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Time of Death

Executive Producer · 2026 · Feature Film

A federal investigator arrives at a remote West Virginia penitentiary in December 1987 to solve a correction officer's death, and finds a vanished inmate, a grieving family, and a prison that refuses to let go of its dead.

TIFF 2025 · Toronto International Film Festival · Vertical Distribution · Release Summer 2026

Time of Death is a feature psychological thriller I executive produced through IKIGAI International, directed by Will Wernick from a screenplay by Jason Rosen. The film stars Michael Kelly (House of Cards, Jack Ryan), Mena Suvari, Kevin Pollak, and Dennis Haysbert, set inside a remote West Virginia penitentiary in December 1987 and shot entirely on location in Moundsville. My role spanned financing and creative development: I weighed in on post-production, helped structure the film's financing through IKIGAI's producer-first model, sat in cuts with Will and Jason through post-production, and partnered with the director on TIFF 2025 premiere strategy and buyer conversations alongside Radiant Films International out of the Cannes market. The film premiered at Toronto in September 2025; theatrical release follows in Summer 2026.

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Director Will Wernick

Writer Jason Rosen

Starring Michael Kelly, Mena Suvari, Kevin Pollak, Dennis Haysbert

EP Jason Rosen, Emmett Ferra, David Gim, Will Swift, Alexei Slater

Producer Will Wernick, Jason Rosen, Kelly Delson, Jeff Delson, Kyle David Crosby

DP David Keninger

Editor‍ ‍Daniel Gibb

Prod Co. IKIGAI International, Silent Partner Media

Intl Sales Radiant Films International

Distributor Vertical Films