About
T-Stop Productions is an independent production company with a simple standard: clean stories and strong characters. To us, clean means clear storytelling: no gaps in the plot, and everything happens for a reason. We develop original, character-driven scripts for film and television across genres, about people who face hard choices and let their conscience lead.
Meet Jim
After a successful career spanning more than two decades in enterprise technology sales, Jim decided it was time to pursue a different kind of ambition. Years spent navigating complex businesses, building relationships, and understanding what motivates people had fueled a growing interest in storytelling. That interest eventually became Sonoran Punch, an original screenplay that transformed a long-held creative ambition into something much bigger: the founding of T-Stop Productions.
Making the leap from enterprise software to filmmaking isn’t exactly a conventional career move, particularly at a stage when most people are thinking about slowing down. But Jim believes that experience is an asset, curiosity shouldn’t have an expiration date, and the greatest opportunities often require stepping outside what’s comfortable.
His philosophy is captured in a favorite saying: “The best time to plant a tree was ten years ago. The second-best time is today.”
T-Stop Productions is Jim’s next chapter, built on the belief that it’s never too late to start something extraordinary.
What we make
Genres and formats, such as features, series, shorts.
How we work
Your process, partners, and what collaborators can expect.
Where we are
City, state, and where you shoot.
Projects
Sonoran Punch
Feature · Thriller · In developmentLured by the promise of a break, a gifted young artist is pulled into the human trafficking trade across the American Southwest and Mexico. Surviving on his wits, he races to escape certain death while letting his conscience guide every choice he makes.
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Limited series · Drama · ConceptPlaceholder: A family-run business faces a crisis that forces three generations to decide what they owe each other. Six episodes, each answering a question the last one raised.
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Feature · Comedy-drama · ConceptPlaceholder: Two estranged siblings have one weekend to settle their late father's affairs. A tight, character-driven story where every scene pays off.