Karma Police Reward Good Karma reviewed by Madelyn Miller, the TravelLady When I reviewed movies regularly, John Venable was also reviewing movies. We probably sat near each other many times in the dark.
While I was involved in watching and reviewing the films, John was writing his own movie.
 Since I am now really interested in yoga, the word Karma in the title attracted my attention. This was nothing like a soothing meditative film that I was sort of expecting. Instead there were a series of psychological surprizes involving ethics. Yet after I saw the movie, scenes kept flashing back in my mind, kind of like humming a tune from a musical.
 The world’s largest secret organization, the Karma Police, recruit all-around good guy Charles West as their newest agent. The Karma Police help ensure that good people are rewarded and not-so good people are punished. Charles joins the Karma Police, but his motivation is not entirely dedicated to simply rewarding the good and punishing the bad. Charles’ involvement with the Karma Police becomes incredibly personal in more ways than one. He is responsible for judging the decisions and actions of others, but in the end, he should have been judging his own.
 KARMA POLICE was written and directed by John Venable. The film was produced by John Venable, Red Sanders and Brandon Jones. The film stars Chamblee Ferguson (Charles West) widely-known around Dallas acting circles as one of the top stage performers in the region, John Wesley Shipp (Dawson’s Creek, The Flash, As the World Turns), and David Sullivan (Primer, The Astronaut Farmer, The Lodger, Boston Legal and Big Love). The film was shot completely on location in Dallas and Fort Worth with almost an entirely local cast and crew.
KARMA POLICE began filming in February 2007 and World Premiered at the AFI-Dallas International Film Festival in 2008. KARMA POLICE was also an Official Selection to the Marbella International Film Festival in Spain and the Lone Star International Film Festival in Fort Worth. The film was picked up for world-wide distribution by Westlake Entertainment, which has released Mr. Jones last two films - LOADED and SHUT UP AND SHOOT ME.
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Thriller
MPAA Rating: Not Rated (Mild Language)
Running Time: 96 min
Completion: September 2008
Website: http://karmapolicemovie.com .
Screenwriters: John Venable, Greg Beauchamp, Jay Gormley
Director: John Venable
Producers: John Venable, Red Sanders, Brandon Jones
Cast
Chamblee Ferguson - Charles West
John Wesley Shipp - Barrington Freeman
Nicole Leigh - Shelly Smircic
David Sullivan - Oscar
Madelyn Miller is a travel and food writer who loves art and fashion. Read her stories on www.travellady.com, www.carladynews.com, www.yogayaya.com, www.chocolateatlas.com, www.cocktailatlas.com, www.teaAtlas.com, www.coffeeatlas.com with more websites coming soon. | 
