Presenting behind the scenes images from film productions made in the area . . .
( sorted alphabetically by film name )

A Blue Ridge Vision Film Festival 2005 Participant

'A Bridge ( Just A Bit ) Too Far', Tom Basham, Producer.

A Blue Ridge Vision Film Festival 2004 Participant

'A Fist Full Of Millers' (16 minutes, 39 seconds), Hicks' Flix

A Blue Ridge Vision Film Festival 2005 Participant

'A Good Lesson', by Alexander Films of Blue Ridge, Virginia.

A Blue Ridge Vision Film Festival 2004 Participant

'Alone', Stone Blue Productions

A Blue Ridge Vision Film Festival 2005 Participant

'ARC', by Beef Tips on Rice Productions. Winner of the Best Drama; and Best Feature Film awards!

A Blue Ridge Vision Film Festival 2003 Participant

'Assault At West Point: The Court-Martial Of Johnson Witaker' starring Sam Waterson and Samuel L. Jackson. ShowTime/Mosaic Productions, New York, New York. Line Producer, Jim Bigwood, and Writer/Director Harry Moses.

'Beale Treasure' Segment Cosgrove/Meurer Productions, Inc. Los Angeles, California, Producer Eric Taylor.

A Blue Ridge Vision Film Festival 2003 Participant

'Bedford, The wave of glory' a documentary of World War II D-Day testimonials of Bedford, Virginia veterans and women. Produced by Andre Gueret, Atelier Cinema de Normandie (ACCAAN), Jean-Louis Dochez, Author and Director, assisted by Francois Ormain, Photography: Francois Ormain, Editing: Eric Thomas, Sound: Jean-Paul Buisson, Narrator: Waguih Takla ( 42 Minutes )

A Blue Ridge Vision Film Festival 2003 Participant

'Between Two Fires' Robert Burchette, Narrator, Douglas Smith, Director, Andrew Quicke, Executive Producer, Candice Majkut, Editor, Ron Beard, Director of Photography. Music: The Slavic Male Chorus of Washington, D.C. By Regent Pictures. Filmed in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

A Blue Ridge Vision Film Festival 2004 Participant

'Bill France - Founder of NASCAR', Stonebridge Productions

A Blue Ridge Vision Film Festival 2004 Participant

'The Boys of H Company', New Dominion Pictures, LLC

A Blue Ridge Vision Film Festival 2004 Participant

'The Chocolate Fetish', Blue Rumor Productions

'Cold Mountain' www.coldmountainmovie.com. Filmed in the Richmond and Tidewater areas of Virginia! ( will open in a new browser window )

A Blue Ridge Vision Film Festival 2003 Participant

'Coming Down The Mountain' Winner of the Best Screenplay and Best Director Awards, Short Films Division, at the Blue Ridge - Southwest Virginia Vision 2003 Film Festival! By Cyan Pictures, James Ponsondt, Director ( 23 Minutes )

A Blue Ridge Vision Film Festival 2004 Participant

'Correct Change', starring Russ McCubbin, our 2004 Vision Film Festival Special Featured Guest Star, Mike Lilly, Producer.

A Blue Ridge Vision Film Festival 2003 Participant

'Curtis Turner, NASCAR's Golden Era Gladiator' Winner of the Audience Choice Award for Best Documentary at our Blue Ridge - Southwest Virginia Vision 2003 Film Festival! A documentary about Curtis Turner and the rise of NASCAR Roanoke's own Margaret Sue Turner Wright's father. Written and directed by Frances Causey and produced by John Warner IV, Stonebridge Productions Southport, CT. Narrated by Senator John Warner.

'Crazy People' starring Dudley Moore and Daryl Hannah. Paramount Pictures. Executive Producer, Bob Weiss, Producer Tom Barad, Director Tony Bill.

'Critical Rescue - "Trapped," The Shineshine Mine Disaster of May 1972 in Kellogg, Idaho' Discovery Channel, New Dominion Pictures, Executive Producer Tom Naughton, Executive In Charge of Production, Nicolas Valcour, Producer George Pozderec, Associate Producer Michelle Shipman, Director Stuart Taylor, Director of Photographer Jean Guy Bureau, Locations Casting Sandra R. Eubank & Company.
Filmed at the Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine in Beckley, West Virginia.

