American Criminal

A filmmaker’s dream, American Criminal is one of the only movies ever to be filmed entirely in one shot – and it is all from the POV of the lead character…A police officer, a prosecutor, a judge, and a forensic scientist conspire to manufacture evidence against murderers who they are convinced are guilty, but they lack the full proofs. When a criminal defense attorney threatens to expose their illicit activities, one of the group murders him. The police officer, who was opposed to the killing, is framed for the lawyer’s murder, dubbed “Racist Cop” by the media, and sentenced to life in prison. With this backstory in place, five years later he escapes prison and kidnaps his former judge, prosecutor and scientist allies, as well as an entirely new “jury.” He assembles them all at a Jewish temple – the scene of the lawyer’s murder – and proceeds to prove his innocence to them, while at the same time exacting just a bit more vigilante justice.

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Yancy Butler (Kick-Ass; Hard Target; Drop Zone)

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 Colleen Zenk (3-time Emmy nominee)

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 Kenneth Del Vecchio (Scavenger Killers; The Life Zone)

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 Suzi Lorraine (Wrath of Crows; Dead of Nite)

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 Justin Deas (6-time Emmy winner)

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KENNETH DEL VECCHIO

Acclaimed Filmmaker…Best-Selling Author…Film Festival Chairman

TV Legal Analyst…Trial Attorney…Former Judge

 

“As usual, Mr. Del Vecchio was larger than life.”

-The New York Times

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Kenneth Del Vecchio is an acclaimed filmmaker who has written, produced and directed over 30 movies that star several Academy Award and Emmy winners and nominees. His films are distributed through industry leaders such as Sony Pictures, Lionsgate, NBCUniversal, Millennium Entertainment, Cinedigm, Screen Media Films, Anchor Bay, Gravitas Ventures, and eOne Entertainment. He has starred in numerous movies, as well. Mr. Del Vecchio is founder and chairman of Hoboken International Film Festival, called by FOX, Time Warner, and other major media "One of the 10 Biggest Film Festivals in the World." He also is the author of some of the nation’s best-selling legal books, including a series of criminal codebooks published by Pearson Education/Prentice Hall and ALM. A best-selling criminal suspense novelist, he penned his first published novel at only 24-years-old. In addition, he has appeared as a legal analyst on hundreds of TV news shows for major news networks (Fox News, i24 News, Newsmax). He is the owner of the Criminal Law Learning Center, where he has taught thousands of police officers and lawyers. He is a former Judge, who also has tried over 400 cases as a practicing commercial litigation, criminal defense, and entertainment law attorney; he is a partner at the law firm Stern, Kilcullen & Rufolo…Mr. Del Vecchio, a competitive weightlifter who has won over 50 bench-press competitions, is also a longtime high school and youth wrestling coach.

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Kenneth Del Vecchio’s filmography includes: The Life Zone, Scavenger Killers, An Affirmative Act, Price For Freedom, Rock Story, Snapshot, A Wrestling Christmas Miracle, A Karate Christmas Miracle, Bleeding Hearts, Fight to Win, Cries of the Unborn, American Criminal, O.B.A.M. Nude, Joker’s Wild, iMurders, Kinky Killers, The Grand Theft, Fake, 4 Presidents, The Great Fight, Hospital Arrest, Renaissance Man, American Brawler, Puppets, Aberrant, Real Gangsters, Three Chris’s, Alone in the Dark 2, The Drum Beats Twice, Pride & Loyalty, Tinsel Town, Here and There, The Crimson Mask, and Rules For Men. His novels are Pride & Loyalty, Revelation in the Wilderness and The Great Heist. And his legal books include: Code of Criminal Justice: A Practical Guide to the Penal Statutes (national criminal codebook), New Jersey Code of Criminal Justice: A Practical Guide to the Penal Statutes, New York Code of Criminal Justice: A Practical Guide to the Penal Statutes, and Test Prep Guide to Accompany New Jersey Code of Criminal Justice, with numerous others in the works…Mr. Del Vecchio also served as the publisher/editorial page editor for a daily newspaper in New Jersey.

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Bio Reels: https://vimeo.com/752310728/bca050b39f

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                   https://vimeo.com/793917825 (long, very long)

 

For more detailed information about Kenneth Del Vecchio, including critical reviews and press quotes, please visit www.justiceforallproductions.com. 

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