Everlong Films

From the start of his career, Darrell Parker has displayed an edgy intensity that has brought verve to his portrayals of ambiguous and obsessive personalities. Equally at home as either hero or villain, whether serial killer, vampire or the everyday loveable Roger, Darrell fully inhabits any role he plays.

Darrell’s film acting career began with a series of small roles in short films, but this quickly changed after he accepted an impromptu bit part in the feature western, Cowboy Trails. Director Tim Marsh was so impressed with Darrell’s intensity and screen presence, that he recast Darrell into the leading role of Satan, and subsequently re-filmed all scenes that contained the previous actor. The crowning moment of Darrell’s early acting career was his role as Roger in The Longest Three Minutes. Darrell has gone on to own the screen with leading roles in a variety of pictures, including very gritty, and controversial films such as The Roommate, and A Fistful of Brains (set for world-wide distribution in 2010).

As a filmmaker, Darrell's films have won several awards, and have screened in a number of festivals. In 2002, Darrell wrote his first screenplay on an old Brother typewriter, but he quickly realized that there was more to screenwriting than putting an idea to paper. In 2003, Darrell’s writing talents were discovered by a well-known independent film company that subsequently offered him a letter of intent to produce his first feature script, the thriller, Four Fears. While the project never got into production, Darrell deepened and broadened his screenwriting work.

Inspired by a wonderful personal experience, Darrell penned the screenplay for The Longest Three Minutes, which was later produced by Turnip, LLC, (directed by Jim McQuaid). Jim and Darrell enjoyed working with each other so well, that they have collaborated on many other projects, including sharing the writing duties on Eight Lessons in Living Together, which recently won Best Narrative Feature at the Columbia Gorge International Film Festival in Portland, OR.

Everlong is a word that means "forever," and is inscribed in the wedding ring given to him by his wife on their wedding day.  

As a child growing up in New Jersey, Shane was not allowed to leave his fenced in yard to play with friends.  This allowed the five year old to develop the ability to create toys and situations to entertain himself.  His parents found out quickly that their son would grow up to become something special.  After a split amongst his parents in 1987, Shane learned how to become a man on his own as his mother moved the family to a rough neighborhood in Western North Carolina.  His dreams of someday becoming a filmmaker seemed far away.  It wasn't until 1998 that Shane would decide to leave home, and fulfill his destiny.

Now a thriving filmmaker, Shane draws upon his early influences, such as The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and Last House on the Left, to develop some of the meanest and most gut wrenching horror scenarios imaginable.  "I don't want you to feel safe while you watch my films," says Gill.  "My characters are everyday people who could be watching you through your window as you read this bio."