A Blue Ridge Vision Film Festival 2004 Participant

'Cryptic', John Johnson, Producer, DarkStone Entertainment

A Blue Ridge Vision Film Festival 2003 Participant

'Dark Harvest' by Storm Catcher Films, Richmond, Virginia. Scot Tanner, Producer, Paul Moore, Director. Premiered at our Blue Ridge Vision Film Festival.

A Blue Ridge Vision Film Festival 2003 Participant

'Darkness' Winner of the Audience Choice Award for Best Short Film at our Blue Ridge - Southwest Virginia Vision 2003 Film Festival! Directed by John Johnson, Dark Stone Entertainment, Charlottesville, Virginia ( 14 Minutes )

A Blue Ridge Vision Film Festival 2003 Participant

'Diagnosis Unknown, Episode 1' A New Dominion Pictures production. Produced by Brooke Barrows, Directed by Joe Wiecha. Featuring Dr. Jody Hershey, New River Valley Health District. Shot on location in Blacksburg and Christiansburg, Virginia in April 2002. Episode I examines the events surrounding the Legionnaire's Disease outbreak in the New River Valley.

Watch it on the new Discovery Health Channel on Wednesday, October 2, 2002 at 8pm EDT (please check your local listings, Channel 59 on Cox Cable, Channel 189 on DirecTV). The second episode will air on October 8, 2002, and the third episode will air on October 15, 2002. On October 22 & October 29, 2002, the shows will begin to repeat. "Diagnosis Unknown" Episode 4 will aire on November 5, 2002. Sandra R. Eubank will appear as an Emergency Room Nurse. Sandra has over 30 years of experience as a "Real" Nurse and has been a Registered Nurse for ten years.

Joe Wiecha, Director
Brooke Barrows, Producer
Caryn Nowland, 1st Assistant Director
Troy Benjamin, 2nd Assistant Director
Steve Raimondi, Camera DP
Kevin Grant, 2nd Camera A/C
Joe Dupuis, Press Agent
Doug Snowden, Sound

Jason Parker, Grip
Kelly Tucker, Production Assistant
Lisa Aliff, Crafts/Production Assistant
Sandra R. Eubank, Locations Casting Director/Sandra R. Eubank and Company
"Bootie" Bell Chewning, on-set Talent Production Assistant and Casting Assistant
Mar Gregory, on-set Talent Production Assistant

'Dirty Dancing' The 1970's classic was filmed at Mountain Lake Resort in Giles County, Virginia, and in other locations in North Carolina. For more information see www.mtnlakehotel.com or www.hollywood.com ( will open in a new browser window )

A Blue Ridge Vision Film Festival 2004 Participant

'Don't Make Eye Contact', Desperate To Be Different Films

A Blue Ridge Vision Film Festival 2005 Participant

'Entertaining Vietnam', Mara Wallis, Mara Wallis Films. Winner of the Best Documentary award!

A Blue Ridge Vision Film Festival 2003 Participant

'Escape From Hell' A Danny Carrales film shot on location in and around Lynchburg, Virginia by DRG Productions from Texas.
"Escape From Hell" is an action packed, chilling movie about one man's near death experience as he faces his own reality of heaven and hell, and was produced and directed by Danny Carrales, award winning Producer and Director of "The Gathering," winner of the Worldfest Houston "Special Gold Jury" award and "Final Exit," winner of The Silver Plaque Award at the Chicago Film Festival, Angel Award Winner, and the Silver Telly Award. Danny will serve on our Producer/Director Panels and Workshops that will be held throughout our upcoming 2003 Film Festival. Mr. Carrales also serves as a member of our Advisory Board.

