“The Big Footnote” explores the life and work of the elusive and enigmatic J.X. Williams, the greatest cult filmmaker that never was. A tale of thwarted ambition, love lost and found again, of epic desire and political intrigue, the film traces the influence and imagination of a man whose life played out with Kane-like proportion. Helmed by outlaw cineaste and cinephile, Noel Lawrence, “The Big Footnote” reconstructs the colorful life of J.X. from his days as a youthful McCarthy-era blacklistee to mob-financed pornographer to European art-film impresario to embittered B-movie director to gun-wielding recluse. A lover, a mover, a shaker, a player, J.X. shows us where the bodies are buried and his unseen influence inside Hollywood and beyond. Part "Ed Wood," part "The Kid Stays in the Picture," part "Goodfellas," “The Big Footnote” is a filmic roller coaster ride through mid-century America. A lush, cinematic banquet for the true film fan, it promises a heart-wrenching tale of ambition, self-destruction, and never getting the girl. For more info on J.X. Williams, click here. For more info on Noel Lawrence, click here.