Once Guilty, Now Innocent, Still Dead
{{Infobox film
| director = Mark Vizcarra
| writer = Mark Vizcarra
| producer = Mark Vizcarra
| starring = {{Plainlist|
- Peter Sherayko
- John Marrs
- Larry Poole
- Jor-el Vaasborg
- Shane P. Allen
}}
| cinematography = Matt Triplow
| editing = Mark Vizcarra
| released = {{Film date|2017|10|21|GI Film Festival San Diego}}
| runtime = 15 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget = $23,000
}}
Once Guilty, Now Innocent, Still Dead is a 2017 western short film written, directed, produced and edited by Mark Vizcarra. The film centers around the retrial of Tom Horn in Wyoming nearly a century after his sentencing and execution. It stars Peter Sherayko, John Marrs, Larry Poole, Jor-el Vaasborg, and Shane P. Allen.
Cast
- Peter Sherayko as Otto Franc
- John Marrs as Undersheriff Richard Proctor
- Larry Poole as Tom Horn
- Jor-el Vaasborg as Willie Nickel
- Shane P. Allen as Joe LeFors
- Michael Lloyd Gilliland as Kels Nickel
- Byron Burnham as Townsman
- Carl Harrison as Sherrif
- Sam Neely as Townsman
- Bink Picard as Lone Rider
Production
Vizcarra wrote the script and titled the film after reading a New York Times article on the mock trial of Tom Horn 90 years after his execution in Wyoming.{{Cite web |last=Deaderick |first=Lisa |date=2017-10-19 |title=His military past informs his filmmaking present |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2017/10/19/his-military-past-informs-his-filmmaking-present/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250323230745/https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2017/10/19/his-military-past-informs-his-filmmaking-present/ |archive-date=2025-03-23 |access-date=2025-03-30 |website=San Diego Union-Tribune |language=en-US}}{{Cite news |date=1993-09-20 |title=Once Guilty, Now Innocent but Still Dead |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/09/20/us/once-guilty-now-innocent-but-still-dead.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151007194105/https://www.nytimes.com/1993/09/20/us/once-guilty-now-innocent-but-still-dead.html |archive-date=2015-10-07 |access-date=2025-03-30 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}} Principal photography was in Ramona, California.
Release
The film premiered on October 21, 2017 at GI Film Festival San Diego.{{Cite AV media |url=https://gifilmfestivalsd.org/2017/films/once-guilty-now-innocent-still-dead/ |title=Once Guilty, Now Innocent, Still Dead |language=en-US |access-date=2025-03-30 |via=GI Film Festival San Diego}}{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2017-11-01 |title=GI Film Festival San Diego Honors Filmmakers at Third Annual Awards Celebration |url=https://eccalifornian.com/gi-film-festival-san-diego-honors-filmmakers-at-third-annual-awards-celebration/ |access-date=2025-03-30 |website=The East County Californian |language=en-US}}{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.nbcsandiego.com/on-air/as-seen-on/gi-film-festival-san-diego_san-diego/150116/ |title=GI Film Festival San Diego |date=2018-05-11 |language=en-US |access-date=2025-03-30 |website=NBC 7 San Diego}}
Reception
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