Out to Kill

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Out to Kill
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Theatrical poster
Directed by Rob Williams
Written byRob Williams
Produced byRodney Johnson (producer)
Rob Williams (producer)
Roger D. Johnson, Michael NgTang and Christopher Patrino (executive producers)
Starring Tom Goss
Scott Sell
CinematographyPaul D. Hart
Edited byMike Jefferson Justice
Music by Jake Monaco
Production
company
Release date
  • July 1, 2014 (2014-07-01)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Out to Kill is a 2014 film written and directed by independent filmmaker Rob Williams, who has made a name for himself in the gay genre. [1] It was produced by GHF Films Productions and released on Guest House Films. [2]

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Synopsis

Out to Kill is a gay-themed film with a "whodunit" murder plot. [1] [3] Gay private investigator Jim Noble (played by Scott Sell) moves into a loft complex in Tampa, to find his first case literally right outside his door – the corpse of one of his neighbors, Justin Jaymes (played by out up-and-coming singer Tom Goss in his film debut), floating in the pool right in the middle of the complex's courtyard. When he is hired to solve the crime, Jim quickly learns that everyone in the complex has secrets, and that someone was willing to kill to keep their secrets hidden.

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Screenings and awards

Out to Kill has been shown at the Tampa International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, qFLIXphiladelphia, the Kansas City LGBT Film Festival, and the North Carolina Gay & Lesbian Film Festival. It won First Prize, Alternative Spirit Award (LGBTQ) Feature, at the Rhode Island International Film Festival. It has also toured internationally at the Korea Queer Film Festival and the KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "BENT-CON Guest Rob Williams". Archived from the original on November 3, 2014. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
  2. Guest House Film website - Movies page
  3. Indiegogo: Out To Kill - a gay murder mystery feature film from director Rob Williams
  4. "Out to Kill". Facebook . Retrieved November 3, 2014.