Synopsis
Carl wakes up in CIA custody with a strange device implanted in his chest. Their ultimatum is join us or jail. Carl reluctantly agrees but only to bluff his way back to freedom. He soon learns the CIA wants something more than just his poker skills.
THE PLAYERS
Carl Jones
Jacob Campbell
Carl Jones
Carl wakes up in CIA custody with a strange device implanted in his chest. Their ultimatum is join us or jail. Carl reluctantly agrees but only to bluff his way back to freedom. He soon learns the CIA wants something more than just his poker skills.
Lisa Jones
Jacob Campbell
Carl Jones
All Lisa ever wanted was for Carl to love her more than the game. She didn’t see his death coming..no one did. He was healthy as a horse...her guilty gut tells her a heart attack just isn’t right. But if she goes to the police...she risks her own freedom.
Jacob Campbell
Jacob Campbell
No doubt Carl was his man, but now that he is dead, Jacob can finally get what he really wants...Lisa. Let’s just hope she doesn’t find out that Jacob was the true mastermind behind Carl’s death.
Agent K.
Seemingly on the surface he’s just looking for a new recruit, but hidden in the deep depths of Division 5 lies Agent K’s true mission and Carl is his only hope.
Vivica Falcone AKA The Brava
Vivica Falcone AKA The Brava
VIVICA is Agent K’s most loyal agent and fully supports his plans for the future of humanity. But all of that changes when she meets Lisa while posing as a Detective. The two strike up an unlikely friendship as Vivica comforts Lisa over Carl’s presumed death. Vivica has her own nearly fatal run in with Carl resulting in an unhealed wound.
VIVICA is Agent K’s most loyal agent and fully supports his plans for the future of humanity. But all of that changes when she meets Lisa while posing as a Detective. The two strike up an unlikely friendship as Vivica comforts Lisa over Carl’s presumed death. Vivica has her own nearly fatal run in with Carl resulting in an unhealed wound. Usually Vivica has the power to self heal but for some strange reason now she cannot. Now, Vivica questions who she is and what she really wants in life.
Melina
Vivica Falcone AKA The Brava
Due to Agent K’s nasty experiment, Melina has just lost the love of her life, Jack Roby. Heart broken, Melina is in no position to fight, but when she meets Carl her long forgotten powers comes back and she questions her future without Roby. She suspects that Banks knows exactly what Agent K wants with Carl and fears he may end up just li
Due to Agent K’s nasty experiment, Melina has just lost the love of her life, Jack Roby. Heart broken, Melina is in no position to fight, but when she meets Carl her long forgotten powers comes back and she questions her future without Roby. She suspects that Banks knows exactly what Agent K wants with Carl and fears he may end up just like Roby. Without Roby, defeat is very appealing to Melina, but she knows she can’t stay trapped within the walls of Division 5 forever.
Banks
Dr. Santos
Dr. Santos
Banks is the number one weapons and gadget man of Division 5. After working on countless inhuman experiments driven by Agent K’s obsession with resurrection, Banks has grown sick of it and he wants out. Banks and fellow rogue agent Melina are secretly planning to take Agent K out. Hopefully Carl will want to comply.
Dr. Santos
Dr. Santos
Dr. Santos
Lisa’s trusted private doctor. At least...that’s her cover identity. In reality, Dr. Santos is the chief executive of Division 5's medical branch...and the only doctor with the skills to pull off Agent K’s ominous mission.
The PROCESS
In The Beginning
It was just an idea I had for a short film. I was a new director and the next step was to prove to myself that I could actually produce a short film on a micro budget. But that was only the beginning. Carl was just a white color salesman with a gambling addiction. It wasn't until one of BLUFF's first fans asked "Is there more?"
OUR GROWTH
BLUFF THE SERIES
Of course there is more. The story took on a completely new direction. One that I did not even see coming. What do you do when your protagonist ends up dead? You revive them of course and write out entirely new storyline expanded to explain how the resurrection came about.
Lets Get This Show on the Road
Above is the production timeline. We plan to kick things into high gear with some major fundraising events. In the next couple of months.
coming soon bluff comics
Division 5: The Formation
Division 5: The Formation
Division 5: The Formation
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Carl Jones Backstory
Division 5: The Formation
Division 5: The Formation
Wanna know how Carl ended up with a serious gambling addiction? How he ended up with a woman like Lisa? Get a 2 page backstory in graphic novel form, illustrations and all. Choose between a digital or printed copy.
Lisa Jones Backstory
Division 5: The Formation
Jacob Campbell Backstory
Get the 1st Edition 2 page digital back story visuals and all on how Lisa became the wife of underground poker king, Carl Jones.
Jacob Campbell Backstory
Jacob Campbell Backstory
Get the 1st Edition Digital: Jacob is a quick witted smooth man. Street smart with charisma. Knows how to talk his way in and out of anything. He has a true gift of persuasion. Jacob's one weakness: Carl's wife, Lisa. Donate to read more about how Carl's wife Lisa, became his best friend Jacob's weakness.
