HOUSE OF 1000 CLOCKS

Detroit Period Feature Film

House of 1000 Clocks is a love letter to Detroit’s layered history.

The film explores time, craft, memory, and the quiet lives that shape a city beneath its noise.

A man who spent his life keeping time must learn how to live it.

After inheriting his father’s clock repair business, a grieving son must choose between the bind of inherited duty and living fully before his time runs out.

Set in Detroit across the 1940s to 1970s and present day, House of 1000 Clocks follows Joseph Palmer, a devoted clockmaker preserving family legacy while quietly postponing his own life. As death, marriage fracture, and grief begin to unravel the careful order he’s built, Joseph is forced to confront what it truly means to live. As past and present echo through what was lost and what remains, he must decide whether to let time continue slipping past him—or step into a life that’s fully his own.

NOW IN PRE-PRODUCTION

We are currently seeking:

Actors & background performers
Detroit filming locations
Vintage props (1940s–1970s)
Catering options
Musicians & composers
Post-production collaborators
Film supporters, sponsors and in-kind services

To get involved, send us an email:
houseof1000clocks.film@gmail.com

The film speaks to universal experiences —
grief, love, family fracture, healing, inherited responsibility, and the courage to re-enter life after loss.

It invites reflection —
what do we do with the time we’re given, and
what does it cost to keep postponing ourselves?

Marissa Palmeri

Writer | Director | Co-Producer | Editor

Marissa Palmeri is a multimedia producer, editor, and visual storyteller with over a decade of professional experience across commercial, documentary, television, and independent film. She brings a full-spectrum approach to production — guiding projects from early concept and planning through shoot execution and post-production — shaping structure, pacing, tone, and emotional clarity until the work feels inevitable.

Her presence is part of the product. Marissa is known for creating an atmosphere that’s supportive, open, and grounded—the kind of steady, intentional, harmonious energy that helps teams do their best work without unnecessary friction. She leads with calm direction, clear communication, and a people-first mindset that keeps both process and performance aligned. Clients and collaborators often describe working with her as both efficient and genuinely enjoyable: focused, organized, and creatively alive.

House of 1000 Clocks will be her first independent feature as writer/director/co-producer/editor. She has spent years helping bring other filmmakers’ visions to life; this project is the earned next step into authorship with the same standards she's practiced for a decade: clarity, preparation, collaboration, and care. She knows what a professional set requires, and she knows what an independent film needs to survive: a plan strong enough to hold the art.

What Inspired This Film?

Marissa completed the film script on the one-year anniversary of her father’s death. Grief rearranged her life and her sense of purpose. Her healing heart birthed this story as a way to honor his life, love, memory and their family history. He introduced her to the art of filmmaking when she was just a child. He left her with more than inherited objects — he gifted her creativity, craft, discovery, sanctuary, and legacy. The characters and tensions draw from real experiences in her family and her own life, transformed into an original narrative that honors truth while making room for imagination.

Meet the crew.

Filmmaking is a collaborative art. Behind House of 1000 Clocks is a passionate team of filmmakers bringing their craft, creativity, and dedication to this Detroit-based production. Together, we are building the world of the film one detail at a time.

The team below represents the first wave of talented creatives helping to bring this film to life. As the production continues to develop, we look forward to welcoming additional collaborators to the team.