The New Mexico Film Office Announced that “Rattlesnake” has begun filming in New Mexico

New Mexico Film Office Director Nick Maniatis announced that the feature film, “Rattlesnake,” produced by Campfire has begun principal photography through mid-December in Santa Fe, Espanola, Las Vegas, Cochiti and Abiquiu.

“I’m proud to welcome another great production to New Mexico,” said Film Office Director Nick Maniatis. “Our industry is booming and I’m excited to see more film jobs coming to our state.”

The production is employing 100 New Mexico crew members, 20 New Mexico actors and approximately 100 New Mexico background talent.

The feature is directed by Zak Hilditch (“1922,” “These Final Hours”) and produced by Ross M. Dinerstein (“1922,” “The Package,” “6 Balloons,” “Jiro Dreams of Sushi,” “The Pact”).

“Rattlesnake” stars Carmen Ejogo (“Selma,” “True Detective Season 3,” “It Comes at Night,” “Girlfriend Experience”), Theo Rossi (“Sons of Anarchy,” “Luke Cage”), Emma Greenwell (“Shameless,” “The Path”) and is the story of a single mother that accepts the help of a mysterious woman after her daughter is bitten by a rattlesnake, she finds herself forced to pay back her “debt” by taking the life of a total stranger in the desert town of Tulia, Texas.