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Eyes of the Roshi

If the Coen Brothers and Quentin Tarantino had a theatrical love child, it would be EYES OF THE ROSHI, an Independent action-drama starring Eric Roberts (Runaway Train; Pope of Greenwich Village; Star 80; Dark Knight) and introducing Karate Do and Raja Yoga Grandmaster Adam Nguyen.

Saigon, 1973. Young Adam’s, heart is breaking as he discovers his childhood love, the girl he grew up with, raped and murdered. As a mourning Adam keens over her dead body he makes a fateful resolve to avenge her loss, thereby igniting a forty-year odyssey of revenge and death, which ends a continent away in a final climactic confrontation.

  • Jon Mark Nail
    Director
    Fire That Sweeps the Pine
  • Jon Mark Nail
    Writer
    Fire That Sweeps the Pine (Short)
  • Joseph Baum
    Writer
    Miracle of the Murderers
  • Ethan Marten
    Producer
    Atlantis Down; American Buffalo: An American Prophecy
  • Eric Roberts
    Key Cast
    Runaway Train, Pope of Greenwich Village, Star 80, Dark Knight
  • Grandmaster Adam Nguyen
    Key Cast
    Introducing
  • Amanda Victoria Dunn
    Key Cast
    The Lost Episode, Cosplay, Remain Unseen
  • Chris Van Cleave
    Key Cast
    Killing Kennedy
  • Seth Marten
    Key Cast
    Alien Nation, No Place to Hide, Her Morbid Desires
  • Jonathan Marten
    Key Cast
    Eddie, White Buffalo, Player's Joy
  • Mark Zillges
    Key Cast
    Introducing
  • Ethan Marten
    Key Cast
    Eddie, Mother's Day, Atlantis Down, Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
  • Justin Clements
    Key Cast
    Introducing
  • Stacy Whittle
    Key Cast
    Introducing
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Genres:
    Action, Drama, Suspense
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 47 minutes 4 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    June 7, 2016
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English, Vietnamese
  • Shooting Format:
    RED
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16.9
  • Film Color:
    Black & White and Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Hollywood International Motion Picture Film Festival

    United States
    August 26, 2016
    Award of Merit
Director Biography - Jon Mark Nail

Jon Mark Nail is a writer and director known for The Fire That Sweeps the Pine (2011), Cold Is The Garden (2012) and The Caretaker (2014).

Jon Mark received his MFA in Directing for Cinema and Television from Regent University. He currently serves as the Assistant Professor of Digital Media Arts at Delta State University.

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Director Statement

An independent filmmaker must be bold and unafraid. And also crazy. I do consider myself bold, some would say foolishly so. I have been afraid in my life, but those moments have been brief and have always passed. I am definitely crazy. The greatest thing about being an independent filmmaker is that you will always be surrounded by bold, crazy people who aren't afraid to throw caution to the wind. I am proud to be bold. I am proud to be crazy. I am proud to say that all of my friends are bold and crazy. I am proud to be an independent filmmaker. And I am proud to present this film to you. - JMN