Last call for redemption
BASED ON REAL EVENTS
genre
Drama, Suspense
logline
82-year-old John Callahan lives the life of a recluse in the San Bernardino Mountains. One evening, a mysterious stranger forces his way into John’s cabin at gunpoint to confront him about a dark secret from his past.
SYNOPSIS
82-year-old John Callahan lives the life of a recluse in the San Bernardino Mountains. One night, a stranger, Howard, forces his way into John’s cabin and holds him at gunpoint. John thinks the stranger is there to rob or kill him, possibly both. Howard begins to slowly reveal why he’s come by transporting us back in time beginning when John was just a young boy all the way up through adulthood showing us who John was and what he’d eventually become. Howard then relates who he was and what he’d become and how their lives would become forever intertwined. Forced to face the truth, John will now have to decide his fate if he is to find some sort of redemption.
CAST
Gary Lee Reed
JOHN
Gary has been a professional actor for the past 50 years acting and starring in more than 100 theatrical productions with the likes of Ian McKellen, Alan Young, Barry Williams and the National Theater of London to name a few. He has acted in a plethora of films such as Polar Express, Fatal Instinct, The Seventh Day, The Glimmer Man, and in TV on such shows as Revenge, This is Us, the upcoming St. Denis Medical, Providence, Port Charles, General Hospital and Ally McBeal.
Stewart Jewett
HOWARD
Stewart is a theater, TV and film actor. He can be seen in the soon-to-be released film Unstoppable produced by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck starring Jennifer Lopez, Michael Peña and Don Cheadle. He’s also guest starred in episodes of The Young and the Restless, Days of Our Lives, America’s Most Wanted, 9-1-1, For the People and more.
Ian Sargent Phillips
FATHER JOHN
Ian is a theater, TV and film actor. He can be seen in the recently released film Incoming, You People, and the soon-to-be released film Outcome starring Keanu Reeves and Jonah Hill.
Dominic Gamble
YOUNG HOWARD
Dominic is a young actor that has had solid roles in commercials such as Walmart, Target, Amazon, Mattel and in independent films such as the upcoming Youthquake, Well Rounded Athlete, Reclaiming the Sea, Overgrown and the upcoming Son of the 11th Hour.
Jennifer Marie
LOUISA
Jennifer has worked on a number of films, TV shows and web series such as Nickelodeon’s Danger Force, Christmas The Wright Way, Black Jack Christmas, Killer Bae seasons 1-2.
Yolanda Snowball
HOWARD’S GRANDMA
Yolanda is a seasoned professional that has been on a long list of top TV shows that include 9-1-1 Lone Star, Danger Force, iCarly, Mr. Iglesias, NCIS: Los Angeles, Champions, Jane the Virgin, This is Us, NCIS, Colony, Fresh Off the Boat, The Soul Man, Pretty Little Liars, Castle, Legends, Californication, Switched at Birth, The New Normal, Hot in Cleveland, Free Agents,
Nelly Flores
CAROLINA
Nelly is a rising star on Spanish-speaking television, having played major roles in Telemundo’s telenovelas as Mariana in Vuelve a Mí and Lucy in Juego de Mentiras.
Lonnie Henderson
MR. ROBERTS
Lonnie is a professional dancer, singer and actor that made his start in Broadway musicals. He has since worked in dozens of films and TV series such as General Hospital, BET’s Murder in the Thirst, The Orville, Michael Jackson: Searching for Neverland.
Johnathan Tysor
TEENAGE RED
Johnathan is an up-and-coming actor with prime roles in the upcoming Like Father, Like Son starring Dermot Mulroney, Jack & Lou: A Gangster Love Story, F*cking Hilarious and the TV miniseries Billionaire’s Baby.
Kylee Levien
TEENAGE KELLY
At only 15 years old Kylee has won 7 awards in different film festivals including Best Young Actress and Best Actress for her lead role in Roswell Delirium. She can also be seen on the TV series Outer Range, starring in the film Paradise and as Zoe in the Lifetime movie Her Secret Family. Kylee is a rising star.
Alex Bowie Patterson
RED
Alex started out in theater, playing a variety of different roles and has now transitioned to film, acting in the independent films A Is for Ally, Sweet Tooth and Yellow Circus.
Tess Cline
KELLY
Tess has acted in a number of TV shows such as The Rookie, United States of Al and The Walking Dead. She starred in the The Serial Killer Seduced Me aka Picture Her Dead on Lifetime, was cast in Richard Linklater’s Everybody Wants Some and has acted in several independent films.
L.A. Williams
GANSTA
L.A. has worked in numerous films and TV. He’s best known for his role as Frank Lucas in Netflix’s Drug Lords, worked with director David Fincher in Gone Girl alongside Ben Affleck, Neil Patrick Harris and Tyler Perry and for his role in the critically acclaimed independent film, Monday.
Jeffrey M. Hartman
ARCHBISHOP HANNEY
Jeffrey has been in an abundance of films and TV including HBO’s Lonely Blue Night, Investigation, Discovery Channel’s Unusual Suspects and Murder Book, CBS’s Bad Teacher and Amazon’s Candy Cane Lane.
