The Killing Jar Director Evan Crooke was featured on CNN's Young Directors in America.
Michael Sanford (BRETT CULLEN, Apollo 13, Something to Talk About, Wyatt Earp) has returned to the picturesque town of his youth with his new wife Diane (TAMLYN TOMITA, The Joy Luck Club, Four Rooms, Picture Bride, Come See the Paradise, Karate Kid II) to revitalize the century-old family vineyard and live the good, peaceful life that has so far eluded him. Due to hard times, the longtime foreman of the vineyard, Cameron (WES STUDI, Heat, Dances with Wolves, Last of the Mohicans) tries to convince Michael to sell the land.
Late one night, Michael cruises past a family station wagon parked haphazardly on the side of a deserted country road. He passes the suspicious looking vehicle, in a hurry to get home to see his wife.
The next day, Michael learns that the car he saw was the scene of a terrible murder, the latest in a series of crimes. Suddenly, the town's suspicions begin to center on Michael's hazy remembrances. Did he witness a horrific killing? Did he see the murderer? Do he commit the murder?
Circumstantial evidence begins to point to him as the perpetrator. Even his wife starts to question his innocence. Moreover, Michael begins to question his own sanity after a police psychologist (BRION JAMES, The Player, Tango & Cash) and a local detective (M. EMMET WALSH, Blood Simple, Blade Runner) start asking disturbing questions.
Only after a series of suspenseful, spine-tingling events is the identity of the killer revealed. But locked in Michael Sanford's memory are the clues that might solve a terrible crime... or even convict him of one.