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Writer. Producer. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Derek Presley was born in Fort Worth, Texas. After making numerous short films and music videos he began his feature filmmaking career and has never looked back. He is the writer and director of Red Stone (2021), Boon (2022) and Tonic (2024).
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- Derek Presley
Derek Presley. Director: Tonic. Derek Presley was born in Fort Worth, Texas. After making numerous short films and music videos he began his feature filmmaking career and has never looked back. He is the writer and director of Red Stone (2021), Boon (2022) and Tonic (2024).
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For the past decade or so, low-budget genre films- particularly indie horror- have enjoyed a sort of renaissance. Filmmakers have not only been able to get their smaller films financed and made, but they also have an ardent audience ready to embrace that effort. A similar trend is now emerging in the world of independent crime/thriller films. Becau...
The latest entry in the burgeoning genre, Red Stone, follows a classic crime drama trope of finding an innocent character caught in the wrong place at the wrong time. In Red Stone, the unwitting player is Motley (Dash Melrose), a teenager who witnesses the murder of his older brother. Under ordinary circumstances, a person would just report the eve...
In addition to tapping local resources for his North Texas shoot, Director Derek Presley has also assembled a fantastic cast of accomplished performers alongside some amazing lesser-known talent. As the notorious hitman on the hunt, Neal McDonough (Band of Brothers, Minority Report) offers his inimitable steely demeanor. While his intensity is aptl...
Elliott: Hi Derek. Thank you for taking time to chat with me about your film Red Stone today. I really appreciate it. Presley: Oh, thanks for having me. Elliott: Red Stone is this great little crime thriller and I see some influences in there but I’m curious, what are your cinematic influences? They don’t necessarily have to be the thriller genre o...
Derek Presley, Director, and Producer Breaks Down the Making of Whitetail. Derek Presley is the writer and director for WHITETAIL. Derek Presley was born in Fort Worth, Texas. Child of the 80s and 90s and lover of cinema and literature. I started making films at 12 years old with my mom’s 8mm video camera.
Jul 1, 2021 · Muscular Puppy. When you’re a Texas native launching a Texas production company, why not start by going back to your roots? That’s what Fort Worth filmmaker Derek Presley is doing with...
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Derek Presley. MPAA RATING. NR. RUNNING TIME. 103 Mins. DISTRIBUTED BY. Independent. OFFICIAL IMDB. Movie Review: Tonic. I've been thinking a lot about life late. I'm a 50+-year-old film journalist with a full-time gig that covers the bills.
Apr 1, 2022 · Boon: Directed by Derek Presley. With Neal McDonough, Tommy Flanagan, Jason Scott Lee, Gabrielle Carteris. The widowed Catherine is busy trying to protect herself and her son from a local criminal organization.
