Independent Filmmaker
Bringing forgotten true American stories to the screen — historical films built by hand, frame by frame.
My Films
Act I now streaming · Acts II & III in production
The Utter–Van Ornum Massacre of 1860
A family of twelve set out for Oregon in 1860. Their thirteen-year-old daughter was the only one to arrive. A feature-length historical film, drawn entirely from her own survivor's account.
Enter the film →More stories in development.
The Filmmaker
Bill Masters Productions is really just me — one person telling true stories that history nearly lost: the overlooked survivors, the forgotten disasters, the ordinary people who lived through extraordinary things.
Every film is a hands-on labor — deeply researched, drawn from primary sources, and built frame by frame with modern tools to reach the scale of history without a studio behind it. No crew, no back lot; just a lot of coffee and a stubborn belief that these people deserve to be seen.
My first feature, Emeline, is in production now, with Act I streaming.