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Writer, Producer and Director Francis Xavier was born and raised on the mean streets of Baltimore's Edmondson Village and spent a lot of his childhood in the projection room of the old Tower Theatre on Charles and Saratoga Streets. It was there, while his mother managed the place, that he became captivated with the movies that loomed larger than life on the big screen, and it was there that he made his first attempts at writing his own. When he turned seven, his grandmother gave him his very first eight-millimeter camera. He knew what he wanted to do from then on. The horror films intrigued him most, so much so that he considers the old master of suspense, Alfred Hitchcock, to be his mentor. He was also influenced by the eerie look and feel of the films made in the sixties and seventies. His first feature film 'Barry's Gift' (2000), was an Official Maryland Film Festival Selection and winner of Best Horror Film at the 2000 Greenbelt Film Festival. Barry's Gift, in which Xavier wrote, produced and directed, tells the story of Barry Russell, played by Lance Irwin (Mowi of second season HBO’s 'The Wire') a small time psychic who makes his living doing Tarot Card readings. When a dying, elderly tycoon (the late Richard Ruxton) offers Barry big money to try to bring him back after his demise, Barry conjures up a showy spell to impress the old guy. No one is more surprised than Barry when the antic really works and the dead millionaire rises up as good as new! With the help of a crafty PR agent, played by Xavier, Barry's 'gift' attracts attention and he begins repeating this miraculous feat. But whoops! Barry doesn't bother to learn how to return the souls to the bodies when resurrecting it. Before long the undead start a murderous rampage. He recalls that creating the film and seeing its debut at the festival was one of the greatest moments of his life. When Craig Sprout of Timeless Video in California screened it, he loved it so much that he wanted to distribute it. This was highly unusual because Timeless Video normally only distributes the old classics. He was especially impressed by Barry's Gift because it had that old classic look and feel that is seldom found in movies made today. Johnny Come Lately (2002), would be his next film and it is just as unusual. In the story, Paul Washington, a former serial killer profiler, must help the Aberdeen, Maryland Police Department track down a child murderer. This time Francis Xavier would play the lead role. The story takes an uncanny twist as his character starts communicating with the dead. The film was profiled on the news program Inside Edition after making international news on its marketing campaign. His third feature 'Night Cry' (2005), is a trilogy in the tradition of 'Alfred Hitchcock's Presents' and Rod Serling’s ‘The Twilight Zone’. In 2006, he would wrap 'The Tango Dancer'. The Tango Dancer tells the story of Sabatino Gardel (Johnny Alonso of the WB’s Dawson's Creek and The O.C.), a nightclub owner who sees visions of murder from the killer's point of view. Dodge City (2007), his first urban drama shot entirely in Baltimore with the cooperation of the Baltimore City Police Department. Dodge City is an urban drama/musical in the tradition of West Side Story, only it's happening all on the East Side. The film is told from four different gang points of views. After the shooting of a young girl, her father, gang leader Johnny Johnson (newcomer Tony Glover) seeks retribution against everyone in Dodge City (Baltimore) except for ex-gang member turned amateur race car driver, Teddy Bear, (Derrick Purvey, Big Man on the final season of HBO’s 'The Wire') who must do something to stop the madness. It's a blend of music, murder and mayhem. The Ear of the Beholder (2008), the director would team up with legendary Oscar nominee and Golden Globe winning actress Sally Kirkland for a short film she wrote and executive produced. The actress plays Marlena Smith, an aging movie star who holds a deep and dark secret from her family and friends. Never on Sunday (2009), tells the story of Sunday Barlow,, a young woman trapped in a marriage with a cheating husband while at the same time battling her own demons from both past and present. As Sunday’s world collapses around her, we witness her transformation from lonely housewife to tormented psychotic. With a breakthrough performance from actress Elissa Dowling as Sunday Barlow. Poe (2010), In Poe, brilliant and wealthy Dr. Andrew Casey (David Fine, Rent, The Red Door) is a serial killer who goes by the name “The Chef”. One night eleven years ago his wife found out. He was arrested and imprisoned at Marathon County Asylum for the criminally insane. Eleven years pass and he is released, completely rehabilitated, and moves to Los Angeles under the alias Mr. Jack Conway. Yuppie and former teacher Jonathan Poe (Stelio Savante, Ugly Betty, My Super Ex-Girlfriend), a descendant of the famed writer Edgar Allan Poe and a brilliant writer in his own right, is about to form a bond with “The Chef” as the great doctor begins his spree of killings and cannibalism again. To obtain the bodies needed to satisfy his culinary tastes, Dr. Casey, along with his butler Mr. Peeples (Mike Iorio, My Super Ex-Girlfriend) lures women to his home under the alias Mr. Jack Conway and under the pretense of meeting to discuss a well paying job. To prevent detection, these women meet Mr. Peeples in public places where they are then driven by limousine to the secret location of the house. In some cases, Mr. Peeples trolls the streets of Los Angeles in search of prostitutes for “The Chef”. Once the women arrive, they are tied up, drugged and eventually sliced up to be used for meat. His need for notoriety causes Dr. Andrew Casey to seek out writer Jonathan Poe. With an offer to write a biography for a wealthy client, Poe is intrigued and agrees to the assignment. Once at the house, Poe is forced to witness all manner of horrors without the ability to either escape or help the women who have been captured. Resigned to his fate, Poe takes up the task at hand and begins writing the biography. When naked torsos begin turning up in and around the Los Angeles area, police Detectives Victor Ramirez (Sal Landi, Cold Case, For the Boys), Jonah “Jonzy” Jones (Greg Travis, Rob Zombie’s Halloween 2), along with forensic pathologist Amy Short (Felissa Rose, Sleepaway Camp) begin the task of searching for this most troublesome serial killer. As the clues mount and their efforts intensify, the police are led to believe they have their suspect in middle aged Aaron Cameron (Gene Silvers, Law & Order, Third Watch). A loner who lives with his alcoholic mother (Maray Ayres, General Hospital) and finally snaps after one too many abuses from her and kills her in a fit of rage. He contacts the police stating his crime and is immediately arrested. With similarities between his killing of his mother and the work of “The Chef”, Aaron is initially thought to be the prime suspect in the serial killings. However, after extensive interrogation by Detective Ramirez, his story of horror and abomination is revealed and the potential serial killer is identified. Can the police reach the killer in time or will yet more women be reduced to meat? The fast paced, thrilling conclusion will leave audiences gasping. When all is said and done, only Jonathan Poe is left to tell the tale. Xavier is currently filming the romantic ghost story 'Less Than A Whisper' (2014) and in development on another, the epic western ‘The Desperate Ones’ (2015). He is currently writing the Las Vegas set alien story ‘The Wash’.