Carnage Radio
Set in West Texas and inspired by the classic styles of John Carpenter and The Coen Brothers, the indie feature CARNAGE RADIO was filmed in Big Spring, TX, which is known as the Crossroads of the Lone Star State.
With the help of a late-night radio show DJ, a local police detective sets out to save her small, West Texas town from a deranged sociopath who is killing off the DJ’s radio show listeners, one by one.
Hailing from West Texas, James Fite is a multi-award winning filmmaker and founder of Check Your Brain Productions where he produces a range of projects from commercial and industrial work to music videos. He wrote and directed the award winning narrative shorts CAPROCK, I SEE SOMETHING and CARNAGE RADIO as well as the documentary short film, PROJECT MONE’T. He wears many hats on set including producing, editing and scoring many of his own projects. You can also find him doing his own cinematography and VFX. At one point he worked in the video game industry as a story writer, level designer, 3D model builder, texture artist and composer. CARNAGE RADIO marks his feature film directorial debut.
It’s been 7 years since this project started. It began as an idea, which turned into a trailer, then a feature-length script, followed by a short film as a proof of concept, and finally a finished feature film. What myself and others have gone through during this creative process has made us different people for sure, but the goal never changed. We set out to tell a story, blending in personal moments throughout, while keeping it something that we feel people will enjoy. I am very proud of everyone involved, and what we have achieved. This canvas we have all added to.