Ian S. Peterson
PETER
Ian has acted in a number of independent films, winning several performance awards in different film festivals such as the renowned Fantasia International Film Festival. Films include The Psionicum, When the Ringlights Dim and Sock & Buskin.
Tristan Welsh
CAL
Tristan is a commercial, film and TV actor that can be seen in the Hulu original The Jewel Thief, the TV series Minx, The Night That Didn’t End, The Hidden Billionaire and the independent film Daruma amongst others.
Carla Susan Lewis
WILMA
Carla has a background in theater, film and television. She recently won Best Actress Awards in various International Film Festivals for her performance in A Silent Call: Can Anyone Hear Me? She also co-starred on FBI: Most Wanted.
Megan Barlow
MOTEL MANAGER
Megan has an extensive background in both theater and musical theater and has acted in the Netflix TV series Heist, as well as the TV series Murder in the Heartland, and stars in the film How Is That for a Monday?
Freddy Harris
FATHER GABRIEL
Freddy can be seen on the TV shows Caretakers and David & Olivia? as well as the independent films Artists in Agony: Hitmen at the Coda Teahouse, Dead Souls, Colored People, Orange Grove.
Celine Jackson
SONY
Celine has acted in several independent films such as John, Stalled in Eight Etudes, Dear Vivian Henry, All the Words But the One.
Forrest Hartl
PRIEST
Forrest is a film actor that has worked in the independent films Free Lunch, Alien Ocean and Cherry.
Jenny Kulasxa
ANNA
Jenny has an extensive background in theater having acted in several productions and independent films such as Java Girls, Out of Service and the upcoming Mr. Raggedy’s Fun Time.
Yanin Loza
PATY
Yanin is a Mexican actress that has worked in the independent films, Miami Bici 2, Bodies, Dog Days, Niki.Tomi.Beto, Zona del Silencio and Freedom of Speech.
Jeremiah Acevedo
MIGUEL
Jeremiah is an excellent young actor that has acted in the independent films Til Death . . . Do You, Pick One, and Be Nice.
Eli Woodson
CHRIS
Eli is a young actor that has worked in several independent films such as Dear Husband, Do You Remember Me?, Sour, and Fifth Dimension.
Savannah Burke
CASEY
Savannah is a young and strong theater actress that has starred in productions of West Side Story, The Prom, The Addams Family, Shrek the Musical Carrie and can be seen in commercials for Carblip, FIFA World Cup 2026, Shell Giving Pump and music videos for Gremlin and Sage Sam.
Kayla Ayler-McCormick
KEISHA
Kayla has a background in both theater and film having starred in the independent film Made up Language and the TV series The Mel and El Show.
LJ Randle
ALONSO
LJ has been seen in several commercials such as IHOP and Meta and on the TV show Abbott Elementary season 2 and just finished working on the upcoming film Thanks Trouble and the new series Secrets of the Shadows.
Shyon Mitchell
YOUNG KEISHA
Shyon is a young standout actress that has been in theatrical productions of Cinderella, I’m Still Standing, Welcome to the Circus, Someone Like You and Rewrite the Stars.
Egan Lindsay
WILLIAM
Egan has worked in several theater productions and the independent films River, Burying the Hatchet, and A Lovely Family.
Noah Sy Nelson
KWAME
This is Noah’s first role in a film.
DIRECTOR
Steve Ferguson
Steve began his career as an actor before moving into producing and directing, having worked with well known actors such as James Franco, Barry Watson and Seth Peterson amongst other successful and talented career actors. His experience as an actor has helped him immensely by giving him a complete understanding of the acting process and by being able to speak the language of an actor to get the best performances possible. He’s produced and directed several theater productions and 2 short films in Los Angeles. He was then hired to relocate to Bueno Aires, Argentina for a year and half to direct the critically acclaimed play, Mirando los Pájaros, starring acclaimed Argentinian actor Luis Margani. Last year he completed the short film, “The LA Stalker”.
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Don Starnes
Don is an award winning DP and occasional Director with decades of experience shooting in amazing places with fascinating people. He has photographed a dozen features, many documentaries, lots of commercials, web series, TV shows, music and corporate videos. His work has been featured on National Geographic, Discovery Channel, Comedy Central, HBO, MTV, VH1, Speed Channel, Nerdist, and many theatrical and festival screens. He believes that movies can reveal our common humanity and sometimes ennoble us. This belief has subtle influence on every frame that he shoots.
Set Designer
Brandon Carter
Brandon is a skilled set decorator with a keen eye for detail, color, and form. With extensive experience in set decoration for fashion, lifestyle brands, and celebrity promotional videos, Brandon excels at crafting visually compelling backgrounds that align with the director’s vision. Leveraging a background in design and architecture, Brandon combines a deep understanding of color theory, materials, and historical research to dress sets authentically and with purpose. A member of the Set Decorators Society of America, Brandon is well-versed in coordinating with teams and managing on-set operations to bring creative concepts to.
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