James Altschul

RELIGION OF MESS. A kaleidoscopic tapestry of colorful characters collide in a small Iowa town. Runaway children make a movie, aging idealists hatch a dangerous plan, aimless townie girls get into mischief, a mysterious mother digs for buried treasure, and shirtless man ponders the meaning of the town’s towers. Spooky, serendipitous resonances bubble up between stories where people play themselves in fictionalized as well as real life scenarios. In a world in crisis, filmmaking itself becomes a form of coping and celebration.

A young artist's struggle with faith and identity clash in this Eldritch Horror short film.

In the year 201X, Blade Johnson (James Altschul) wakes up and can’t remember anything except his name and how to kill people. All of a sudden, a mysterious corporation, lead by The Boss (Matthew Huh) and The General (Zachary Paulsen), wants him dead! Now, it’s up to Blade and his new friends, Tom (Robert Morin), Sydney (Madison Wilson), Dan (Michael Litman), and Johnny (Ian Lu), to take down the corporation and figure out what’s going on.

In the year 201X, Blade Johnson (James Altschul) wakes up and can’t remember anything except his name and how to kill people. All of a sudden, a mysterious corporation, lead by The Boss (Matthew Huh) and The General (Zachary Paulsen), wants him dead! Now, it’s up to Blade and his new friends, Tom (Robert Morin), Sydney (Madison Wilson), Dan (Michael Litman), and Johnny (Ian Lu), to take down the corporation and figure out what’s going on.

In the year 201X, Blade Johnson (James Altschul) wakes up and can’t remember anything except his name and how to kill people. All of a sudden, a mysterious corporation, lead by The Boss (Matthew Huh) and The General (Zachary Paulsen), wants him dead! Now, it’s up to Blade and his new friends, Tom (Robert Morin), Sydney (Madison Wilson), Dan (Michael Litman), and Johnny (Ian Lu), to take down the corporation and figure out what’s going on.