John Parker and the Madman

In the depths of winter Jack, the crazy bounty hunter, is on the heels of the notorious stagecoach robber John Parker - better known as Johnny Boy Parker.

The bounty hunter is being overcome. A long cat and mouse play begins. Johnny Boy Parker is clueless.

In the end it comes to a surprising turn.

  • Alexander Baldreich
    Director
  • Alexander Baldreich
    Writer
  • Alexander Baldreich
    Producer
  • Gabriel Holzer
    Key Cast
    "John Parker"
  • David Ketter
    Key Cast
    "Jack The Madman"
  • Johannes Weikl
    Key Cast
    "Pete Parker"
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    John Parker und der Verrückte
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student, Other
  • Genres:
    Drama, Western, Sci-Fi
  • Runtime:
    17 minutes 43 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    June 16, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    4,500 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Austria
  • Country of Filming:
    Austria
  • Language:
    Czech, English, German
  • Shooting Format:
    4K UHD
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - FH St. Pölten
  • 5th Doc Sunback Film Festival
    Mulvane
    United States
    Official Selection
  • The Lift-Off Sessions
    Iver
    United Kingdom
    Official Selection
  • Leloun International Film Festival
    Afrin
    Syrian Arab Republic
    Official Selection
  • Austrian Filmfestival
    Vienna
    Austria
    Official Selection
  • K3 Film Festival
    Villach
    Austria
    Official Selection
  • Brooklyn SciFi Film Festival
    Brooklyn
    United States
    Official Selection
  • 4th THE BUDDHA INT'L FILM FESTIVAL
    Maharashtra
    India
    Official Selection
  • Cortomontagna - Premio Leggimontagna
    Tolmezzo
    Italy
    December 5, 2020
    Official Selection
  • 13th Jaipur International Film Festival
    Delhi
    India
    Official Selection
  • Festival Del Cinema Di Cefalu´
    Cefalù
    Italy
    May 1, 2021
    Semi-Finalist
  • Vienna International Film Awards
    Vienna
    Austria
    March 14, 2021
    Finalist
  • Prague International Indie Film Festival
    Prague
    Czech Republic
    September 18, 2021
    Official Selection for Best Producer and Best Production Design
  • Prague International Film Awards
    Prague
    Czech Republic
    Award - Best Drama
  • Red Dirt Film Festival
    Stillwater
    United States
    March 14, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Pioneertown Film Festival
    Pioneertown
    United States
    August 27, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Noble International Film Festival And Awards
    Karnataka
    India
    Official Selection
  • Chambal International Film Festival
    Mumbai
    India
    Semi-Finalist
  • FLICKFAIR Film Festival
    Los Angeles
    United States
    Official Selection
  • Festival RENUAC
    Santiago
    Chile
    Official Selection
  • Prague International Monthly Film festival
    Prague
    Czech Republic
    Award Winner
  • The 2022 Forwardian Film Festival
    Stroudsburg
    United States
    Official Selection
  • Intuition Earth Film Festival
    Stall
    Austria
    Award - Best Director
Director Biography - Alexander Baldreich

Alexander Baldreich - Producer, screenwriter, director born on 11.09.1990 in Krems an der Donau, educated bilingually since birth.

Since 2004 he is actively interested in the film world. The first amateur short films followed. In 2009, after more than two years of work in addition to his education at the Private Bilingual grammar School of the “Comenius“ Association in Vienna, his 90-minute amateur film "Deadly Friendships" was completed, which was funded by the program "Cash for Culture".

In 2012 he graduated in directing and production at the Film School Zlín in the Czech Republic. He was taught by producer Viktor Mayer and director Roman Vávra.

Since 2012 he started further artistic activities; Photography and acting. He joined Constantin Entertainment in 2013 and worked as a production intern for "K11 Kommissare im Einsatz" and " Schicksale- und plötzlich ist alles anders ". In the Czech Republic he also worked as a lighting technician for "Znamení koně 2", a TV series.

Since 2014 he works again on his own projects in Austria. In 2015, he started collaborating with the Viennese rapper "Atsche" on a corporate project - Fuel Vision.

In 2017 and 2018 he realized his new short films: "Each his own day of death", "No Smoking" and "John Parker and the Madman". Which were funded with the support of the province of Lower Austria and Carinthia.

In autumn 2017 he started his master studies at the FH St. Pölten in the field of Film, TV and Media Creation and Distribution, which he completed in July 2018.

In the summer of 2019, he was able to realize two new short films. The first short film "Black" was funded by the Province of Lower Austria, the second short film "Wildfremd" was funded by the Province of Upper Austria and the Linz Culture Funding.

It was in October 2019 another short film project "The Passenger" instead, which he was able to assist in Los Angeles as a first assistant director. The template for this project was provided by a Stephen King short story adapted by Oscar nominated screenwriter Tab Murphy.

In the fall of 2019, he realized a short film, also funded by the province of Lower Austria "A sentimental journey".

The latest project was implemented from autumn 2020 to summer 2021. It is about the feature film project “Stolen Time", which is to be completed in 2022.

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