Ralph Linhardt
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Biography
Ralph Josef Linhardt is a filmmaker with more than 35 years of experience shooting features, documentaries, commercials, and short films. A member of IA 600 Local since 1987 and a dual citizen of the USA and Germany.
Known For

A small town pastor is forced to reckon with an act of forgiveness when the convict he forgave for murdering his wife returns to town five years later.
What Remains
A man looks back at his childhood and his relationship with his grandfather.
The Spittin' Image

A priest returns to his old Catholic high school to replace a priest who has gone missing, only to begin to suspect that the missing priest may have been murdered by someone at the school to hide a darker secret.
The Least of These

An escaped mental patient holds a film crew hostage and forces them to film his screenplay.
Shoot or Be Shot!

On the run, an escaped prisoner breaks into a family's home during a storm, but his break-in is no accident. As he forms an unusual connection with the family, the police arrive, until the prisoner's true agenda is revealed...
Midnight Clear
A disillusioned daughter and her would-be gardener father are forced to reconcile themselves to life and loss.
Pete's Garden

Adventure is afoot in the small coastal town of Emerald Cove. Dave Shipper (John Weisbarth) is all set to enjoy a quiet summer, but the arrival of his cousin Jon (Frank Jimison) throws a wrench in his plans. Rather by chance, they happen upon an old map that sets them on a quest, along with Dave's friend Freddy (Freddy Rible), to seek out a legendary treasure said to be buried deep inside the ocean cliffs. With the help of an old local fisherman ("Smokey" Tom Hodgins), the boys compile clues that unravel a 30-year-old murder mystery and lead them closer to their prize. They quickly draw the attention of a bumbling crew of malicious treasure-hunters and a mysterious pickaxe-wielding "digger", all intent on capturing the gold for themselves.
The Treasure

A baby is left to die in a field in China. An old man is the only one to care.
Saving Levi
Lawrence Gilliard, Jr. once again stars as John Turnipseed in the 3rd and final film of the Turnipseed trilogy. Torn from an idyllic life with a loving extended family in 1960's Alabama, young Johnny Turnipseed found himself in Minnesota with a father he no longer recognized, and empty cupboards. AB Turnipseed's alcoholism started a chain reaction of poverty, violence, addiction and despair that nearly destroyed three generations. From lost and frightened little boy to gang leader, drug dealer and pimp, to one of the nation's most respected pioneers of community restoration, this is a story of transformation and restoration told with honesty, and contagious hope.
Turnipseed: Legacy

A Humvee patrol finds humanity in a war zone, while coping with the aftermath of an IED attack.
Mirage at Zabul Province

In ancient Italy, a young servant is offered wealth and freedom... if he will but murder his kindly master.
Thorns
A young man shatters his big toe for the benefit of his fantasy football team.