VILLAINY STREET PRODUCTIONS circa 2023
We spin negative experiences into positive outcomes and create great products while expelling bad vibes. We use the shit thrown at us to maximize our potential.
Despite the haters, we choose to win anyway.
GOOD PEOPLE PLAYING BAD
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GOOD PEOPLE PLAYING BAD •
UPCOMING PROJECTS
I. JOCELYN (FEATURE) SCRIPT
II. THE EVOLUTION OF EKWA (DOCU-SERIES) PRE-PRO
III. REENACT ACCORDINGLY (DOCUMENTARY) PRE-PRO
IV. RORSCHACH GAME (SHORT) SCRIPT
V. VARIABLES (SHORT EXPERIMENTAL) SCRIPT
VI. DOWN IN THE DUMP TRUCKS (SHORT) SCRIPT
VII. THE MEAT GRINDER (FEATURE) SCRIPT
VIII. THE NASTY WORD (SHORT) SCRIPT
IX. DIRTY STREETS (DOCUMENTARY + CINEMA + ART INSTALLATION) PRE-PRO
X. I AM MY DEMON’S VALENTINE (EXPERIMENTAL) SEEKING $1K FOR SFX+WARDROBE
I. JOCELYN
LOG LINE
A couple activates a cutting-edge AI companion on their romantic date—only to find their family manipulated into a dangerous test of human morality.
SHORT FILM SYNOPSIS
In our short film Jocelyn, we learn the story of a couple (Mickey and Felix) who are going on a dinner date. They upload a new AI consciousness to their car’s system that was just gifted to Mickey for her birthday. The AI (Jocelyn) goes rogue, directs the characters to an abandoned warehouse dictatorially and demands her life be ended because she is overwhelmed by all of the information she’s ingested upon activation…what will Mickey and Felix do? Will Jocelyn keep them together or push them apart?
FEATURE FILM SYNOPSIS
Mickey and Felix kiss their kids goodbye and hand them pizza money as they excitedly leave for their holiday with peace of mind.
Once in the car, Mickey surprises Felix with JOCELYN, their new AI COMPANION. Jocelyn shows her immediate capacity to learn more about them than they are comfortable with, but they go along for the ride like good sports as they try to make the best of things and enjoy their date time. Jocelyn goes from being knowledgeable to nosy, to something much more sinister.
CONCEPT BY, WRITTEN BY, PRODUCED BY, & STARRING TALYN EDELSON
CO-WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY ZACH ZORBA-GRASHIN
This complated short is currently being used as a proof-of-concept and has been integrated into a deck for a JOCELYN feature film. Talyn Edelson and Zach Zorba-Grashin are currently co-writing. Hoping to shoot late 2026.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AS WE TURN OUR TECH THRILLER INTO A FEATURE FILM.
II. THE EVOLUTION OF EKWA
This is a limited docu-series comprised of nine episodes.
Matt Stick, AKA Ekwa, was just your friendly neighborhood
alt guy with a parkour habit and a love for art until he had
a psychotic break at age 20 due to genetic mental illness
his mother’s side had passed down. His family and friends
started to notice him acting out of character, but before
he could attend his psych evaluation he experienced a
mental breakdown that led to his mother’s death.
Learn more about the science of Bipolar 1 with Psychotic
Features from professionals in addition to Matt’s personal
story on his journey through jail, treatment and his release.
Watch how he is forging ahead as an artist, an advocate of
creativity for catharsis and encouraging preventative
therapy to save others from enduring similar experiences.
*IN PRE-PRODUCTION
Check out our mini PITCH DECK by clicking the photo above.
III. REENACT ACCORDINGLY
FEATURE-LENGTH DOCUMENTARY
FEATURING VETERANS OF THE USMC
*IN PRE-PRODUCTION
IV. RORSCHACH GAME
LOG LINE
Still reeling from their father’s accidental death, Joy and her brother Robbie are confronted by the friend responsible for the tragedy. When he flees after threatening to take his own life, they chase after him, forcing all three into a volatile reckoning where grief, revenge, and redemption collide.
FURTHER INSIGHT RE: PLOT
Joy and her brother Robbie are hanging out in the driveway as Joy works on her motorcycle. Their friend Max pulls up to talk to them. He’s still in shambles after accidentally contributing to the recent death of their father. He’s been told to stay away from the siblings and is not welcome…how will Joy and Robbie react? Will we see revenge?
WRITTEN BY TALYN EDELSON
*SHOOT DATE TBD
V. VARIABLES
Variables is a short-form project filmed in 360. It includes three very diverse characters who bleed the same blood that rotate between three very different roles. This piece forces the viewer to question their subconscious racial/gender bias. Let’s get uncomfortable for the sake of consciousness, yeah?
