“Seven Signs”

Possessed by a vision similar to that of the tent-show evangelists down in Dixie, Colonel J.D. Wilkes (the charismatic frontman and songwriter for the Legendary Shack*Shakers) sets off with a camera crew to prove that the older, stranger South still exists in all of its eerie, time-worn, & gothic glory…despite the expansion of the “New South’s” urban sprawl.

Colonel J.D.‘s “Seven Signs”, a Southern documentary akin to other such films as “Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus” and "Dancin’ Outlaw", has officially begun shooting. “The first wave of our taping was a huge success,” declares Col. J.D. Wilkes, first-time filmmaker and full time frontman for his equally Bible Belt-influenced rock ’n roll band.

“Foreshadowing is an important tool in movie making. It’s also important to give our fans a heads up about my new project,” Wilkes said.

“This movie seeks to give resonance to the voices of true, southern individuals…each one unique, fearless and most importantly intelligent. This is NOT an exploitational slam-job on the South. This is about the humanity of my homeland. These are my people.”

The film’s first 10-day shoot was completed in Summer of 2006 by Kentucky’s indie film teams Tuckywood Productions and JuddFilms. But the final project won’t be released until sometime late in 2007."

“The editing process is extremely time-consuming and difficult, especially when you live on the road most of the year,” said Wilkes whose band tours almost constantly. “Thanks to technology, though, I can do a lot of it on my laptop or a DVD monitor.”

“We have a couple of independent Kentucky theatres that have agreed to help promote and premiere it locally, too.”