Rucksack Films

04/15/2025

Did the suburbs kill your soul, or steal your heart? My new book, Ghostly George, follows 17 year old Georgiana Boyce through the hazy labyrinth of a sweltering New Jersey suburb during the last week of summer, 1985. Transplanted from the Bronx into the unsupervised nihilism of suburban life, George navigates this new world of fragile friendships, reckless parties, and summer ennui from her ever detached and lonely place as an outsider. The book is available now on Amazon. Link in bio.

02/19/2025

As the Ghostly George novel winds its way into wider release 🤞some press materials were needed and stepped in and made some really cool designs that kept the summertime pink thing going. If any artists need to collab with a talented designer on the rise, Mel is the go-to. Huge thanks to her and .dotcom for the original cover work as well.

01/24/2025

The new book will be available on Audible and Apple for those interesting in a listening experience. Those down for the old school paperback version can still opt for Amazon or ask your local bookseller for a copy.

12/15/2024

George moves to the suburbs of New Jersey as a heatwave rocks the town to sleep the week before Labor Day. She is drawn into a fragile pair of connections - a pack of feral, heavy metal boys who spend their days lighting fires and perfecting their disaffection - and the pretty and cold girls who offer an endpoint for her desire to be seen, and to be beautiful. A story of the lurking nihilism and ennui of 1986 suburbia. #

11/26/2024

A quick stabbing. Some road tripping. Maybe a post-apocalyptic love story. Shark River is now on Amazon for your holiday viewing pleasure. Filmed 100% in the state of New Jersey, up and down the shore - from Asbury Park to Belmar and all the way to Sandy Hook.

10/26/2024

Ghostly George - a new novel by is now on Amazon in print and ebook/Kindle options. The book began its life as a script and follows pack of semi feral teenagers as they live out the last days of summer in the suburbs of New Jersey.

07/11/2022

We are casting for an upcoming video shoot, 18-25 age playing range to provide scripted video content for a financial literacy curriculum to be implemented in schools, nationally. Paid gig, travel costs also provided. Any and all encouraged to apply within age playing range - multiple people will be cast.

Please go to on IG and see link in bio for complete description. Must be available for in-person casting 7/20 in NYC. DM for additional details.

03/18/2022

We did not know the world would be falling apart when we produced a movie about the end of civilization . We promise. rolls onto the festival circuit this spring. Stay tuned here for updates where you can attend screenings of Shark River in the NY/NJ area. For now, enjoy the first trailer.

03/18/2022

We did not know the world would be falling apart when we produced a movie about the end of civilization. We promise.
rolls onto the film festival circuit this spring. Stay tuned here for updates on where you can attend screenings of Shark River in the tristate area. For now, enjoy the official trailer

https://youtu.be/97vvrb2EHQ4

09/08/2021

Very productive evening working with on the soundtrack for . Playing with the quite a bit.

09/02/2021

Worth checking out. Worth supporting the arts.

Our professional short film is being filmed entirely in Goshen this September, and we need your help! Writer, actor, and Goshen native Joe Pietropaolo is filming his short "Two Women Talking By A Gate" under his company Alba Rosa. The project is sponsored by the New York Foundation for the Arts, whi...

02/12/2021

Another day, another editing session in the dungeon.