Scammerhead
Dan Zukovic, the cult indie director of The Last Big Thing, returns with another arthouse monster, global film noir Scammerhead, starring Dan Zukovic, Alex Rocco (The Godfather, Batman: Year One), Bruce Glover (Diamonds Are Forever, Chinatown) and Alex Zahara (Horns). Scammerhead charts the chaotic adventures of Silas Breece, a legendarily unorthodox business hustler who travels the world seeking capitol for a series of increasingly outlandish investments that go sour and land him in hot water with the mob.
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Dan ZukovicDirectorThe Last Big Thing, Dark Arc, Conjurer of Monikers
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Dan ZukovicWriterThe Last Big Thing, Dark Arc, Conjurer of Monikers
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Jeremy DysonProducerDark Arc, Hitler Meets Christ
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Brendan KeownProducerDark Arc, Hitler Meets Christ
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Mitch MayerProducerThe Last Big Thing, Dark Arc
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Alex RoccoKey CastThe Godfather, Batman: Year One, The Simpsons, Find Me Guilty
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Bruce GloverKey CastChinatown, Diamonds are Forever, Ghost World
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Dan ZukovicKey CastThe Last Big Thing, X-Files, Millenium
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Project Type:Feature
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Genres:Comedy, crime, art house, drama, film noir
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Runtime:1 hour 44 minutes 48 seconds
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Completion Date:November 19, 2014
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Country of Origin:Canada
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Country of Filming:Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Mexico, United Kingdom, United States
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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Montreal World Film FestivalMontreal, Canada
August 29, 2014
World -
Chattanooga Film FestivalChattanooga, Tennessee
April 3, 2015
American -
Trenton Film FestivalTrenton, NJ
June 13, 2015
New Jersey
Best Narrative Feature -
Indian Cine Film FestivalUttar Pradesh, India
September 19, 2015
Asian -
Orlando Film FestivalOrlando, Florida, USA
October 24, 2015
Florida
Nomination: Best Performance - Dan Zukovic -
Berkeley Video and Film FestivalBerkeley, CA, USA
November 14, 2015
California
Grand Festival Award -
EyeCatcher International Film FestivalMcAlester, OK, USA
November 12, 2015
Oklahoma -
Lake Champlain International Film FestivalPlattsburgh, NY, USA
November 14, 2015
New York
Visionary Award -
Berkeley Video and Film FestivalBerkeley, CA, USA
November 14, 2015
California -
Haida Gwaii Film FestivalQueen Charlotte City
Canada
March 12, 2016
Western Canada -
Susquehannock Film FestivalMillersburg
United States
September 16, 2016 -
Hudson Valley International Film FestivalMonroe, NY
United States
August 28, 2016
Best Actor In A Feature Film: Alex Rocco -
Marietta International Film Festival
August 7, 2016 -
Great Lakes Film FestivalErie, PA
United States
September 25, 2016
Vancouver born writer/director Dan Zukovic began his career as an actor working both on stage, and in television appearing in Guest Starring roles onThe X-Files, Cold Squad, Millenium, Psych and feature length films such as The Perfect Score, Cody Banks, and Disturbing Behavior. Starting in Toronto during the 80’s Dan put pen to paper and began writing and performing several plays that have been enthusiastically received across North America including The Epic Cycle, The Running of the Bulls and The Final Meeting.
In 1992 Dan turned his hand to film, beginning with the writing and directing his first short Now Renting. After a successful festival run which included the Seattle Int’l Film Festival, Dan followed up this project with1994’s Conjurer of Monikers. His fresh, edgy and cerebral brand of humour and cultural observation won him enthusiasm and kudos and the short circulated the Montreal World Film Festival, the Sundance Film Festival, the Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival, eventually to be broadcast on television by BRAVO US.
After the enthusiastic reception for his two short films, Dan turned his energies towards the tackling of a feature length project. The result would become a festival success and earn him a variety of passionate reviews from the likes of Variety, The New York Times and the Los Angeles Times. It was called “the best unknown American film of the 1990’s” in the film book “Defining Moments in Movies” (Editor: Chris Fujiwara.) In 1996 The Last Big Thing premiered at the Vancouver International Film Festival. It ran a wide festival circuit including the Hamptons Int’l Film Festival, Palm Springs, Boston, Denver, Gen Art, Palm Beach, Austin, Umea, Galway, eventually winning the Best Feature award at the Athens Georgia Film Festival. Stratosphere Entertainment released the film theatrically in over 30 cities in 1999. The film has since found a wide fan base and has been successively broadcast on SHOWTIME, the SUNDANCE CHANNEL, and the MOVIE CHANNEL, as well as VOD outlets such as Fandor and Snagfilms.
His sophomore feature, Dark Arc, premiered at the Montreal World Film Festival again and went on to a successful festival run and eventual video distribution deal, also appearing on Fandor, Snagfilms and other VOD outlets.
Zukovic’s writing often reflects themes of epic pursuits and grand failure, usually drawing a parallel to cultural realities he observes and internalizes. He is currently writing his next feature project.
With Scammerhead my intention was to shoot a feature in a unique way, over a longer period of time and in numerous locations, looking at the modern global context through past and present, myth and reality, incorporating different genres (though principally film noir) and cinematic styles and techniques. Ultimately the filming stretched out for over seven years and was arduous and at times risky in ways that reflected the hubris and folly of the narrative, as well as the black comedy.