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Review: PAYDIRT Pays In Full With A Director Right In His Element

A drug bust gone wrong, and a cartel’s failed dig for missing millions in cash, offset writer/director Christian Sesma‘s latest crime thriller, Paydirt. Six years after landing in prison for possession of weed at the tail end of a raid that went belly-up, criminal mastermind and ex-con Damian Brooks (Luke Goss) hasn’t forgotten his priorities. He’s got his eyes set on $33 million dollars in lost drug money that never made its way to the DEA. To boot, he also has a vicious Mexican cartel tracking nearly his every move. The catch? Not only does he not know where the money exactly is, he’s also got heat behind behind him with parole officer, Layla (Mirtha Michelle), as well as Tucker (Val Kilmer), the dogged ex-sheriff forced into retirement following the failed raid years earlier, tailing him. Between covering his six and maintaining his good standing, Brooks reconvenes with his old […]

THANKS, BABY YODA: Catching Up With PAYDIRT Director Christian Sesma

Lee B. Golden III

We are eight months into what’s been a year of uncertainty for millions of people in various industries around the world. Invariably, movies are far from the exception with theaters forced to close for an indefinite number of months around the world, some of which reopend, though only to close again. It’s a sting felt by many a filmgoer, including independent filmmaker Christian Sesma whose own career now faces mitigating with certain rules and guidelines in order to maintain a safe working environment. Thus, the force was strong with the AWOL 72 and Vigilante Diaries director, as he was fortunate enough to finish one production earlier this year just before the state of California commenced a period of lockdown. That film, Paydirt, is now just days away from its release as of this Friday, and comes with the added benefit of Sesma’s own career prosperity getting to not only work […]