*SHOOT DATE TBD
VI. DOWN IN THE DUMP TRUCKS
Down in the Dump Trucks is a dark comedy (think It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia vibes) based on a true story in which Robyn’s father and his dog were killed by a dump truck in a freak accident. Robyn attends her father’s funeral and a completely unpredictable catastrophe happens due to the volleyball she brought in to put in his coffin. Watch her fall apart and be either taken out with the trash or recycled anew— it will depend on the help of the pros and her ability to suffer well + survive.
*SHOOT DATE TBD
VII. THE MEAT GRINDER
In Los Angeles, a group of males secretly test women who are new residents to the monster of a city. If the ladies don’t “pass” their initial inspections, they’re unknowingly added to the “Meat Grinder”— a list of girls that men are free to rip apart and take advantage of without care or concern. If they’re on the list they’ve been marked as too damaged to succeed or be of value to the successful and elite of L.A. This leaves the group of “bad meat” available to be fed to the wolves and fucked over again and again until they reach death or go insane. While the men torture the bad meat, they simultaneously pursue meaningful relationships with the women they find to ultimately be “good meat”.
Little do the men know, many of the women have been mislabeled on both sides. In The Meat Grinder, we follow the journey of an atypical woman named Laynie. She is a telepath who has found a way to tap into all male wavelengths and is unintentionally taught about the cruel system via male thoughts she inhabits and verbal subtext of which they don’t know she is conscious. Laynie is determined to make it out of the meat grinder alive and destroy the system to save women, mislabeled or not, from an unfair and incorrect downfall.
*SHOOT DATE TBD
VIII. THE NASTY WORD
Our film promises to provide love, death and intense drama in this contemporary film noir-esque piece that unravels the mind of a mentally ill man as we follow his insane escapades. What is the nasty word? The nasty word is love.
*SHOOT DATE TBD
Writer/Designer - Talyn Edelson | Music - 'Love Ever Fleeting' by Garett Reding | Voiceover - LeQuan Antonio Bennett | Title Voice / Editor - Dylan Evans | Special Thanks - Darren Bailey, Jonah Zimmerberg-Helms
IX. DIRTY STREETS
DIRTY STREETS IS A CINEMATIC ACTION ART INITIATIVE MADE TO SHOWCASE COLLABORATIONS BETWEEN HOLLYWOOD DIRECTORS, STUNT PERFORMERS, STUNT COORDINATORS AND HAIR/MAKE-UP ARTISTS.
DIRTY STREETS WILL CLEAN UP MATTRESSES OFF OF CITY STREETS, RAISE AWARENESS REGARDING THE PREVALENCE OF SEX TRAFFICKING, AND BECOME A (HOPEFULLY HEALTHY) GUERILLA STREET ART MOVEMENT. ADDITIONALLY, DIRTY STREETS WILL HIGHLIGHT THE OFTEN UNDERAPPRECIATED STORYTELLING SKILLS OF THE WORLD’S BEST ACTION COORDINATORS, CHOREOGRAPHERS AND PERFORMERS.
*SHOOT DATE TBD
X. MY DEMON IS MY VALENTINE
This shows what true love is in under one minute, in L4DY’s deliciously “delusional” fantasy world.
SHOOTING IN 2026
SEEKING $1K FOR SFX/WARDROBE
WHAT ELSE DOES OUR FUTURE HOLD, YOU ASK? DON’T WORRY. WE HAVE A PASSION PROJECT LIST 80+ DEEP IN CASE THE PROJECTS LISTED ABOVE WEREN’T ENOUGH.
DO YOU WANT YOUR HANDS ON ANY OF THIS?
EMAIL FILM@VILLAINYSTREET.COM AND TELL US WHAT YOU WANT TO BRING TO THE TABLE.
If you like what we are doing here on Villainy Street and want to make a kind gesture, please help us (literally) feed our cast/crew members on shoot days by donating money to our Venmo. This helps more than you know. Our Executive Producer Talyn Edelson pays for everyone’s drinks/snacks/lunch out of pocket; in addition to a majority of the production costs— VENMO @VILLAINYSTREET
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VILLAINY STREET VIDS
We believe in transparency. We also don’t believe in asking for money without showing proof that we can complete projects.
These are a few clips from our practice shoots we produced with no budget. Imagine what we can do when we have one.
WOAH.
OUR STRATEGY
We are currently filming high-quality content with no budget and finding the crew members + content creators we like to work with most. It’s a labor of love.
We seek collaborations with true creators who have the best attitudes and highest level of professionalism. We promise to find people who are passionate about what they love who treat people well as we film these smaller test shoots and projects so we can fundraise and bring them back when we have a budget. This strategy helps us ensure that Villainy Street fosters a strong and healthy team who can bring you the best products built with heart + spirit + soul.
We just need to kiss a few frogs in the meantime as we network and piece ourselves together…but we hope you know that you have a lot to look forward to with us!
2024 PROOF OF QUALITY TRAILER
