Synopsis
The Retirement:
A hitman at the top of his game tries to retire after a near fatal injury changes his career trajectory.
Why:
Intention Films and Media LLC has one goal – to tell the stories that make people “feel” to the best of our abilities. Whether drama, comedy, spiritual, horror, fantasy; we always try to take on new artistic terrain.
We have never done a vertical series or an action film – we will take on both with The Retirement.
How it came about:
Glenn McBride, Jr. came to me with a short script he wanted me to direct called, The Retirement. I read it, liked it, and asked him if I could rewrite it. He said, “okay!” Everytime I changed it, I sent it to Glenn for approval. When I changed so much of it other than one character’s name and one paragraph, Glenn said, “Go with it, Deb, it’s yours, you take the reins, I just want to be the handler.” It appealed to me because I had never done an action film before, and I love learning and growing as an artist. For us, the best way to learn about something is to do it, and so, we’re doing it!
Who Are We?
Intention Films and Media LLC and our sister company, The Only Women in the World LLC, are independent film companies situated in Nassau County, Long Island, New York.
Our newest feature film, Wait List: A Love-ish Story is on Tubi (for free!) at https://tubitv.com/movies/100055938/wait-list-a-lo
ve-ish-story , Google Play and is a Spotlight Film on Prime Video. It will be on other platforms shortly – https://tinyurl.com/yfbhk7px
The Team:
Debra Markowitz
Producer – Writer, Director and Casting Director. The main writer and director of IFaM. I also act as our Casting Director. I have also written, directed and cast for others.
John Marean
Executive Producer – Director of Photography. Also acts as Sound Recordist, First AD, gaffer, grip, actor, and a writer in his own right. I hope to convince him to direct one day.
Glenn McBride, Jr.
“Regan”
CoProducer, Actor, Story is based on Glenn’s script.. Glenn is a multi-talented, award winning actor who also writes, directs and edits!
Travis Grant
“Jax”
Travis Grant is an actor and comedian who stars in the newly released feature film, Wait List: A Love-ish Story and the upcoming feature, From the Embers. He will be filming his first comedy special in November 2026.
IFaM
We have won awards in pretty much every category (director, film, sound, cinematography, writing). A few of my scripts have been in academy award qualifying films festivals and a couple have placed in them. A few of my films have been in those festivals as well.
Teasers from Some of our work –
- Wait List: A Love-ish Story – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Gxab7jKRvU
- The Last Taxi Driver – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yA8sBG2rfQ
- A Brimstone Lullaby – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r02enz8sgVs
- Brimstone – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qUyGbIwnVY
- Just Sex – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5fiWPinUOQ
- Gema and the Photo Op – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E20Us93I9Gw
- (many more on our website! www.intentionfimsandmedia.com)
Our Cast:
Jax – Travis Grant
Jax doesn’t enjoy killing, but he loves being good at it. Growing up in the foster care system, he has no family, and he’s okay with that. He chooses not to have serious relationships because it would put his friends, and himself, in danger. He avails himself of professional company when needed, moves frequently and keeps himself in the shadows.
After a near fatal injury which shakes his confidence, he considers retirement while he still has a chance at life.
Regan – Glenn McBride,Jr.
Regan is Jax’s handler. They have a professional relationship, and while Regan appears low-key, he knows everything that is happening and where he can find everyone despite how carefully they try to hide. Jax is his best killer, and Regan takes more crap from him than anyone else would dare, because he knows how valuable Jax is.Regan sees himself as a familial figure to Jax.
Jesenia – (still casting)
A physical therapist who takes an interest in Jax. She knows he’s dangerous, but he promises never to hurt her. Their affair breaks all of Jax’s rules. They get involved. Despite his never letting women over to his residence, he makes an exception for Jesenia – a situation that puts them both in danger.
Eva – (still casting)
Despite his attempt to not be seen in public, Jax has run into Eva, a barmaid, more than once, and he entertains her banter. She flirts, and he doesn’t completely dissuade her. His fantasy about being able to retire leads him to contemplate what a normal life would be like.
More Crew:
Jennifer Elyse Feldman – HMU/FX
Hair Make-up and Make-up FX – the best of the best – Jennifer Elyse Feldman. Jenn will be handling make-up, blood, and bullet wounds, and keeping all of our locations safe and clean.
Kory Diskin: Production Design
Kory has worked on film and television projects of every size. She is the ultimate pro, and has worked on Wait List: A Love-ish Story, Couple of Guys, The Last Taxi Driver, Leaving, By Blood, Brimstone, Assassin and The Only Woman in the World – all parts of the IFaM catalogue of films.
What to expect:
Verticals require sex and violence. Sorry, not sorry. No nudity, but the heat is up in this series. I want scene-to-scene eye candy. A chance to sit back and watch some great actors do their thing for all of our entertainment. There will be blood, and violence, and did I say sex?. C’mon, he’s a hitman!
When and Where – Long Island! We don’t have all our locations yet, but we will begin scouting soon! If you have a cool place and want us to film there (and you can get a chance to die on screen!) hit me up at debra.markowitz@gmail.com
When -Fall 2026
How you can help –
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Donate – whatever you can. It’s ALL appreciated.
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Share – sharing helps a great deal, help people know about us
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Let us film at your home or business – we are a small, professional and respectful crew, and we’ll show you a good time!
Thank you for looking at our page and donating to the cause! Indie filmmaking is hard, wonderful and requires money. Support the arts and help us create new content.
Donations accepted by:
- Paypal (see links on this page!)
- Venmo – @Debra-Markowitz-1
- Check – made out to The Only Woman in the World – mailed to: Debra Markowitz, ℅ The Bellmore Movies, 222 Pettit Avenue,. Bellmore, NY 11710
- Cash – if it’s enough, I’ll meet you somewhere!
Amount Raised So Far:
$0
GOAL: $16,000.00
Any amount – gratitude from the bottom of our hearts
$25.00
a group should out on IG and FB
$50.00
a personal shout out on IG and FB
$100.00
A digital copy of the script (once filming is complete) and the above perks
$250.00
A special thanks on IMDb and the aforementioned perks
$500.00
You ( or someone you love) get to die on screen! Blood at all!
$1,000.00
All of the above and an associate producer credit on IMDb
$1,500.00
All of the above but a coproducer credit instead of associate
$2,500.00
All of the above AND an executive producer credit instead of the other producer credits
$3,000.00
Name a character after yourself and other credits above
$5,000.00
Shadow the director on set, plus all the aforementioned perks.