Berryman, Hess and Lewis Join Forces In Lee Demarbre’s SMASH CUT

Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter director Lee Demarbre is a bit of a local hero, a cult figure who has yet to really get a break internationally and his latest film may be the one to do it.  Shooting right now in Ottawa, Smash Cut is a pitch black horror comedy starring David Hess, Michael Berryman, Herschell Gordon Lewis and Sasha Grey (who you probably shouldn’t look up if you’re at work) in a story of a failing film director who turns to rather extreme measures to juice up his latest film ...

Smash Cut is the dizzying portrayal of ABLE WHITMAN, a trouble filmmaker losing his mind in an extraordinary way.

After his latest “serious” film is met with gales of laughter, Able decides to drown his sorrows at a local strip club--where he meets dancer GIGI SPOT. Minutes later, he’s convinced the honey dripping sex-pot to star in his next project. Minutes after that, he’s killed her in a drunk driving accident. Needing to dispose of the body, Able stumbles upon the one place nobody would notice a corpse…spread around the set of his new horror film.  When the response to this new footage is praised for its realism, the guilt ridden Able has a complete mental breakdown. Believing he has finally discovered the key to making a great horror film, the director quickly discovers that one human body doesn’t yield a lot of parts, and if he wants to finish, he’s going to have to keep on killing.

Meanwhile, Gigi’s sister APRIL hires the city’s most celebrated private detective, ISAAC BEAUMONDE, to investigate Gigi’s disappearance. But when the simple missing person investigation turns into a string of stomach turning murders, Isaac realizes he’s found the case of a lifetime.

With Beaumonde hot on his heels, his sanity unspooling and his collaborators dropping like flies, will Able have the time, focus and resources to complete his magnum opus, or will he simply fade to black?

We’re hoping to have some footage to share from this soon, so keep an eye out ...