a fabled treasure looted from the Battle of the Little Bighorn and they'll stop at nothing to retrieve it."
Part IV – ‘Family Ties’ (32 minute TRT) Starring: Martin Hoffert, Claiten Harris, Bruce Adams (pending)
Tentatively scheduled for filming May/June 2016.
"John Sackett leaves home against his father's wishes and finds himself with a haphazard bounty hunter; after a job goes sour William must ride against time to save his son."
Part V – ‘Savage Winter’ (38 minute TRT) - Finale Starring: Martin Hoffert, Jake Barciz, David Duesterbeck (pending), Claiten Harris, and Jason Stoddard (pending)
Tentatively scheduled for filming August/September 2016.
"William teams up with some old friends in order to rescue a local teacher and her students before they can be sold as slaves by renegade Indians."
William finds his friend dying near a trail not to far from the homestead.
A shadowy figure from Henry Longfellow's youth executes his father.
After William's clash with the Longfellow Gang, the Sheriff shows up to take the bodies back into town.
The villain from Sins of the Past.
William Sackett slugging it out with Henry Longfellow during the epic climax of Sins of the Past.
During the course of the shootout William is wounded and loses one of his guns.