Sweet Molly (2024) | Awards | IMDb Link
Short | Sci-Fi | Thriller
At 16, Molly, born and raised in the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS) cult, makes a chilling discovery through her ability to astral project, leading to a life-altering event.
Written and Directed by J.C. McNaughton
Starring - Rebekah Kennedy, Thomas Crawford, Jennifer A. Goodman, Nick Mathews, Kelsey Edwards and Izzy Knight
Produced by Shane Morrisun, Jennifer A. Goodman, Ryan Atkins, Rebekah Kennedy and J.C. McNaughton
Co-Produced by Camila Guerreiro and Paul Bacera
Director of Photography - Sam Sargeant
Isolate (2021) | IMDb Link
Short | Horror
A woman isolates herself from her family and friends after falling ill with the Covid-19 virus. Meanwhile, a psychopath has been stalking her, waiting for the right time to greet her before her isolation ends.
Written and Directed by J.C. McNaughton
Produced by Camila Guerreiro
Miséria
(currently in pre-production 2025)
As a woman’s fractured marriage unravels in the suffocating grip of her unrelenting past, she finds herself spiraling into a foreboding descent, where a revelation as ancient and harrowing as her buried trauma threatens to consume her soul and sanity.
Dark Astral | IMDb Link
Feature Film Screenplay | Phycological Horror | Thriller
Page Count - 100
Inspired by a true event.
When two siblings discover they can communicate with their dead father through Astral Projection, secrets from their mother's shadowy past are uncovered that threaten to unmoor the tether that binds the family together.
Screenplay by Jerry J. Sampson
Written by J.C. McNaughton and Jerry J. Sampson
Story by J.C. McNaughton, Jerry J. Sampson, and Jared Rodgers
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