John Lerchen
Production
Biography
Having discovered his passion for filmmaking at a young age, John sought out every possible opportunity to learn and develop his skills as a producer. A Midwestern native, John obtained his BA in filmmaking from Columbia College Chicago and his MFA in producing from DePaul University. He's served as producer on numerous feature length films and is a proud member of the Producers Guild of America. As his body of work continues to expand he seeks to work with filmmakers that have unique and creative perspectives.
Known For
A group of theatre students, celebrating their final show, begin to slowly disappear one at a time.
The Lurker
A serial killer has been sentenced to death by electric chair in London in the 1890s, but in his final hours, he puts a curse on the prison he is in, and all of those in it.
The Gates
Sam, a seemingly poised and glamorous real estate agent in a small mountain community, is revealed to be an unhinged and troubled alcoholic with a dark secret, when a charismatic man named Peter shows up in town one day. As she tries to keep her life from unravelling, an older co-worker named Brenda is targeted by Peter for information at the behest of his powerful and shadowy boss, Mr. Lock.
Peter Five Eight
LET IT KILL YOU is an elevated horror genre film, about a lonely small-town outcast whose relentless desire to prove that a monstrous creature is responsible for a string of brutal deaths, leads him into a complicated love affair with a mysterious drifter, and brings him up against the town's deep-seeded hate and prejudices, making him question who the real monster may be.
Let It Kill You
A political dinner turns deadly when a group of power starved politicians fight for a seat of survival on a helicopter at the onset of a nuclear war.
A Social Contract
On the run and bleeding a young man ends up at a pond house where he meets an old man (Tobin Bell) and holds him hostage in his own home. As the days pass and the secrets about their past are revealed, they learn that they might not have been looking for each other...but they may have been brought together for a reason.
A Father's Legacy
Sheridan abducts a young girl in order to pay off his gambling debts.
Popsy
Alexa Cavender is feeling pressure to succeed romantically, so she flips the typical dating logic by only seeking matches below 30% compatibility, hoping the odds might defy expectations and lead to real connection
Less Than 30
Brother and sister duo Nick and Emma hatch a plan to run away from their abusive father and set up camp in local woods.
Hard to Place
A teachers assistant, trapped in a small town with a strange illness, takes on a local missing persons case aided by a Pale Man down the hall.
The Pale Man
A young girl learn to accept love and change, after being sent to live with her uncle in Indiana.
Dearest Jane
David, a recovered and generally imposed upon zombie, attempts to find himself a normal place in society and in life (after death).