Premiering at Sundance, director Charlie Shackleton salvages an unproduced project with a humbled, humorous video essay that's only limited by the tropes it's lampooning. Though Shackleton’s ...

It is not, as director Charlie Shackleton seems to view it, a story to feast over. In fact, Shackleton's not-really documentary about the Zodiac Killer, Zodiac Killer Project, feels like it ...

Director Charlie Shackleton thought he could have his cake and eat it too. For years Shackleton had been considering the idea ...

Sundance: Charlie Shackleton imagines the movie he wasn't allowed to make in this fun and playful study of documentary conventions. 'Zodiac Killer Project' Review: A Wry Critique of the True-Crime ...

Filmmaker Charlie Shackleton providing disarmingly conversational narration in ‘Zodiac Killer Project.’ Without doubt, the best parts of Zodiac Killer Project emerge when Shackleton, in a disarmingly ...

Dir. Charlie Shackleton — 2.5 Stars. A still from "Zodiac Killer Project" by Charlie Shackleton, an official selection of the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. By Courtesy of Sundance Institute.

Filmmaker Charlie Shackleton faced that grief when his thoroughly researched project, a documentary on the Zodiac killer case, got the plug pulled after years in development.

Charlie Shackleton admits he would have committed those cinema sins if he’d been able to make his planned documentary about the Zodiac Killer. Instead, with Zodiac Killer Project ...

Director Charlie Shackleton had intended to follow the same non-fiction route pioneered by his many filmmaking ancestors, but when his movie fell apart, his sole chance to salvage his endeavor was ...

"Zodiac Killer Project," the fascinating feature documentary from director Charlie Shackleton, is nothing like what it sounds. For one thing, it's not really about the infamous Zodiac Killer ...

Director Charlie Shackleton thought he could have his cake and eat it too. For years Shackleton had been considering the idea of making a documentary centered on the Zodiac Killer. The mysterious ...