Zodiac Killer Project
2025 American documentary film
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Zodiac Killer Project is a 2025 documentary film, directed, produced, and edited by Charlie Shackleton.[4]
- Charlie Shackleton
- Anthony Ing
- Catherine Bray
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| Directed by | Charlie Shackleton |
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| Cinematography | Xenia Patricia |
| Edited by | Charlie Shackleton |
| Music by | Jeremy Warmsley |
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Running time | 92 minutes[1] |
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| Language | English |
| Box office | $22,777[2][3] |
It had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 27, 2025, where it won the NEXT Innovator Award.
Premise
It follows Shackleton's failed attempt to make a documentary revolving around the Zodiac Killer.[5]
Release
It had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 27, 2025, where it won the NEXT Innovator Award.[6][7] It also screened at True/False Film Festival on February 28, 2025,[8] South by Southwest on March 8, 2025,[9][10] and CPH:DOX on March 24, 2025,[11][12] In April 2025, Music Box Films acquired the US distribution rights to the film.[13] The film was released in New York City on November 21, which was then followed by San Francisco on November 28, and Chicago and Glendale on December 5, with more release dates to follow.[14] The film was released independently in the United Kingdom on November 28.[15]
It competed at Stockholm Documentary Competition of the 2025 Stockholm International Film Festival on November 5, 2025.[16]
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 90% of 67 critics' reviews are positive. The website's consensus reads: "Director Charlie Shackleton rescues victory from the jaws of defeat in Zodiac Killer Project, a revelatory rumination on filmmaking and the overindulgences of the true crime genre."[17] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 73 out of 100, based on 20 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[18]
Accolades
The film received a nomination for Best Documentary Feature at the 9th Astra Film Awards.[19]
