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THE UNDERTAKER'S CHILDREN

Elevated Thriller (Inspired by real events)


A reclusive female undertaker is forced to take in two orphans, children of a deceased distant relative. When one of the orphans discovers the undertaker's plan for getting rid of children in her care, they make a daring escape only to battle an evil that knows no bounds. 


Director: Jamie Donoughue (Oscar nominated director for Best Live Action Short Film - SHOK)

Screenwriter: Natasha Le Petit

Producers: Chayah Masters, Mark O'Sullivan, Harvey Ascott


Filming in Q2/Q3 2025


ACTIVE DEVELOPMENT

CONTAINER

Action-Thriller 


While working on an undercover story about human trafficking, a journalist smuggles himself into a container truck loaded with Syrian refugees headed for London. When the truck is attacked by militants, intent on using the container as a cover for a deadly terrorist attack, the journalist and a lost refugee must do whatever it takes to survive before the hijacker unleashes a brutal revenge by means of a powerful dirty bomb.


Director: Paul Jarrett

Screenwriter: Stephen John Hallett

Producers: Nicholas Levis, Paul Jarrett, & Chayah Masters

Filming in 2025


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DEEP IN THE HEART

Sports Coming-of-Age Drama (Based on a True Story)


In 1950's Texas, a gifted Mexican-American quarterback struggles to reclaim his spot on the high school football team in his segregated town. But as tensions rise, he discovers that true victory lies in standing up for what’s right - both on the field and beyond.  Based on the life of Jose Uriegas.


Director: Cruz Angeles

Screenwriter: Victor Gallo

Producers: Victor Gallo, Paul Jarrett, & Chayah Masters

Contact Chayah for additional information on the packaging of this film; partial financing raised


Active Development

Soldiers Of MISFORTUNE

Action-Thriller (Based on True Story)


Set in 1986, a Vietnam Vet struggles to be the husband he knows his wife deserves and goes on a job he believes to be sanctioned by the US Government. When the job is compromised he finds himself in a Brazilian prison with his team and must rely on an ally with no military experience, his wife, to help orchestrate an escape from one of the most dangerous prisons in the world when the US government abandons them all. 


Director: Paul Jarrett

Screenwriters: David Marconi, Paul Jarrett, Dan Gagliasso

Producers: Rick Van Meter, Paul Jarrett, & Chayah Masters


Active Development

SCENT OF MARIGOLD

Action-Drama (Ripped from the headlines) 


A female Mexican immigrant turned U.S. border guard is torn between her Americanization and an unexpected bond she forms with a 5-year-old girl separated from her father when he's arrested by ICE for illegally entering the United States. As tensions rise, the guard will have to decide between protecting herself and putting it all on the line to rescue the girl from the jaws of a heartless bureaucracy in order to save her life.   


Director: TBD

Screenwriters: Lily Malm & Laila Matuk

Producers: Chayah Masters


Drama Finalist in the 31st Austin Film Festival Screenplay and Zoetrope Screenplay Contests


Active Development

RANCHO MACABRE

Horror (Creature Feature)


In the vein of The Most Dangerous Game, a group of high net worth game hunters travel off the grid to an island of vampyres for the most challenging hunt of their gaming lives only to find they've become the prey.  


Director: Aaron Osborne

Screenwriters: Steve Anderson

Producers: Aaron Osborne & Chayah Masters 



Active Development

THE BALLAD OF ERNESTO & ROSA

Family / Fantasy (Live Action) Feature Film (Inspired by a True Story)


Set during England's Industrial Revolution, a 12-year old girl wrestling with grief after her mother's recent passing and struggling to find her place in a patriarchal society, finds joy in her father's newest additions to their family farm - 12 Alpacas.  Through studying the alpacas for a school project, she discovers they're able to speak, only to realize, all of the animals on the farm can speak and they have a lot to say about their living conditions, especially the feed!  When the farm manager is accidentally hurt doing repairs on the property, her father hires a new manager.  The girl and the animals discover this new manager's plot for slaughtering the animals and stealing the profits from her father and they must find a way to stop him before it's too late. 


Director: TBD

Screenwriter: Piers Ashworth

Producers: Mark O'Sullivan, Piers Ashworth, & Chayah Masters

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