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.
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Alexander BaldreichDirector
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Alexander BaldreichWriter
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Alexander BaldreichProducer
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Gabriel HolzerKey Cast"John Parker"
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David KetterKey Cast"Jack The Madman"
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Johannes WeiklKey Cast"Pete Parker"
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Project Title (Original Language):John Parker und der Verrückte
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Project Type:Short, Student, Other
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Genres:Drama, Western, Sci-Fi
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Runtime:17 minutes 43 seconds
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Completion Date:June 16, 2020
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Production Budget:4,500 EUR
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Country of Origin:Austria
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Country of Filming:Austria
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Language:Czech, English, German
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Shooting Format:4K UHD
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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:Yes - FH St. Pölten
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5th Doc Sunback Film FestivalMulvane
United States
Official Selection -
The Lift-Off SessionsIver
United Kingdom
Official Selection -
Leloun International Film FestivalAfrin
Syrian Arab Republic
Official Selection -
Austrian FilmfestivalVienna
Austria
Official Selection -
K3 Film FestivalVillach
Austria
Official Selection -
Brooklyn SciFi Film FestivalBrooklyn
United States
Official Selection -
4th THE BUDDHA INT'L FILM FESTIVALMaharashtra
India
Official Selection -
Cortomontagna - Premio LeggimontagnaTolmezzo
Italy
December 5, 2020
Official Selection -
13th Jaipur International Film FestivalDelhi
India
Official Selection -
Festival Del Cinema Di Cefalu´Cefalù
Italy
May 1, 2021
Semi-Finalist -
Vienna International Film AwardsVienna
Austria
March 14, 2021
Finalist -
Prague International Indie Film FestivalPrague
Czech Republic
September 18, 2021
Official Selection for Best Producer and Best Production Design -
Prague International Film AwardsPrague
Czech Republic
Award - Best Drama -
Red Dirt Film FestivalStillwater
United States
March 14, 2021
Official Selection -
Pioneertown Film FestivalPioneertown
United States
August 27, 2021
Official Selection -
Noble International Film Festival And AwardsKarnataka
India
Official Selection -
Chambal International Film FestivalMumbai
India
Semi-Finalist -
FLICKFAIR Film FestivalLos Angeles
United States
Official Selection -
Festival RENUACSantiago
Chile
Official Selection -
Prague International Monthly Film festivalPrague
Czech Republic
Award Winner -
The 2022 Forwardian Film FestivalStroudsburg
United States
Official Selection -
Intuition Earth Film FestivalStall
Austria
Award - Best Director
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.