WITHIN MADNESS: CHAPTER 1 - THE SACRAMENT OF BONDAGE (2025)

WORLD PREMIERE - NOVEMBER 14TH, 2025

WRITTEN, DIRECTED, AND PRODUCED BY: J. M. STELLY

EXECUTIVE PRODUCED BY: JOHNNY STASSI

STUDIO - ANATOMICA PRODUCTIONS

STARRING - JARED BANKENS, MATT STORY, JAMIE NIPE, KEEGAN MACY, JOHNNY STASSI

LOGLINE

Inspired by true events, Within Madness follows filmmaker and serial killer Mark Chapel and his deranged partner Donovan Summers, whose obsession with control and pain leads to a series of brutal murders. When police uncover Chapel’s film The Sacrament of Bondage, which depicts Donovan’s spiral into psychopathy, prison interviews expose their shared madness.

SYNOPSIS

On August 17th, 2018, authorities responded to a call that led them to the residence of a man named Vaughn Neil—an alias for filmmaker Mark Chapel. Inside, investigators uncovered a nightmare: the remains and execution tapes of twenty-three women and six men, along with hundreds of Polaroids depicting possible additional victims. Chapel’s arrest also led to the capture of his collaborator, Donovan Summers, revealing one of the most disturbing partnerships in modern criminal history.

As detectives dug deeper, they unearthed a series of film canisters—three disturbing works directed by Chapel. The first, The Sacrament of Bondage, exposes the birth of Donovan Summers’ descent into psychopathy and chronicles the brutal murders of his first two victims. What began as an "artistic exploration” of obsession and control devolved into a haunting record of real violence—evidence of two men consumed by their own madness.

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CALL OF THE VOID

WRITTEN, DIRECTED, AND PRODUCED BY - J. M. STELLY

STARRING: JARED BANKENS, KATIE BANKENS, KIRSTEN BAZET

STUDIO - ANATOMICA PRODUCTIONS

DIGITAL RELEASE - AMAZON US AND UK - OCTOBER 31, 2024

LOGLINE

Half silent film, half narrated fever dream, CALL OF THE VOID follows The Painter, a man descending into the depths of opium addiction. Haunted by echoes of his past and visions of his fate, he’s pursued by a looming darkness known only as The Void. In a world inspired by German Expressionism, his inner torment becomes a surreal battle between light, art, and oblivion.

SYNOPSIS

Winner of 28 Awards, Half silent film, half narrated, CALL OF THE VOID is the journey of a man known as The Painter as he falls deep into the world of opium addiction. As his life begins to fall into a repetitive hell, he finds himself listening to voices of his past and future. As he spirals into a sense of confusion, he is met with the haunting appearance of a darkness known only as The Void and the death that awaits him in the darkness of his very soul. Inspired by films of the past and German Expressionism, Call of the Void is a deep look at the horrors of the darkness within and the loneliness we face in the absence of our inner light.

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ABACUS

WRITTEN, DIRECTED, AND PRODUCED BY: J. M. STELLY

STARRING: JARED BANKENS, KEEGAN MACY, ANTONIO SAEZ, JERRY KATZ, MATT STORY

STUDIO: ANATOMICA PRODUCTIONS

DIGITAL RELEASE - AMAZON: US AND UK - NOVEMBER 5TH, 2024

LOGLINE

Three men awaken trapped in an elevator shaft room with no memory of how they got there. As panic turns to dread, they learn they’re part of ABACUS — a twisted game of survival forcing them to make fatal choices that ripple beyond the room. Over eight harrowing hours, hidden truths emerge, alliances crumble, and only one man can walk out alive.

SYNOPSIS

Three men wake up in an elevator shaft room confused and on high alert. As they try to come to terms with their situation, they find themselves in a game of choices and survival known as ABACUS. Over the course of eight hours they must make a fatal decision that not just affects them all but the ones they love. As time goes on, they begin to discover information about one another that motivates their reactions and ultimately leads to a finale where only one man can remain alive. ABACUS is a tense and emotional thriller where one decision can lead to a domino effect of life or death.

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