Kurt Aubuchon

This time and dimension spanning epic is a captivating and mind-bending Afrofuturist story that embarks on a breathtaking journey of galactic politics, heritage, and destiny. In 1857, a slave in Little Dixie, Missouri is thrust into an intergalactic crises after helping an alien from a crashed spaceship. An ultra-powerful alien artifact passes through generations of bloody fingers and inheritors here on Earth, including the present, and ultimately leads to an epic battle for control. "Underneath: Children of the Sun" is St. Louis filmmaker David Kirkman's feature film debut.

Ten years ago, a "cleaner" named Timothy murdered twenty people to earn a way out of a criminal underworld controlled by the sadistic Orson Knox. Faced with a rigged game of Blackjack, Timothy chose to gamble his son Daniel's physical safety for a new identity, resulting in a permanent scar on the boy's face and a new life under the name "Nelson". 20 years later, the debt comes due when Orson resurfaces, lured by the "merchandise" he marked years ago. When Daniel is forced into the same chair his father once occupied, the truth of the "Nelson" name is revealed, forcing a violent confrontation that proves some debts can only be settled in blood.