Okemah is a motion picture company dedicated to cinema as art, risk and poetry. Founded by writer, director Jared Hogan.
Dogbite
Short Film, 2025Status, Post-Production
A series of strange phone calls force a man into a whirlwind of violence.
Starring
Frank Mosley
Sophia Dunn-Walker
Hannah Alline
Director, Jared Hogan
Cinematographer, Corey C. Waters
Wrecking Ball
Feature FilmStatus, Script
Treatment
Script
A mother's escape from her abusive husband triggers a relentless pursuit by his powerful coal-mining family. When a hardened trucker steps in to protect the woman and her daughter, an unexpected bond forms as the three find themselves on the run together. But when their fragile trust crumbles, he is left to fight for redemption through a violent reckoning.
Writer, Jared Hogan
Writer, Parrish Stikeleather
Producer, Nick Phillips
Producer, Robert Hardy Dyar Jr.
Producer, Brian Tetsuro Ivie
Producer, Jared Hogan
Jackrabbit
Feature FilmStatus, Script
Treatment
Script
The film follows Thomas Alexander "T.A." Diamond, a coal miner in 1920s Utah who hides the devastating loss of his job from his family, clinging to the last shreds of dignity as he pretends to still be working. As the pressure of his secret mounts and the threat of poverty looms closer, fate deals him an even crueler hand.
A bleak, slow-burning tale of deception, desperation, and the unraveling of a man on the edge, the film explores the crushing weight of pride and misfortune in the unforgiving landscape of the American West.
Writer, Jared Hogan
The Last Apostle of Fort Worth
Feature FilmStatus, Outline
In the heart of 1990s Texas, a Christian movie critic becomes consumed by a controversial horror film he’s been tasked with reviewing. As his isolated life crumbles around him, the horrors he watches on-screen throttle him into a nightmarish descent where his fractured personal life and evangelical fears manifest in terrifying ways, threatening to destroy what little is left of his sanity and soul.
Murder on a Hillside
Feature FilmStatus, Outline
In the shadow of the Oklahoma dust storms, a crippled ex-con agrees to a murder by contract, unwittingly setting off a violent chain of events.
Woodwind
Short FilmStatus, Outline
In a hazy 90s suburb, a lonely teenage clarinetist finds solace in a mysterious creature lurking in her basement.
Mingling Blood
Feature FilmStatus, Script
Treatment
Script
In the fall of 1859, abolitionist John Brown, deemed America's first terrorist, led a daring assault on a federal armory, intending to spark a slave insurrection. Told through the lens of an embedded documentary crew, this bold and experimental approach immerses audiences in the chaos of history, offering a fresh perspective on one of the most daring and divisive actions in American history.