Zodiac Killer Project

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Zodiac Killer Project
Directed by Charlie Shackleton
Produced by
CinematographyXenia Patricia
Edited byCharlie Shackleton
Music by Jeremy Warmsley
Production
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Release dates
  • January 27, 2025 (2025-01-27)(Sundance)
  • November 21, 2025 (2025-11-21)(United States)
  • November 28, 2025 (2025-11-28)(United Kingdom)
Running time
92 minutes [1]
Countries
  • United States
  • United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Zodiac Killer Project is a 2025 documentary film, directed, produced, and edited by Charlie Shackleton. [2]

Contents

It had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 27, 2025, where it won the NEXT Innovator Award.

Premise

It follows Shackleton's failed attempt to make a documentary revolving around the Zodiac Killer. [3]

Release

It had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 27, 2025, where it won the NEXT Innovator Award. [4] [5] It also screened at True/False Film Festival on February 28, 2025, [6] South by Southwest on March 8, 2025, [7] [8] and CPH:DOX on March 24, 2025, [9] [10] In April 2025, Music Box Films acquired the US distribution rights to the film. [11] The film will release in New York City on November 21, San Francisco on November 28, and December 5 on Chicago and Glendale, with more release dates to follow. [12] The film will be released independently in the United Kingdom on November 28. [13]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 88% of 40 critics' reviews are positive.The website's consensus reads: "Director Charlie Shackleton rescues victory from the jaws of defeat in Zodiac Killer Project, a revelatory rumination on filmmaking and the overindulgences of the true crime genre." [14] Metacritic , which uses a weighted average , assigned the film a score of 71 out of 100, based on 13 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. [15]

References

  1. 1 2 "Zodiac Killer Project (15)". British Board of Film Classification . August 4, 2025. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  2. ↑ True/False Film Fest
  3. ↑ Sundance Film Festival 2025
  4. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony; Patten, Dominic (December 11, 2024). "Sundance 2025: JLo, Sly Stone, Putin, Ayo Edebiri, André Holland, & Ex-NZ PM Jacinda Ardern Films Among Park City Festival Offerings". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved April 6, 2025.
  5. ↑ "2025 Sundance Film Festival Award Winners Announced". Sundance Film Festival . January 31, 2025. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
  6. ↑ Morfoot, Addie (February 5, 2025). "True/False Film Fest Unveils 2025 Lineup Including Eight Sundance Docus (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety . Retrieved April 6, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Zodiac Killer Project". South by Southwest . Retrieved April 6, 2025.
  8. ↑ Grobar, Matt (January 22, 2025). "Seth Rogen Comedy Series 'The Studio' To Open SXSW 2025; 'The Accountant 2,' 'Death Of A Unicorn', 'Drop,' 'Happy Face' & More Also To Screen". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved April 6, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Zodiac Killer Project". CPH:DOX . Retrieved April 6, 2025.
  10. ↑ Pedersen, Lisa (February 26, 2025). "Copenhagen Docs Fest CPH:DOX Unveils Bold Lineup With a Sharp Focus on Human Rights". Variety . Retrieved April 6, 2025.
  11. ↑ Barraclough, Leo (April 4, 2025). "Sundance Award-Winning Documentary 'Zodiac Killer Project' Acquired by Music Box (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
  12. ↑ DiVincenzo, Alex (October 16, 2025). "'Zodiac Killer Project' Trailer – Unique True Crime Doc Opens in November". Bloody Disgusting! . Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  13. ↑ "All Future Releases". Film Distributors’ Association. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Zodiac Killer Project". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  15. ↑ "Zodiac Killer Project". Metacritic . Retrieved April 16, 2025.
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