A Blue Ridge Vision Film Festival 2003 Participant

'Et Tu Beret' this short film was shot on location in Herndon, Virginia 2002 by Director/Co Writer Chris Valluzzo. After graduating from Virginia Tech in 1998 and the New York Film Academy in 1999, Chris began his career as an Independent filmmaker in Northern Virginia. Valluzzo has served as everything from a production assistant up to writer/director on multiple independent projects. Highlights include; Associate Producer/Cameraman on the feature length documentary 'Dog Run', Director of Videographer for the short film 'Sobering', First Assistant Director for the short film 'Blue Moon', and the Co Writer and Director of 'Et Tu Beret'. In fall of 2002 Valluzzo accepted the job of TV/Multi Media Specialist for Montgomery County TV Station located at the Montgomery County Government Center in Christiansburg, Virginia. His responsibilities include writing, producing, and editing video content for local television stations as well as laying the ground work for a permanent TV station at the Montgomery County Government Center in Christiansburg, Va. ( 13 Minutes )

A Blue Ridge Vision Film Festival 2005 Participant

'The Feeding', Todd Allen, Stormcatcher Films. Winner of the Audience Choice - Best Sound Track award!

A Blue Ridge Vision Film Festival 2003 Participant

'The Flock' by LionHeartFilmWorks LLC., Richmond, Virginia. ( 14 Minutes ) Writer/Producer John Regan, Co-Producer Kevin Hershberger.

A Blue Ridge Vision Film Festival 2003 Participant

'For The Love Of May' Mary McDonough, Producer/Director/Writer ( 15 Minutes )

A Blue Ridge Vision Film Festival 2003 Participant

'The Gathering' by DRG Productions McAllen, Texas. ( 57 Minutes ) Directed by Danny Carrales.

'Gods and Generals' Starring Robert Duvall, Mira Sorvino, C. Thomas Howell, and Jeff Daniels. A Virginia Film Office Production, Richmond, Virginia. Written and directed by Ron Maxwell, Kees Von Oostrum, Director of Cinematography. Filmed on location at: Rockbridge County, campuses of Washington and Lee University, Virginia Military Institute, and the sidewalks of the Lexington, Virginia Downtown area 19th Century. Premieres in February 2003!

A Blue Ridge Vision Film Festival 2004 Participant

'Holly', Dreamscape Pictures

A Blue Ridge Vision Film Festival 2004 Participant

'I, The Toy', Huckabone Films

A Blue Ridge Vision Film Festival 2003 Participant

'In A Shallow Grave' starring Michael Biehn, Patrick Dempsey, and Michael Beech. An American Playhouse Theatrical Film/Skoura Pictures, Inc./Lorimar Home Video/King Nine Productions. Executive Producers, Lindsay Law and Marilyn Haft, Line Producer Ron Wolotzky, Writer/Director Kenneth Bowser.

A Blue Ridge Vision Film Festival 2003 Participant

'Ivan-Rigor Mortis Is Not A Big Deal' Winner of the Best Picture Award, Short Films Division, at the Blue Ridge - Southwest Virginia Vision 2003 Film Festival! ( 5 Minutes ) Megan Holly, Director.

A Blue Ridge Vision Film Festival 2004 Participant

'Jack Of All Trades', Third Camera Productions

A Blue Ridge Vision Film Festival 2003 Participant

'The Just', Dark Stone Entertainment, a feature length Western film. (1 Hour, 37 Minutes)

'Line of Fire' abc.go.com/primetime/lineoffire/ ( will open in a new browser window ). 'Line of Fire' is a new drama series from ABC Television and is filmed in Richmond, Virginia, Featured cast members include: David Paymer as Jonah Malloy, Leslie Bibb as Paige Van Doren, Anson Mount as Roy Ravelle, Leslie Hope as Lisa Cohen, Jeffrey D. Sams as Todd Stevens, Julie Ann Emery as Jennifer Sampson, Brian Goodman as Donovan Stubbin, Michael Irby as Amiel McArthur, and, Kristen Shaw as Janet Malloy.

A Blue Ridge Vision Film Festival 2003 Participant

'Making History' 13 Weeks Productions, located in Roanoke, Virginia, brings a Cinderella story of courage, good sportsmanship, and the team spirit of the Cave Spring High School Knights with its 72 minute behind the scenes documentary. 'Making History' depicts the Cave Spring Knights in their struggle to win the AAA State Championship led by Duke Recruit and All-American JJ Redick, the Knights won their final eight games in arguably the biggest upset run in Virginia high school basketball history. Dave Tate, Producer.

