TALLAMOUNTOO STUDIOS / THE FOUNDER
CHARLIE
FRANKLIN.
Founder. Writer. Filmmaker.
Jacksonville, Florida.
A PERSONAL POINT OF VIEW
ORDINARY PEOPLE.
UNEXPECTED
PLACES.
Charlie Franklin makes short films about ordinary people pushed further than they ever expected.
He likes a strong premise, a quiet image that says more than a line of dialogue, and an ending that stays with you after the screen goes dark.
His stories tend to start in familiar places, like a kitchen table, a gym, or an empty field, and then slip somewhere stranger. He’s drawn to underdogs, to hard choices, and to what it costs a person to keep going.
Based in Jacksonville, Florida, Charlie founded Tallamountoo Studios as a home for his films and the stories still taking shape.
FREEDOM ST.
Charlie is wrapping up Freedom St., a thriller about a man whose life begins to vanish one day at a time, with an original song written for its ending.
Explore the filmWHAT WE OWE.
This December he is shooting What We Owe, a World War II drama about a squad of Finnish soldiers and a prisoner they can’t afford to keep or to free.
Explore the projectINSOMNIA.
For summer 2027, he is planning Insomnia, a horror short about a teenager whose nightmares follow him into the waking world.
Explore the projectAnd more on the way.
BEHIND THE FIRST FILM
FROM THE SET
TO THE SCREEN.
Follow the script, shoots, and edit of Freedom St. in the Tallamountoo production journal.
Read the journal