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Derek Presley. Director: Tonic. Derek Presley was born in Fort Worth, Texas. After making numerous short films and music videos he began his feature filmmaking career and has never looked back. He is the writer and director of Red Stone (2021), Boon (2022) and Tonic (2024).
- Director, Writer, Producer
- Derek Presley
Director: Tonic. Derek Presley was born in Fort Worth, Texas. After making numerous short films and music videos he began his feature filmmaking career and has never looked back. He is the writer and director of Red Stone (2021), Boon (2022) and Tonic (2024).
Apr 1, 2022 · Boon: Directed by Derek Presley. With Neal McDonough, Tommy Flanagan, Demetrius Grosse, Jason Scott Lee. The widowed Catherine is busy trying to protect herself and her son from a local criminal organization.
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- Action, Crime, Drama
- Derek Presley
- 2022-04-01
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For the past decade or so, low-budget genre films- particularly indie horror- have enjoyed a sort of renaissance. Filmmakers have not only been able to get their smaller films financed and made, but they also have an ardent audience ready to embrace that effort. A similar trend is now emerging in the world of independent crime/thriller films. Becau...
The latest entry in the burgeoning genre, Red Stone, follows a classic crime drama trope of finding an innocent character caught in the wrong place at the wrong time. In Red Stone, the unwitting player is Motley (Dash Melrose), a teenager who witnesses the murder of his older brother. Under ordinary circumstances, a person would just report the eve...
In addition to tapping local resources for his North Texas shoot, Director Derek Presley has also assembled a fantastic cast of accomplished performers alongside some amazing lesser-known talent. As the notorious hitman on the hunt, Neal McDonough (Band of Brothers, Minority Report) offers his inimitable steely demeanor. While his intensity is aptl...
Elliott: Hi Derek. Thank you for taking time to chat with me about your film Red Stone today. I really appreciate it. Presley: Oh, thanks for having me. Elliott: Red Stone is this great little crime thriller and I see some influences in there but I’m curious, what are your cinematic influences? They don’t necessarily have to be the thriller genre o...
Derek Presley does a breakdown of the Whitetail. He talks about his work as a filmmaker, writer, and producer and his future projects.
Feb 8, 2024 · The film is directed by Derek Presley and will star Ed Speleers, Ed Westwick and Dichen Lachman. The movie tells the story of newly ordained priest who is reunited with his ex-con older brother and – upon discovering that his ex had his child almost eight years ago – endeavors to rescue his daughter and her mother from her ...
Jan 27, 2022 · Written and directed by Derek Presley, “Red Stone” explores the dynamic between Motley Adams (Dash Melrose) and Boon (Neal McDonough). Motley is witness to his brother’s murder by a crime lord who hires Boon, a hitman, to track Motley down and kill him.
