J M Stelly

J M Stelly

Writer/Director/Director of Photography/Producer at ANATOMICA PRODUCTIONS
Director, Producer, Screenwriter and Cinematographer

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

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About J

I'm a director/producer from Baton Rouge, Louisiana and owner of Anatomica Productions. I directed my first film in 2009 "Within Madness". The film would go through years of edits and additional footage before receiving domestic distribution in America through LC Films. I have also worked with Warner Music and a number of artists directing music videos for DOWN, COC, To Kill a Party and Jason Martin to name a few as well as having also directed a number of shorts like "The Prologue" receiving the most attention and being featured by Eli Roth's Crypt TV. In 2019 my film “The Demonologist”, was released through Uncork’d. As of currently I have a film called CALL OF THE VOID, which has won over 28 awards on the festival circuit and two other films: ABACUS and THEY ARE WATCHING. The latter of which has been picked up for World Wide Distribution by Terror Films.

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  • THEY ARE WATCHING

    THEY ARE WATCHING (2020 - 2024)
    Film by ANATOMICA PRODUCTIONS/J. M. STELLY (Horror and Thriller) WRITER/DIRECTOR/DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY/EDITOR/COMPOSER/COLORIST Two friends who run an online channel have embarked on the strange and unusual for years when they decide to search the deep underbelly of the dark web for something known as Dark Web Mystery Boxes. As they journey down this road, they soon find themselves in the crosshairs of a dark group of individuals who run online torture for pay videos known as Red Rooms. As things get darker, the two are faced with the consequences of their journey and soon they discover that truth is much stranger and far more dangerous than fiction. THEY ARE WATCHING is a unique blend of found footage style shooting mixed with a dark cinematic world that reveals the horrors of a world best left a secret.

  • CALL OF THE VOID

    CALL OF THE VOID (2020 - 2023)
    Film by ANATOMICA PRODUCTIONS/J. M. STELLY (Horror) WRITER/DIRECTOR/DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY/COLORIST/COMPOSER/EDITOR Half silent film, half narrated, CALL OF THE VOID is the journey of a man known as The Painter as he falls deep into the world of opium addiction. As his life begins to fall into a repetitive hell, he finds himself listening to voices of his past and future. As he spirals into a sense of confusion, he is met with the haunting appearance of a darkness known only as The Void and the death that awaits him in the darkness of his very soul. Inspired by films of the past and German Expressionism, Call of the Void is a deep look at the horrors of the darkness within and the loneliness we face in the absence of our inner light.

  • ABACUS

    ABACUS (2016 - 2023)
    Film by ANATOMICA PRODUCTIONS/J. M. STELLY (Thriller) WRITER/DIRECTOR Three men wake up in an elevator shaft room confused and on high alert. As they try to come to terms with their situation, they find themselves in a game of choices and survival known as ABACUS. Over the course of eight hours they must make a fatal decision that not just affects them all but the ones they love. As time goes on, they begin to discover information about one another that motivates their reactions and ultimately leads to a finale where only one man can remain alive. ABACUS is a tense and emotional thriller where one decision can lead to a domino effect of life or death.

  • THE DEMONOLOGIST

    THE DEMONOLOGIST (2017 - 2019)
    Film by Thriller Films/C.S. West Productions/Tip Top Films/J. M. Stelly (Horror and Thriller) WRITER/DIRECTOR/EDITOR/COMPOSER/COLORIST Detective Damien Seryph investigates a string of murders that connects to a group trying to bring forth the 4 King Demons of Hell. Damien's past connects him to those involved and will force him to become "The Demonologist".

  • WITHIN MADNESS

    WITHIN MADNESS (2009 - 2015)
    Film by ANATOMICA PRODUCTIONS/LEGLESS CORPSE/J. M. STELLY WRITER/DIRECTOR Based off of true events, Within Madness follows the video diary of Donovan Summers, a personal trainer who tells his story through his videos. On the way Donovan starts to become obsessed with a customer at his gym which leads him down a dark road of obsession taking him to lengths of unimaginable self destruction. Within Madness is a dark tale of a man lost in his own desires and the consequences of what happens when all hope is gone.

Awards

  • BLACKHAT FILM FESTIVAL - BEST DIRECTOR, BEST FEATURE - CALL OF THE VOID
    (2023)

  • AIMA FILM FESTIVAL - MOST UNIQUE VISION - CALL OF THE VOID
    (2023)

  • CANNES WORLD FILM FESTIVAL - BEST BLACK AND WHITE FILM - CALL OF THE VOID
    (2023)

  • CARPE DIEM FILM FESTIVAL - BEST FEATURE, BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY, BEST POSTER - CALL OF THE VOID
    (2023)

  • MEDUSA FILM FESTIVAL - BEST ACTOR, MALE DIRECTOR, HORROR FEATURE, ACTRESS - CALL OF THE VOID
    (2023)

  • CULT MOVIES INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - BEST PRODUCER, HORROR FEATURE FILM - CALL OF THE VOID
    (2023)

  • PARADISE FILM FESTIVAL - BEST FEATURE FILM
    (2023)

  • BEYOND THE CURVE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER - CALL OF THE VOID
    (2023)

  • SWEDISH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - BEST MIDNIGHT FILM - CALL OF THE VOID
    (2023)

  • AUSTIN INTERNATIONAL ART FESTIVAL - BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY, EDITING, ACTOR - CALL OF THE VOID
    (2023)

  • EDIPLAY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - BEST DIRECTOR
    (2023)

  • CROWN IFF - BEST DIRECTOR, NARRATIVE, ONE HOUR FILM, SILENT FILM - CALL OF THE VOID
    (2023)

  • LILY INDIE FILM FEST - BEST DRAMA, HORROR, EDITING, ACTOR - CALL OF THE VOID
    (2023)

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