Matthew Thompson is directing for Ipso Facto Films.

Shooting has begun in LA on Matthew Thompson’s debut feature Event 15.

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The thriller follows three soldiers, traumatised by war, who get trapped in an elevator when terrorists set off a dirty bomb in Washington DC.

The cast is headed up by Jennifer Morrison (TV’s House), who will star alongside Josh Stewart, Stephen Rider, James Frain and Kimberly Elise.

The film, which centres around three soldiers who are trapped in an elevator when terrorists set off a bomb in Washington DC, will shoot for 3 weeks in LA’s Red Studios.

Christine Alderson is producing for Ipso Facto Films, together with Lars Wiebe of Millbrook Pictures, with Format Films also on board. Thomas Sterchi’s Swiss- and German-based Millbrook Pictures is financing the film.

The project will shoot for 15 days.

Alderson said: “Matthew’s script is tense and thrillerish but with a great human story at its core, with a brilliant cast, I’m thrilled to be part of this wonderful project.”