Feature film in development · Dark neo-Western crime thriller

Bad River

A morally exhausted sheriff recruits two criminals to kill the men responsible for a woman’s murder when the law refuses to act—but when an innocent child witnesses the crime, the plan unravels, pulling everyone into a violent chain reaction where justice and survival are no longer the same.

Bad River still: the sheriff seated in a dimly lit room
The story

Justice runs dry

Set against the modern American frontier, Bad River is a slow-burn crime thriller about institutional failure, personal accountability, and the narrow line between justice and revenge. Its tension grows through silence, grounded performances, and the cost each act of violence leaves behind.

Feature screenplay completeA completed proof-of-concept short establishes the feature’s tone, world, characters, and atmosphere.

The short is currently on the festival circuit. Proof-of-concept available for private review by qualified industry contacts.

Development

The next chapter

Silence Fiction Films is developing the feature and welcomes conversations with producing and financing partners, distributors, and collaborators who connect with the film’s vision.

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