13 Weeks Productions is an independent media source that offers creative solutions for creative ideas. Made up of J. Paul Palin and David Tate (both award winning veterans of local news), 13 Weeks Productions not only travels the world producing independent documentaries, but they also work closely with clients like Total Action Against Poverty, CNN, and ABC News.

13 Weeks Production's submission, 'Making History', is arguably the best local sports documentary ever produced. Wanting to preserve the final games of All-American J. J. Redick, 13 Weeks Productions approached Cave Spring High School to gain access to the varsity team as they marched all the way to the state championship. A true "underdog" story that shows you how a winner is made from the inside out. ( 72 Minutes )

A Blue Ridge Vision Film Festival 2003 Participant

'Making of 'In A Shallow Grave'' by Blue Ridge Public Television, Carol Jennings, Producer. Aired on Blue Ridge Public Television prior to showing of film. ( 27 Minutes )

A Blue Ridge Vision Film Festival 2004 Participant

'Meant To Be', John Birmingham Films

A Blue Ridge Vision Film Festival 2005 Participant

'Modus Vivendi', Richard J. Liukis, Art Directors: Mark Jenkins, Carlos Osorio, and Kelly Holden; and, Costume Designer: Judy. Richard J. Liukis Films. Winner of the Best Cinematography; and Best Scenic Design and Costumes awards!

A Blue Ridge Vision Film Festival 2004 Participant

'The Monkey's Paw', Tribal Films Entertainment. Winner of the 2004 Vision Film Festival "Best Horror", "Best Screenplay Adaptation", and, "Best Scenic Design and Costumes" awards!

A Blue Ridge Vision Film Festival 2003 Participant

'Mysterious Journeys' Ron Zimmerman producer/director, Mike Mathis Productions. ( 13 Minutes ) Discovery Network/Travel Channel. Read Sandra Eubank's current 'Take Two - The Director's Chair' article about this production about the infamous "Beale Treasure" of Bedford, Virginia.

A Blue Ridge Vision Film Festival 2004 Participant

'Mystic Motel', LionHeart Film Works. Winner of the 2004 Vision Film Festival "Best Acting in Short Film", "Best Cinematography", "Best Director", and "Best Drama" awards!

A Blue Ridge Vision Film Festival 2003 Participant

'The Nest' by LionHeartFilmWorks, LLC., Richmond, Virginia. ( 25 Minutes ) Directed by Kevin Hershberger.

'The New Detectives' A New Dominion Pictures production.

A Blue Ridge Vision Film Festival 2003 Participant

'O. Winston Link, Life In The Shadow Of Giants' Winner of the Best Picture Award, Documentary Film Division, at the Blue Ridge - Southwest Virginia Vision 2003 Film Festival! ( 13 Minutes ) by Walker Nelms, Producer. Walker Nelms is a native of the Roanoke Valley. He has written, directed and produced well over 100 television commercials as well as several "long form" videos.

A Blue Ridge Vision Film Festival 2003 Participant

'Piece of Mind' by Sen Productions Arlington, Virginia. ( 25 Minutes ) Jon Jensen and Chad Vossen Co-Presidents.

A Blue Ridge Vision Film Festival 2005 Participant

'The Predator's Return', Jerald Fine, Director, Stephen Campbell, Director of Photography, starring Warren Stevens.

A Blue Ridge Vision Film Festival 2005 Participant

'The Private Man', by Desperate To Be Different Films.
Sam Frazier, Jr., Writer, Director, Co-Producer, and Editor.

A Blue Ridge Vision Film Festival 2005 Participant

'Programming To Die For', by Desperate To Be Different Films.
Sam Frazier, Jr., Writer, Director, Co-Producer, and Editor.

'Remember The Titans' This film featured the Andrew Lewis High School football squad and marching band from Salem, Virginia. For more information see www.hollywood.com ( will open in a new browser window )

A Blue Ridge Vision Film Festival 2004 Participant

'The Questions Of Life', (3 minutes, 20 seconds), Video Vision, Inc. Productions. Click here to visit 'The Questions Of Life' web site (will open in a new browser window)

A Blue Ridge Vision Film Festival 2004 Participant

'Run-On Sentence', SubText Productions

A Blue Ridge Vision Film Festival 2005 Participant

'Sandstorm', Michael Mahonen, New Tang Dynasty Productions. Winner of the Best Drama; and Best Feature Film awards!

