Independent film production & development

Character is the spectacle.

We develop and produce character-driven feature films built to move global audiences.

The company

Films about people under pressure—and the choices that reveal who they are.

Finklea Productions develops elevated thrillers, grounded dramas, historical stories, and prestige genre films with emotional truth and commercial reach.

About Finklea Productions

Selected slate

In development

A lone naval special warfare candidate training on a cold shoreline at dawn

01In development

MASTER CHIEF

Historical drama · Biopic

Two former soldiers separated across a residential street at dusk

02In development

THREAT

Grounded dramatic thriller

A veteran seated in a dark home as two distant therapy lights glow

03In development

EMDR

Prestige psychological horror

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Founder / Producer

Don Finklea Jr.

Producer. Writer. Veteran.

Don Finklea Jr. is a producer, writer, actor, and retired U.S. Air Force veteran. During twenty years of service, he built expeditionary communications, deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, served under enemy fire, and later conducted force-protection assessments across the Middle East. His military service and subsequent career in defense cybersecurity bring hard-earned authenticity, discipline, and emotional truth to the stories he develops.

His screenplays Master Chief and EMDR have each earned a Stage 32 Double Recommend.

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Current

Forward motion

09 / 2026THREAT expands into feature development 08 / 2026MASTER CHIEF advances 03 / 2026EMDR earns industry recognition

Producing · Financing · Representation

Purposeful films.
Aligned partners.

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