Having tried and failed to make a true crime documentary, filmmaker Charlie Shackleton tells the story of what might have been. Zodiac Killer Project premiered in January at where it won the NEXT Innovator Award, with juror Elijah Wood declaring: ‘there is no film like it’. called it ‘nebulously sinister and dryly hilarious all at once ... a sharp takedown of our culture's obsession with true crime, identifying and skewering the genre's most familiar tropes even as it playfully indulges in them’ while hailed a true-crime flop turned documentary masterpiece, calling it ‘a sharp, hilarious, self-aware, and acutely insightful work of both celebration and critique’, and said it was ‘remarkably smart... a brave, fascinating piece of filmmaking, one that asks viewers to question not just the mysteries of true crime storytelling but how they're being told’. It went on to play at and and and will soon appear at and The film had its New York premiere at and will have its Los Angeles premiere at It was directed by Charlie Shackleton, produced by Catherine Bray, Anthony Ing and Charlie Shackleton at and executive produced by Charlotte Cook at It was shot on location in Vallejo, California by Xenia Patricia and focus pulled by Alex Tan. Its soundtrack was composed by Jeremy Warmsley and the sound was mixed by Tom Jenkins. Its titles were designed by Teddy Blanks. It was graded and finished by Jason R Moffat. Its poster was designed by Bráulio Amado You can read more about the film on and and or for sales and festival enquiries, please contact jason@cineticmedia.com