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Meta Take One

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As night falls on the heart of Atlanta, obsessive director John Cuffee is on a mission to complete his short film. When John and his crew are implicated in a crime instead of turning themselves in to the authorities, he decides to finish his film at any cost. Each passing hour blurs the line between fervor and madness, as artistic ambition clashes with reality endangering himself and everyone around him.

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Leo Brady AMovieGuy.com 1d
3.5/4
Meta Take One is audacious and impressive from beginning to end, boasting inventive filmmaking and captivating performances. Go to Full Review Jose Solís Mediaversity Reviews 2d
B-
Meta Take One dares to put Black men in a role Hollywood almost never lets them play: the doomed, self-destructive genius. Go to Full Review Panos Kotzathanasis Asian Movie Pulse 3d
6
The combination of black-and-white photography, colour footage, industrial music and crisp editing results in a distinctive visual and narrative approach Go to Full Review Bill Arceneaux Moviegoing with Bill 4d
3.5/5
Beyond the chase and past the passion, there’s an underlying nightmare to the picture that only lets up when momentarily disguised as a dream. Go to Full Review Eddie Harrison film-authority.com Jul 28
4/5
...it’s aiming for something too ambitious to land easily, but still worth certifying fresh; Meta Take One has enough ideas to stand out from the pack in terms of depicting creative obsession in a fresh and novel way…. Go to Full Review Alan Ng Film Threat Jul 27
8.5/10
With Meta Take One, John Dierre and Ryan Dutter turn their own guerrilla-filmmaking battle scars into a gritty thriller in which the dual storylines intertwine beautifully right up to the end. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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John Dierre

Director

Ryan A. Dutter

Director

Ernest Emmanuel Peeples

Damon the Actor

James Choi

Rob the Editor

Mark Harris

Security Guard 1

Xavi Israel

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Synopsis As night falls on the heart of Atlanta, obsessive director John Cuffee is on a mission to complete his short film. When John and his crew are implicated in a crime instead of turning themselves in to the authorities, he decides to finish his film at any cost. Each passing hour blurs the line between fervor and madness, as artistic ambition clashes with reality endangering himself and everyone around him.
Director
John Dierre, Ryan A. Dutter
Producer
Cabral Clements, John Dierre, L.M. Davis, Ryan A. Dutter
Screenwriter
John Dierre, Ryan A. Dutter
Distributor
Filmhub
Production Co
K Porch Pictures
Genre
Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 4, 2026
Runtime
1h 36m
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