The Pines
About the Film
A ruthless band of outlaws comes upon a woman held captive by a group of renegades. Upon freeing her, she tells a story of ancient Aztec treasure. Blinded by greed, the cadre agrees to give her freedom but only if she leads them to the ancient treasure.
Traveling deep into unknown lands, the outlaws are about to find out that you can’t outdraw the Devil.
Characters :
Catherine - She is as beautiful as she is mysterious. She was on an expedition with her father when he discovered the fabled treasure of the ancient Aztecs. The outlaws get the feeling that there is something not quite right about Catherine, they are not sure they can trust her but the greed for the gold is stronger than their apprehensions.
Jim – The war made him a leader – rational and calm, it also made him a cold-blooded killer with little remorse for his victims. That is, until his youngest brother arrives to save Jim from the hangman’s noose. Now, he must do everything in his power to save his brother from the outside threats as well as those from within.
Chet – Wars have the winners and losers and despite surviving the war, Chet did not come out unscathed. He has what would be diagnosed today as PTSD. Whether it was under the confederate division he fought or when he rode with Quantrill’s Raiders or in the band of brothers and cousins he rides with now, he has always been the toughest and most violent of the lot; the perfect amoral killer. His idea of shooting Catherine rather than bringing her along is emblematic of his sociopathic tendencies. Chet is a man to steer clear from.
Conny – The youngest and only other living brother of Jim, he is a cherub faced innocent who was too young to fight in the war and has had a pious upbringing. It helps govern his behavior around Catherine. His morality compared t
o the others is noticeable. His sole purpose was to save Jim and bring him back to their ailing mother that is until they find Catherine, he now stands to protect her against the outlaws, he also cannot deny a growing fondness for the girl.
Val – Younger brother to Chet. Devilishly handsome and knows it, he is always on the look out for a pretty woman. Chet comments that Val has more notches on his gun belt for women than for kills he’s made. But there is a dark side to Val, he can be unruly and downright vicious if he doesn’t get what he wants.
Lemuel – Chet and Jim put up with Lemuel because he’s family - second cousin - and lifelong compadre to Val. His real name is Francis but as boys growing up they all started to refer to him as Pecker and the name stuck.
Cliff – Is the oldest of the team, he is an uncle to the outlaws and has been the bedrock and stalwart companion to the group during the war and into their outlawing days, he was Jim’s confident and right hand man. Losing Cliff causes Jim to lose some of his balance in decision making and leadership.
Film Details
Completed : This film is currently in production. More information will be shared about this production as it comes to light.
Country of Origin : Australian
Filmed : Queensland
Genre : Supernatural, Thriller
Production and Writing Team
Dan Mintz is an award-winning American Filmmaker, Entrepreneur, and founder of a global entertainment company, DMG Entertainment. He has developed mega-blockbuster films, television shows, comic publishing, e-sports, virtual reality and live attractions. As a Producer, Dan has made films such as Iron Man 3, Looper, Point Break, and Bloodshot. He has worked on films with talents including Robert Downey Jr., Johnny Depp, Vin Diesel, Bruce Wills, Emily Blunt, Morgan Freeman, Guy Pierce, Sir Ben Kingsley, Sir Anthony Hopkins, Rebecca Hall, Kate Mara, Gwyneth Paltrow, Edgar Ramirez, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and James Cameron and with such major motion picture studios as Marvel, Disney, Warner Bros, Paramount, and SONY/Columbia. His international visionary early roots gave him immense insight and value as he took his company public to a value of seven billion dollars.
Dan is also the founder of Valiant Entertainment, a subsidiary of DMG Entertainment. Valiant Entertainment is a leading character-based entertainment company that owns and controls the third most extensive library of superheroes behind Marvel and DC. With more than 90 million issues sold and a library of over 2,000 characters, including X-O Manowar, Bloodshot, Harbinger, Shadowman, Archer & Armstrong, and many more, Valiant is one of the most successful publishers in the history of the comic book medium.
Jessica Butland is the owner and founder of Radioactive Pictures, a motion picture production and distribution company at the forefront of independent Australian and New Zealand cinema. Jessica is a producer of feature film, handling development, financing and production through to worldwide sales through her partners.
Radioactive, the distribution side of the business can handle theatrical, physical and digital distribution of films. Radioactive’s latest film in theatres, Ruby’s Choice, starred Jane Seymour and released Australia wide. In addition to producing films through her company, Jessica is a highly experienced production manager working with other producers to bring their stories to screen.
Mike Burkenbine began his entertainment career at Nielsen Marketing Research where he developed and implemented the first inter-studio, feature film, analytic and tracking system, VideoScan ™. Utilizing his ground-breaking system Mike also devised analytical techniques used to forecast feature film revenue, optimize distribution, improve acquisition selection, as well as create winning marketing tactics and strategies. Mike directly impacted the revenue at The Walt Disney Company, Warner Bros., Sony Pictures Entertainment, and NBC/Universal studios for more than 15 years. Also, during this time Mike completed his MBA in Entertainment at the University of Southern California. Currently, is a screenwriter, producer, and consultant to independent filmmakers.
Jeff Ritchie is leading the Writing Team and currently works for DMG Entertainment as the SVP of creative development. He works closely with DMG President and CEO Dan Mintz on building out the film and television universe for Valiant Comics, the third largest connected superhero universe behind Marvel and DC. Jeff began his career in the early 90s as a crew member on independent feature films but quickly rose to producer, producing several features throughout the years. In addition to his creative work at DMG, he has also penned several scripts three of which were produced, with one winning the prestigious best film award at the Venice Film Festival. He has also had several of his scripts optioned: one with Sony Pictures and another with Lionsgate Entertainment.