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Filmmaker Critiques True Crime Obsession in Zodiac Project

12/6/2025

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Charlie Shackleton, filmmaker, presents Zodiac Killer Project, which critiques the true-crime genre without rehashing the Zodiac case and scrutinizes audience obsession with crime narratives.
The work is inspired by former officer Lyndon Lafferty's speculative memoir, guiding its critique of crime storytelling.
The film opens December 5 in select U.S. theaters.

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Story summary

Charlie Shackleton, filmmaker, presents Zodiac Killer Project, which critiques the true-crime genre without rehashing the Zodiac case and scrutinizes audience obsession with crime narratives.
The work is inspired by former officer Lyndon Lafferty's speculative memoir, guiding its critique of crime storytelling.
The film opens December 5 in select U.S. theaters.