HISTORY
In 2005, a short war film, The Battle of Marks' Mill,
was selected by IMAX to show before revival
screenings of Ang Lee’s Ride With the Devil.
Derrick Sims, a 19-year-old journalism student,
served as the film's writer/director
as well as cinematographer & editor.
With the project's success, Sims & his partner
Alaina founded Fabled Motion Pictures.
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was selected by IMAX to show before revival
screenings of Ang Lee’s Ride With the Devil.
Derrick Sims, a 19-year-old journalism student,
served as the film's writer/director
as well as cinematographer & editor.
With the project's success, Sims & his partner
Alaina founded Fabled Motion Pictures.
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In the years following, Fabled concentrated on
producing pictures focused mainly on the American South.
Sims was soon positioned on the feature film,
War Eagle, starring Brian Dennehy, Luke Grimes,
and Mary Kay Place.
The next year, Fabled teamed up with Zac Heath,
another War Eagle vet, to collaborate on the
dramatic feature, The River Within.
Written & directed by Heath
& photographed / edited by Sims,
River was released in cinemas
& on television & DVD in 2009.
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producing pictures focused mainly on the American South.
Sims was soon positioned on the feature film,
War Eagle, starring Brian Dennehy, Luke Grimes,
and Mary Kay Place.
The next year, Fabled teamed up with Zac Heath,
another War Eagle vet, to collaborate on the
dramatic feature, The River Within.
Written & directed by Heath
& photographed / edited by Sims,
River was released in cinemas
& on television & DVD in 2009.
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In 2010, FMP moved to Burbank
& co-produced their first European film,
Making Light in Terezin.
Filmed throughout the Czech Republic
as well as New York, New England,
& Minnesota.
Terezin screened in festivals around the world
& was distributed on US television by PBS.
Terezin is now available on iTunes and Amazon.
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& co-produced their first European film,
Making Light in Terezin.
Filmed throughout the Czech Republic
as well as New York, New England,
& Minnesota.
Terezin screened in festivals around the world
& was distributed on US television by PBS.
Terezin is now available on iTunes and Amazon.
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In October 2011, Fabled Motion Pictures produced
its first solo venture, Come Morning.
The film was written, directed, photographed,
& edited by Sims & serves as a haunting love
letter to his grandfather.
Morning premiered October 21, 2012
at the Austin Film Festival.
Months later, Come Morning won the
Jury Award for Best Cinematography
at the Oxford Film Festival
& Best of Fest at the
Charles B. Pierce Film Festival.
November 2013 saw a limited release in cinemas
'before acquirement by Monarch Entertainment
for Blu-ray, DVD, and digital distribution.
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its first solo venture, Come Morning.
The film was written, directed, photographed,
& edited by Sims & serves as a haunting love
letter to his grandfather.
Morning premiered October 21, 2012
at the Austin Film Festival.
Months later, Come Morning won the
Jury Award for Best Cinematography
at the Oxford Film Festival
& Best of Fest at the
Charles B. Pierce Film Festival.
November 2013 saw a limited release in cinemas
'before acquirement by Monarch Entertainment
for Blu-ray, DVD, and digital distribution.
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In 2015, Fabled shifted focus to commercials,
teaming with Prisma né Adair Creative,
and co-creating many of their
agency-based projects.
Among them was Little Sparks, a six episode
series about a dysfunctional football team
& their exponentially dysfunctional coach.
The series was produced by Walmart Inc.
and released February 2015.
In 2016, the team began work on
The Perfect Host: A Southern Gothic Tale.\
After the production, FMP left the United States
for New Zealand where post production
on TPH continued.
TPH premiered in Austin, Texas in 2018 and was
released on Amazon Prime later that year.
It's currently available on Prime, Apple TV,
The Roku Channel, Hoopla, & more.
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teaming with Prisma né Adair Creative,
and co-creating many of their
agency-based projects.
Among them was Little Sparks, a six episode
series about a dysfunctional football team
& their exponentially dysfunctional coach.
The series was produced by Walmart Inc.
and released February 2015.
In 2016, the team began work on
The Perfect Host: A Southern Gothic Tale.\
After the production, FMP left the United States
for New Zealand where post production
on TPH continued.
TPH premiered in Austin, Texas in 2018 and was
released on Amazon Prime later that year.
It's currently available on Prime, Apple TV,
The Roku Channel, Hoopla, & more.
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Now based in New Zealand's northern Wairarapa,
FMP continues working around the globe
as well as NZ projects with the NZ All Blacks,
TradeMe, Amazon, Zeffer Cider, Pak N Save,
Juicy Fest, Hustler, Rangitāne, Nga Tawa,
TV programmes 7 Days, Kea Kids, Q+A, RE:News,
and with some of NZ's finest filmmakers
& musical artists.
For a glimpse at Fabled's filmography,
click the link below.
FMP continues working around the globe
as well as NZ projects with the NZ All Blacks,
TradeMe, Amazon, Zeffer Cider, Pak N Save,
Juicy Fest, Hustler, Rangitāne, Nga Tawa,
TV programmes 7 Days, Kea Kids, Q+A, RE:News,
and with some of NZ's finest filmmakers
& musical artists.
For a glimpse at Fabled's filmography,
click the link below.
