ShutteRelease Films is a TV and Movie production house operating in the heart of North Carolina. Founded in 2014 by Chris Laforet, its production output focused on several documentaries. Its principal is Chris Laforet who has been involved in photography since the early 1980’s. He is assisted by his daughter, Bekah, and wife, Sherry, and on occasion by other talented filmmakers in the Piedmont Triad area. ShutteRelease concentrates on video and images of human interest, historical importance, and which reflect poignant slivers of past and present life. Note that ShutteReleaseFilms has been on hiatus since 2020 and remains so through the COVID epidemic however, its documentaries can still be watched on Prime and Vimeo.
In accomplishing its primary mission, ShutteRelease is proficient at shooting photographs, DSLR video, 4K camera and drone video; and in editing with the Adobe suite, Davinci Resolve, and Vegas Pro.
ShutteRelease Films has also been actively involved in filming and producing several shows aimed at TV. These are “Carolina Dune Buggies”, a combination painting/history show entitled “Painting with Leo Rucker”, and we have assisted with another pre-pilot show called “Public Safety Dogs.”
ShutteRelease Films is available for independent, paid commercial productions. Feel free to contact us if you have a need we can meet. Visit and like us on Facebook ShutteRelease Films on FB. Many of our TV projects and documentaries also have a Facebook presence and we welcome you to like and follow and of them also.