A Blue Ridge Vision Film Festival 2005 Participant

'Sara Goes To Lunch', Tommy Minnix, Producer, Sally Nacker, Lucky Frog Films, LLC. Winner of Best in Show; Best Acting in Short Film; Best Comedy; Best Director; and, Best Original Score Short Film awards!

A Blue Ridge Vision Film Festival 2005 Participant

'Saving Sophie', Portman Productions. Winner of the Audience Choice - Audience Choice - Best Feature award!

A Blue Ridge Vision Film Festival 2003 Participant

'Scott' Winner of the Best Screenplay Award, Documentary Film Division, at the Blue Ridge - Southwest Virginia Vision 2003 Film Festival! A documentary on the life of legendary African-American stock car Driver Wendell Scott from Danville, Virginia. By Stonebridge Productions in Southport, CT. ( 52 Minutes ) Written and directed by Frances Causey and narrated by Senator John Warner. Airing on the History Channel, Sunday, February 23, 2003 at 10am EST.

Frances Causey left CNN in 2000 after fourteen years as a producer both in Atlanta and New York bureaus to form the company Stonebridge Productions with John Warner. While Frances was at CNN she was part of a team that won national Emmys for their coverage of the Oklahoma City Bombing and the Olympic Park Bombing.

A Blue Ridge Vision Film Festival 2004 Participant

'The Sentencing Of The Cat Stealer', (6 minutes)Ten Finger Productions

Sentinel 2099 Produced entirely in Roanoke in 1995.

A Blue Ridge Vision Film Festival 2003 Participant

'7 Minutes Is A Lifetime In Cigarette Years' ( 8 Minutes ) Tim Davenport, Producer.

A Blue Ridge Vision Film Festival 2004 Participant

'Shadow Hunters', DarkStone Entertainment

'Sheetz Convenience Stores' commercial, Produced by Two Pope Productions, Maryland, Producer Greg Pope, Director Jerry Pope, Line Producer Terri Brook, San Diego, California. Production Manager Tim Dowdle, Epitome Production Services, Richmond, Virginia. First Assistant Director John Bates, Richmond, Virginia. Filmed on location in Roanoke and Salem, Virginia.

A Blue Ridge Vision Film Festival 2005 Participant

'Silent Victory', Annette R. Hall and Don C. Hall, Executive Producers, James P. Golingo, Editor, Long Range Productions. Winner of the Audience Choice - Best Documentary; and, Best Editing awards!

A Blue Ridge Vision Film Festival 2003 Participant

'The Snowflake Crusade' Winner of the Best Picture, Best Screenplay, and Best Director Awards, Feature Films Division at the Blue Ridge - Southwest Virginia Vision 2003 Film Festival! By Andora Pictures International & Allen/Konwiser. Director Megan Holly. The Snowflake Crusade concerns an era of DNA commodities brokering and near epidemic infertility, cloning has become a fashionable procreative alternative for young couples with means. Only DNA meeting the high standards of The Registry is eligible for cloning. Scenes in the movie could be ripped from the newspaper headlines of today. This film has won Best In Show at the James River Festival of Moving Images in Richmond, Virginiaf, and Best In Show at the Rosebud Film Festival in Washington, DC.

Megan Holley is a writer, producer and editor with seven years experience in the film industry. she has worked for six years as an Avid editor on both commercial and corporate projects. The three short films she has written and directed have won a variety of awards around the country including her short film 'Ivan: Rigor Mortis Is Not Such A Big Deal' which captured the Best Picture in our Vision Film Festival Short Film division. Click here to visit 'The Snowflake Crusade web site ( will open in a new browser window )


A Blue Ridge Vision Film Festival 2003 Participant

'Sobering' is a short film shot on location in Vienna and Alexandria Virginia. Screenplay won the Bare Bones Festival Best Short Screenplay award and was a finalist in the Venice Arts Screenwriting Competition and the Telluride Indiefest. 'Sobering' is about a young man who wakes up with little recollection of the night before. During the day, flashbacks and phone conversations provide conflicting evidence about the previous night's events. In his search to figure everything out, he makes a life-altering discovery. ( 24 Minutes )

