Current Projects
A growing slate of original stories and cinematic projects from the Golden Gecko Productions team.
Movies
The
Strange
The Strange follows Randall Keller, a devoted husband, father, and science teacher who learns he is suffering from a terminal illness. Desperate to hold his family together while quietly grappling with the news, Randall begins an experimental treatment known for its unpredictable side effects.
Unsure how to tell their children the truth, Randall and his wife Harper impulsively organize a weekend camping trip to a remote riverside forest, hoping for one last chance at normalcy before their lives change forever.
- Original Story Written By
- Dan Vega
- Screenplay
- Curry Barker, Cooper Tomlinson & Dan Vega
Josephine's
Pearl
Josephine's Pearl is an emotionally uplifting and deeply inspiring romantic drama infused with intelligent comedy, heartfelt humanity, and a powerful message about purpose, resilience, and what it truly means to build a meaningful life.
At its center is Julian, a wealthy but emotionally disconnected 27-year-old drifting through a life that looks perfect from the outside but feels painfully empty within. Surrounded by luxury, opportunity, and expectations from his affluent family, Julian struggles with an overwhelming sense of purposelessness and quiet depression. Though naturally charismatic and gifted, he has become detached from ambition, relationships, and even himself.
- Original Story Written By
- Dan Vega
The Man
Behind the Wall
Some truths are kept hidden. Others are kept alive.
Hidden behind the walls of one of the wealthiest homes in the country lives the family's greatest secret.
Joseph, a socially isolated mathematical genius in his thirties, has spent his entire life confined to a single concealed room inside his relatives' estate. Raised to believe he was rescued from a catastrophic childhood illness and protected from a dangerous outside world, Joseph obediently uses his extraordinary mind to generate billions through financial forecasting, global market analysis, and complex trading systems. His captors—his own family—control every aspect of his existence, rewarding compliance with tiny privileges while carefully limiting his understanding of reality. To the outside world, the family is powerful, respected, and untouchable. Their investments never seem to fail. Their predictions are unnervingly accurate.
The Man Behind the Wall is a psychological drama-thriller about control, conditioning, sacrifice, and the moral choices that define true freedom.
- Original Story Written By
- Dan Vega