Overview
Genre: Fake Documentary
Language: English
Country of Origin: US
Format: DVcam
Production Status: Completed
Running Time: 86 minutes
Year of Production: 2002
Synopsis
Unemployed reporter Ron Kobeleski is approached by his dying next door neighbor, Walter Ohlinger, with the shocking revelation that he was the mystery second gunman in the assassination of JFK. As Ohlinger tries to prove his story to the reporter, Kobeleski struggles to understand whether his cold and calculating demeanour is one of a trained assassin or a delusional psychotic creating a web of lies. This documentary-style film chills to the core, taking you on a curious journey from an interview with a fellow ex-marine who served with Ohlinger in the Bay of Pigs, to the mysterious death of the man who apparently gave him the fateful order. How can this dying man prove to the world that he killed JFK — and will he kill again?
Cast + Crew
Screenplay: Daniel Handler
Director: Neil Burger
Producer: David Levien, Brian Koppelman
Executive Producer: Tom Tucker
Cast: Raymond J. Barry, Dylan Haggerty, Renee Faia
Director of Photography: Richard Rutkowski
Production Designer: Greg Finnin
Distributors
US Distributor: Magnolia Pictures, released Nov. 15, 2002
Festivals
Avignon, France, 2003: Prize: Best American Film
Deauville, France, 2003: Panorama Section
IFP Independent Spirit Awards, USA, 2003: Nominated for 3 awards: Best First Feature – Neil Burger, Best First Screenplay – Neil Burger, Best Cinematography – Richard Rutkowski
Film credits are not contractual