Executive Producers: Robert Deege and Michael Turfler
Directors: Robert Deege and Michael Turfler
Producer: Heidi Wolfe
Director of Photography: Chris Valluzzo
Editors: Robert Deege and Michael Turfler
Screenplay by: Robert Deege
Story by: Robert Deege and Michael Turfler

Story Concept by: Michael Turfler
Film Score: Peter Dabaie
Sound Design/mix: Mark Edmondson
Online Editor: Julie Podolsky
Casting: Heidi Wolfe, Robert Deege, and Michael Turfler
Additional Camera Operators:: Aaron Shirley and Sean Henneous
Lighting Director: Aaron Shirley

A Blue Ridge Vision Film Festival 2004 Participant

'Sold', Fudonzemski '24 Productions. Winner of the 2004 Vision Film Festival "Best In Show", "Best Cinematography", "Best Comedy", "Best Editing", "Best Screenplay", and "Best Original Score Short Film" awards!

A Blue Ridge Vision Film Festival 2004 Participant

'Take A Deep Breath', George Smith Productions

A Blue Ridge Vision Film Festival 2003 Participant

'The Treasure of Thomas Beale' Winner of the Best Director Award, Documentary Film Division, at the Blue Ridge - Southwest Virginia Vision 2003 Film Festival! By Faust Films, Cambridge, Maryland. ( 60 Minutes ) Director Morgan Faust.

A Blue Ridge Vision Film Festival 2004 Participant

'Triple Nickels', New Millenium Studios. Winner of the 2004 Vision Film Festival "Best Documentary" award!

A Blue Ridge Vision Film Festival 2003 Participant

'Tumbling After' Winner of the Audience Choice Award for Best Picture at the Blue Ridge - Southwest Virginia Vision 2003 Film Festival! By Leap Year Films Roanoke, Virginia. Craig Wright Writer/Director. Premiered at our Blue Ridge Vision Film Festival.

'Two Fireflies' www.mabelvixenproductions.com ( will open in a new browser window ) Mabel Vixen Productions. Filmed on location in Northern Virginia in Warrenton, Virginia. Coffee Shop location at Earthly Paradise located at 31 Main Street in Warrenton, Virginia. To view photographs by Elaine Bays Simpson and Sandra R. Eubank of the cast members and from behind the scenes click here!

'W A R' www.handcrankedfilm.com/jake/jake_pages/jake.html ( will open in a new browser window ) A film by Jake Mahaffy, Hollins University, Roanoke. Mr. Mahaffy is currently seeking funding to complete the film so it may be submitted to the Sundance Film Festival!

'War of the Worlds' www.WarOfTheWorlds.com ( will open in a new browser window ) Steven Speilberg's remake of the classic H.G. Wells story, starring Tom Cruise! Portions of this movie were recently filmed in Rockbridge County, Virginia!

'The Weakest Link' auditions.

'What About Bob?' starring Bill Murray and Richard Dreyfus. Walt Disney Productions.

A Blue Ridge Vision Film Festival 2003 Participant

'Wicked Spring' Winner of the Best Cinematography Award, Feature Film Division, at the Blue Ridge - Southwest Virginia Vision 2003 Film Festival! By LionHeartFilmWorks, LLC. ( 102 Minutes ) Directed by Kevin Hershberger. 'Wicked Spring' tells the true story about the Battle of the Wilderness on May 5-7 in the year 1864. Filmed on location in and around Richmond, Virginia its story unfolds and tells about the fighting and loss of nearly 175,000 men. Stephen M. Lyons takes home the well deserved cinematography award.Click here to visit the Official Wicked Spring web site ( www.wickedspringmovie.com ) ( will open in a new browser window )

A Blue Ridge Vision Film Festival 2004 Participant

'Wish', John Johnson, Producer, DarkStone Entertainment

A Blue Ridge Vision Film Festival 2005 Participant

'Worker', Vincent Sweeney, Producer, Introverted Films. Winner of the Best Science Fiction / Fantasy Film award!

A Blue Ridge Vision Film Festival 2005 Participant

'Yesterday', by Darkstone Entertainment.


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