A two-lane stretch of Virginia backroad, decades of unexplained deaths, and the people who can't stop driving it.
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Crawford Road
2018 · Documentary Thriller · IMDb 7.9
A two-lane stretch of Virginia backroad, decades of unexplained deaths, and the people who can't stop driving it.
The film that put Full Access Films on the map. Shot over years on one of the most notorious roads in Virginia, Crawford Road follows the history, the folklore, and the still-open cases that cling to a single stretch of asphalt in York County — and the residents, investigators, and thrill seekers drawn back to it after dark.
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Ten Doors
2022 · Supernatural Thriller · IMDb 4.7
Three authors, one shared obsession with the paranormal, and a decision each of them has to make alone.
The troubled and intertwined lives of three authors depend on the critical decisions they must make. Adora Hall and her colleague Gabriel Porter explore the paranormal in their work; inspired by their research, Kenzie Barlow begins writing her own book after supernatural experiences of her own. Choose wisely and achieve salvation — decide wrongly and burn forever.
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The Blood of Saltville
2024 · Thriller · IMDb 5.2
One hundred fifty years after the Civil War, a small Virginia town becomes the ground for an older fight.
Lawyer Grady Richmond is out of luck. His brother Seth makes a terrible discovery upon returning to Saltville after twenty years away. A century and a half after the Civil War, the town finds itself at the center of an epic battle between good and evil.
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The Explore Act: Price Versus Barr
2025 · Documentary
A fight over access to America's public lands, told from inside the case.
A feature documentary following the people and the litigation behind the Explore Act — a story about who gets to set foot on public land, and what it costs to keep that ground open.
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The Lost Causer
In production · Documentary
Monuments, memory, and the myths the South keeps telling about itself.
The next film from Full Access Films — currently in production. An examination of Lost Cause mythology and the monuments still standing in its name across the American South.
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James Person
James Person is an independent filmmaker from Virginia and the founder of Full Access Films. He works as director, writer, cinematographer and producer — often all on the same picture — building films out of the histories, the folklore and the unfinished business of the places he shoots in.
His 2018 documentary thriller Crawford Road remains his most widely seen work. Since then he has released the supernatural thriller Ten Doors (2022), the Civil War-rooted thriller The Blood of Saltville (2024), and the documentary The Explore Act: Price Versus Barr (2025). He and collaborator Gordy Price were profiled on WHRO's Curate for their Virginia-based independent films.
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- Four released, one in production
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