A Gray State
- Released on
- Runtime
- 93 mins
In 2010 David Crowley, an Iraq veteran, aspiring filmmaker and charismatic up-and-coming voice in fringe politics, began production on his film Gray State. Set in a dystopian near-future where civil liberties are trampled by an unrestrained federal government, the film’s crowd funded trailer was enthusiastically received by the burgeoning online community of libertarians, Tea Party activists and members of the nascent alt-right. In January of 2015, Crowley was found dead with his family in their suburban Minnesota home. Their shocking deaths quickly become a cause célèbre for conspiracy theorists who speculate that Crowley was assassinated by a shadowy government concerned about a film and filmmaker that was getting too close to the truth about their aims.
In 2010 David Crowley, an Iraq veteran, aspiring filmmaker and charismatic up-and-coming voice in fringe politics, began production on his film Gray State. Set in a dystopian near-future where civil liberties are trampled by an unrestrained federal government, the film’s crowd funded trailer was enthusiastically received by the burgeoning online community of libertarians, Tea Party activists and members of the nascent alt-right. In January of 2015, Crowley was found dead with his family in their suburban Minnesota home. Their shocking deaths quickly become a cause célèbre for conspiracy theorists who speculate that Crowley was assassinated by a shadowy government concerned about a film and filmmaker that was getting too close to the truth about their aims.
Cast
- David Crowley
- Danny August Mason
- Alex Jones
- Sean Wright
- Jason Allen
- Joseph Seaton
- Mason Hendricks
- Chris Peck
- Komel Crowley
- Dan Crowley Sr.
- Judy Prochnow
- Collin Prochnow
- Tom Lyden
- Cory Zurowski
- Greg Fernandez
- Dan Hennen
- Dan Crowley Jr.
- Mitch Heil
- Sarah Johnson
- Adam Shambour
- Susan Houghton
- Michael O'Donnell
- Mike Boggio
- Jon Rechtzigel
Director
- Erik Nelson
Producers
- Amy Briamonte
- Erik Nelson