Photo credit: Courtesy of Justin Chambers
In present day Detroit, where the influence of organized crime has diminished, filmmaker Justin Chambers brings it back one more time in his new film “American Bred” as a reminder of one of the lasting crime syndicates that unraveled when lies, mystery and betrayal devoured the trust which held them together. “It’s definitely intense, it’s an intense movie. You know, I really liked movies like the Godfather,” Chambers told Hollywood on the Potomac, “that Mafia genre. It’s really an interesting world when you do pull the curtain back. The things that they do to these people does get pretty violent.”
Justin Chambers (C)
“The attention span of kids today is not what it used to be,” explained Chambers, “and a lot of them like that energy, lots of stuff going on, shoot ’em up – so I wanted to have that independent feel, tell that story, but surround it with something that really draws audiences in.”
About the Director, Writer, Producer and Editor: Chambers was born in 1988. He recently won 1st Place at the 2014 TWP Screenplay Competition for his original work, “American Bred.” He’s completed 100’s of productions; twice awarded by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, as well as by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for his achievement in Film Business. He won the 2012 Best of Show Award at Indie Fest for his first feature film “Broken Roads” currently (2014) on Netflix and distributed by Millennium Entertainment and Synkronized Films. Broken Roads’ screenplay was acquired by the Oscars’ Margaret Herrick Library in Beverly Hills for permanent residency. He’s interned for studios such as Paramount, Universal Pictures and Warner Bros.
Justin Chambers (c)
Chambers will be in Washington over the weekend as part of DCIFF (DC Independent Film Festival) launched in 1999 to nurture independent film. As a competitive festival, all films are Washington DC premieres and many are U.S. and world premieres.
American Bred will be shown at 5:40 PM March 12th at the Navy Memorial Burke Theater. Tickets here.
Hollywood on the Potomac sat down with Justin Chambers via SKPYE at his California home. His upbeat, exuberant personality is dramatically different than the content of the film:
