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Luke Barnett & Tanner Thomason, Filmmakers Behind Viral Short ‘The Crossing Over Express,’ Sign With Kaplan-Stahler


'The Crossing Over Express' filmmakers Luke Barnett & Tanner Thomason have signed with Kaplan-Stahler on the heels of their short's viral success.

Amassing nearly two million views and an outpouring of messages from people around the world since its release last month on X, the short tells the story of a man seeking one last conversation with his late mother. Barnett and Thomason’s first feature collaboration, Faith Based, a comedy starring Jason Alexander and Lance Reddick, which Vincent Masciale directed, premiered at the Santa Barbara Film Festival in 2020. The pair currently have projects in development with multiple productions companies, including Todd Garner’s Broken Road.

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