Agent K Backstory
Get the 1st Edition Graphic Novel Form: Agent K's usual chipper, charming, better than ever personality has taken a dark flavor. He teeters along the lines of a quick witted comical jokester to a seeping sinister creep, revenge rotting his soul. Read more to find out how he became Division 5's most infamous supervisor.
Melina Backstory
Get the 1st Edition Digital : Since Melina has met Carl, something in her has awakened. Something she can’t quite put her finger on…but what she does know is that this is her ticket out. She can’t let Carl fall victim to Agent K’s madness. Read more to discover how Melina became Division 5's most deadly assassin.
Banks Backstory
Get the 1st Edition: Before there was a banks there was a Donald Reyes a pre-Med student at Harvard. That all changed one day find out why.
Vivica Falcone Backstory
Get the 1st Edition: Eureka Bauer was your average girl aspiring to be a dancer. That all changed one day, Eureka was pushed by a jealous classmate into a nearby lake. When she did resurface, Eureka had somehow gained a new ability to regenerate and heal herself. Find out how Eureka became Agent Vivica Falcone, Division 5's masked assassins.
Dr. Santos Backstory
Dr. Santos the Earlier Days
Get the 1st Edition Digital: Life was good for Dr. Alejandra Santos until her daughter Layla turned 18, moved out and started dating Carl Jones, a reckless underground poker player. One day Layla turns up missing. Then dead. Read more to find out who Dr. Santos blames for the death of her beloved Layla.
Dr. Santos the Earlier Days
Dr. Santos the Earlier Days
Dr. Santos the Earlier Days
Get the 1st Edition Digital: Learn how Dr. Santos became the woman behind all of Agent K's vile and inhuman experiments.
THE BLUFF TEAM
Writer/Producer/Director
Writer/Producer/Director
Writer/Producer/Director
Born in Paterson, NJ, I always knew I wanted to work in the arts. In 2020, I earned an MFA in Screenwriting from David Lynch Screenwriting program in Fairfield, IA. During my time in Fairfield, I discovered that I was not just a screenwriter, but also a director. I wasn't just satisfied with just writing a script. I would dream about the
Born in Paterson, NJ, I always knew I wanted to work in the arts. In 2020, I earned an MFA in Screenwriting from David Lynch Screenwriting program in Fairfield, IA. During my time in Fairfield, I discovered that I was not just a screenwriter, but also a director. I wasn't just satisfied with just writing a script. I would dream about the shots I wanted to get and the production process. I decided to establish my own production company, Monae Productions. And so, that was the beginning of BLUFF. I told myself, that if I can complete a short, then I am a real director. BLUFF the short was shot in 2021, it had a small premiere in the local theater in Fairfield, IA. Afterwards there was a Q&A, to which one of the viewers asked, "Is there more?". I thought, "Carl is dead, what do you mean more?" Little did I know, that would be the beginning of BLUFF the series.
Line Producer
Writer/Producer/Director
Writer/Producer/Director
Ruben Grafe is a filmmaker from Houston, TX who has worked in the documentary space in Austin for three years with the mission of telling raw impactful stories on the streets in the Austin Metro. He has worked with multiple companies producing projects for businesses as well as collaborative short-form documentaries with MyPoint.TV.
In Bos
Ruben Grafe is a filmmaker from Houston, TX who has worked in the documentary space in Austin for three years with the mission of telling raw impactful stories on the streets in the Austin Metro. He has worked with multiple companies producing projects for businesses as well as collaborative short-form documentaries with MyPoint.TV.
In Boston, he has worked on multiple short-form creative projects including a superhero web series set to be announced next year. Now he works hands-on with producers in New York helping in the pre-production process which is what he loves aside from documentary work.
Director of Photography
Writer/Producer/Director
Director of Photography
Jonathan Bain is a DP and music video director based in the greater New Jersey/NYC area. Some of Jonathan’s main works consists in music videos, working with clients like Dreamdoll, G4 Boyz, JI the Prince, Niki Minaj, Meek Mill, Ne-Yo, and many more.
Originally a criminal justice major, Jonathan soon realized his main love for the buildin
Jonathan Bain is a DP and music video director based in the greater New Jersey/NYC area. Some of Jonathan’s main works consists in music videos, working with clients like Dreamdoll, G4 Boyz, JI the Prince, Niki Minaj, Meek Mill, Ne-Yo, and many more.
Originally a criminal justice major, Jonathan soon realized his main love for the building blocks of what makes an image, what people see on the screen and how they feel connected to it. He’s had the pleasure to DP on projects such as the multiple award-winning Butterfly Effect, CBS Sports mini-docs for black history month, sections for One Championship, and a recent spot for a 50 Years of Hip Hop ad.
“This most recent upcoming project with Desiree is my favorite to date. Her unique concepts and amazing story telling will be something amazing and I feel the need to push myself to tell her story in the best way possible.”