Destroyer : a short film

WHO ARE WE?

We are a filmmaking team from North Texas preparing to shoot a narrative short film titled "Destroyer", directed by Judd Myers.

ABOUT THE FILM

Things turn dark and strange when a mild-mannered guy finds a cryptic text on his partner’s phone and follows her out into the night.

Destroyer is both a deeply personal look into a relationship and a weird and eerie horror film about intimacy, communication, and the secrets hidden in the shadowed corners of our modern world.

WHY WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT

We are committed to bringing this project to life and funding 60% of it ourselves, but we cannot do it alone. That's where your support comes in. Your contributions will go directly towards assembling and taking care of our talented cast and crew.

With your help, we can cover travel expenses for our actors, pay our dedicated crew for their hard work, and keep everyone fed and happy on set. We are a family of artists, with many of us have worked together for over a decade, and paying our collaborators is our way of showing how valuable their work is to the film.

We have a deep appreciation for the power of storytelling and are determined to create and share an experience that is both fun and thrilling and gets to the heart of some of the issues that we face every day. We would be honored to have you join us on this journey.

OFFERINGS

As a token of our gratitude, we are offering some exciting incentives for our donors:

For a $10 contribution, you will receive a special thanks credit in the film's end credits.

For a $35 contribution, you will receive a 5x7 archival photo print from director Judd Myers, producer Christian Vasquez, or cinematographer Kyle Montgomery

For a $75 contribution, you will receive three 5x7 archival photo prints.

For an $85 contribution, you’ll earn a heartfelt thank-you card written by Judd Myers, featuring a still from the film's production.

For a $100 contribution, you will receive an 8x10 archival photo print of your choice.

And finally, for a contribution of $1500, you will receive a Producer Credit in the film.

We hope that you will consider joining us in bringing "Destroyer" to life. Your support means everything to us, and we can't wait to share magic with you.

THE PHOTOGRAPHS

Select your photograph of choice here : https://christianvasquez.squarespace.com/destroyer-offerings

THE TEAM

Judd Myers - Director - Writer

Judd is a filmmaker from Dallas, TX. His work conjures dark and vivid worlds, fusing the everyday with an uncanny allure to reveal beauty and horror within the familiar. His debut short, SON, was awarded a special jury prize from the Oak Cliff Film Festival. He is a 2017 IFP Narrative Lab Fellow as a Producer and Co-Editor of “Jules of Light and Dark”, which won the Best Narrative Feature prize at Outfest 2019, and was backed by the San Francisco Film Society, the Austin Film Society, and US In Progress Wroclaw. He was a Set Decorator on David Lowery's "A Ghost Story,” and his editorial and production contributions have screened at festivals all over the world. He is currently developing his first feature film.

Kyle Montgomery - Cinematographer - Writer

Kyle is a filmmaker and cinematographer living in Dallas, Texas. He works in both commercial and narrative film on productions nationwide. His work is always centered on story, and an abiding love of classic cinema informs his visual style.

He is co-cinematographer on a series of upcoming documentaries from acclaimed film critic Matt Zoller Seitz, including a feature documentary on Matt’s father, renowned jazz pianist Dave Zoller. Kyle contributed cinematography and photography to the groundbreaking show “Fire Bones,” a multiformat narrative experience. He recently taught a cinematography masterclass for the Pegasus Media Project, a federally recognized Media Arts apprenticeship program. His commercial cinematography clients run the gamut from Butcher Box to Pokemon. During the pandemic, he collaborated with director Judd Myers and acclaimed artist Nicole Marxen on a series of evocative black and white music videos,

Christian Vasquez - Producer

Christian Vasquez is a filmmaker and writer from Dallas, Texas. His work has been screened at Slamdance, South by SouthWest, New Orleans Film Festival, the Dallas International Film Festival, Austin Film Festival, and many others.

In 2023, OURIKA!, a short film Christian photographed, will screen at the Sundance Film Festival.

In 2021, Christian co-founded the Pegasus Media Apprenticeship Program : a fifteen-week filmmaking intensive program designed to equip individuals with the knowledge and skillset to enter the North Texas media landscape.

Rooted in the belief that the act of filmmaking can enrich communities, Christian strives to create work that enables viewers to see themselves in another.