Acting
Jay Saunders
Jay Saunders is an award-winning filmmaker, writer, and actor known for his cinematic, character-driven horror and adventure work. Born and raised in Indonesia, he brings a global perspective to his storytelling, often exploring themes of isolation and the human condition. He is the founder of Man in the Arena Films and is best known for co-creating ITHACA: The Miniseries, with his upcoming project Petersons: Site 3 continuing his focus on immersive independent genre filmmaking.
Acting credits
6.2Inside a darkened house looms a column of TVs littered with VHS tapes, a pagan shrine to forgotten analog gods. The screens crackle and pop endlessly with monochrome vistas of static white noise permeating the brain and fogging concentration. But you must fight the urge to relax: this is no mere movie night. Those obsolete spools contain more than just magnetic tape. They are imprinted with the very soul of evil.
V/H/S/2
2013
5.4A day in the lives of two system admins named Dan and Randy as they annoy users, discuss office politics, and watch gophers at the coffee shop.
Admins
2016
4.0In this final installment, the Ninjas and their friends find themselves pitted against the most evil and memorable monsters of them all - Dracula, Frankenstein, the Mummy, the Werewolf, and MORE! Loaded with martial arts action, bloody horror, gun play, magic, comedy, pop-culture references, and a tightly woven twist-filled plot
Ninjas vs. Monsters
2012
3.9Vampires kidnap the girl of Aaron's dreams, leading him to track down and join an elusive clan of ninjas who battle the blood suckers nightly.
Ninjas vs. Vampires
2010
NRWhen an archaeological dig in 1985 awakens a Vietnam Veteran’s buried trauma, his family is forced to confront the cost of silence, manipulation and institutional abandonment. As the excavation turns deadly, the film reflects a truth that still haunts us today: men’s wounds are rarely given a voice.
Petersons: Site 3
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Behind the camera
NRWhen an archaeological dig in 1985 awakens a Vietnam Veteran’s buried trauma, his family is forced to confront the cost of silence, manipulation and institutional abandonment. As the excavation turns deadly, the film reflects a truth that still haunts us today: men’s wounds are rarely given a voice.
Petersons: Site 3
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NRWhen an archaeological dig in 1985 awakens a Vietnam Veteran’s buried trauma, his family is forced to confront the cost of silence, manipulation and institutional abandonment. As the excavation turns deadly, the film reflects a truth that still haunts us today: men’s wounds are rarely given a voice.
Petersons: Site 3
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