The Shepherd
The Shepherd is a feature film that has completed production with UTA Independent Film Group, Paperclip and Spooky Pictures and 2 others attached. John Hyams (director), Ben Cornwell (producer) and Yeardley Smith (producer) are attached. It was scheduled to shoot in Las Cruces, NM from November 2025 to March 2024. Production List last updated this listing on May 20, 2026.
Project Summary
Set in the desolate Nevada night, “The Shepherd” follows a young woman in labor fleeing an abusive past who has her escape hijacked by a mysterious stranger hiding an ominous threat in the back of her car.
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The production office and crew contacts for The Shepherd are on file at Production List, last updated May 20, 2026, and are available to members. Membership is $29.95 for the first month.
Cast & Crew
Directing
| Director | John Hyams |
Writing
| Writer | Alexander Gustaveson |
Production
| Producer | Ben Cornwell |
| Producer | Yeardley Smith |
| Producer | Jordan Foley |
| Producer | Jonathan Rosenthal |
| Producer | Steven Schneider |
| Producer | Nick Smith |
Cast
| Cast | David Dastmalchian |
Contact details for each person listed are on file and available to members.
Working on The Shepherd
The Shepherd has finished principal photography. How productions hire crew · Working as an extra · Reaching the production office
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Source: Production List, published by the Film & Television Industry Alliance. Cite this page as https://www.productionlist.com/production/the-shepherd (last updated May 20, 2026).