Exclusive Poster and Stills for Sidewalk Bound THE GHOST WHO WALKS

Keen-eyed cinephiles with a penchant for true American indies from this past decade will recognize Cody Stokes as the cinematographer and co-writer of Uncertain Terms and Soft in the Head, seminal micro-budget features from prolific director Nathan Silver. Stokes' own work as a director has fallen both on the narrative and documentary sides, and includes the excellent, A Year Long Morning (viewable on the filmmaker's website).

Ahead of its bow at the 21st annual Sidewalk Film Festival on August 24, Screen Anarchy is pleased to share a sneak peek of Stokes' feature directorial debut, The Ghost Who Walks, a moody crime drama with a tinge of Christmas spirit.

Winner of the coveted U.S. IN PROGRESS prize at the 2018 Champs-Elysees Film Festival, Stokes had the following to share on his work: 

My elevator pitch is that it’s “Carlito’s Way” meets “It’s a Wonderful Life”. It’s a Christmas film, a crime thriller, and a family drama all rolled into one. Then doused in hard liquor and covered with broken glass. 

I came up with the idea for this film after my daughter was born. My job had me traveling a lot and this got me thinking about what it would be like for her to grow up without me, or if she didn’t know who I was. I wanted to examine that through this film.