First images from crime thriller ‘An American Masquerade’

Black Forest Films, the multi-award winning team behind My Cherry Pie (2022), The Viper’s Hex (2018) and Chocolate Strawberry Vanilla (2014), and Mad Alice Productions have unveiled the first images and synopsis for their upcoming feature film, An American Masquerade.

Two failing actors and a porn star. A car full of contraband. One hell of a road trip…

Scott Mifune (Yoji Yamada) and Lenny Bulger (Dylan Heath) are two failed actors attempting to eke out an existence in Portland, Oregon. Between smoking weed and embarrassing auditions, their dreams of moving back to Hollywood are seemingly dying. That is until a change of luck finds them with an opportunity to make a large sum of money to transport drugs to LA. En route, they defend a porn starlet, Indiana Union (Elissa Dowling), from her violent manager and she joins them on their journey. Along the way, the trio meet a wild array of criminals, perverts and porn moguls as they take one last shot to better their lives.

An American Masquerade is a sex, drugs and violence road trip across cosmic America told through the eyes of three under-represented, underdogs. The film stars Elissa Dowling (The Girl On Third Floor, We Are Still Here), Yoji Yamada (The Outsider, Seven Yakuza), Dylan Heath (My Cherry Pie), Trent Haaga (Citizen Toxie, 68 Kill), Love Connie (Ru Paul’s Drag Race) and Ezra Buzzington (Ghost World, Brooklyn 45, Mohawk).

Co-directed by creative duo Jasmine Jakupi & Addison Heath, An American Masquerade will have its World Premiere at Shock-A-Go-Go Film Festival in Beverly Hills on May 17th.