Alexander McCully
Alexander McCully is a New Jersey-based independent filmmaker looking to cut his teeth on a new cinematic venture. His personal and professional exploits include being a part-time cowboy, substitute teacher, competition dancer, certified forklift driver and ghost hunter.
McCully’s new film, currently untitled, follows the true story of a grand-father (Dave) forced to reckon with the death and legacy of his grand-son (Jared).
On the United States railway system lives a community of people whose lives are oftentimes reckless and short. This film has two questions at its core:
Why do young people decide to drop everything and hit the rails?
What happens to those they leave behind?
As long as there have been highways to hitch-hike and grain-cars to catch out on, blind-sided families and heart-broken friends have lamented these questions.
Dave, a retired traveling sportswriter, is no stranger to the road; but after the death of Jared, Dave must venture out into the country he spent so long writing about to follow in his grand-son’s footsteps and record the story straight from those who tell it best: Jared’s fellow train-hoppers. Love-birds, jailbirds, hobos and holy-speakers, everyone found common love for Jared. The film tells two parallel story-lines: Jared, as he treks across the U.S. from Syracuse to Chicago, New Mexico to New Orleans and beyond; and Dave, who comes to grips with what penning the legacy of his deceased grand-son “warts and all” could mean for him and his family.
Seeking assorted resources to bring this vision to life, McCully will helm the film as writer-director, beginning pre-production ASAP with production in Fall 2024. Planned to shoot on location with a consistent crew of 6-7 talented and hungry artists. Time-line for release is tentative.
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