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The Salinas Decoder (2026)

April 8, 2026 (US) Crime, Thriller, History • 4m

Overview

It is August 8th, 1969 and a teacher from North Salinas High School, along with his wife solve one of the ciphers sent to San Francisco Chronicles by the Zodiac Killer, not realizing they turned him into a legend.

Director

Elvis To

Writer

Elvis To

Top Billed

Gray Eversmann

Keywords

Top Billed Cast

Gray Eversmann
Gray Eversmann

Donald Gene Harden

Madeleine Anastasia
Madeleine Anastasia

Bettye June Harden

Leon Nelson
Leon Nelson

Zodiac Killer

Roberto Marsical
Roberto Marsical

David Arthur Faraday

Setayesh Moghimi
Setayesh Moghimi

Betty Lou Jensen

Davis To
Davis To

News-Reporter (voice)

Elvis To
Elvis To

News Reporter 2 (voice)

Mello Edrees
Mello Edrees

Zodiac Killer (voice)

Crew
Enrique Rodriguez
Enrique Rodriguez

Camera Operator

Michael Smith III
Michael Smith III

Director of Photography

Andrès Cruz
Andrès Cruz

Makeup Artist

Ricardo Valera
Ricardo Valera

Script Supervisor

Marco Valera
Marco Valera

Sound Recordist

Mauricio Cantu
Mauricio Cantu

Production Assistant

Bianca Lovio
Bianca Lovio

Production Assistant

Kai J Carr
Kai J Carr

Boom Operator

Elvis To
Elvis To

Director

Elvis To
Elvis To

Producer

Davis To
Davis To

Second Assistant "A" Camera

Sean Chris
Sean Chris

First Assistant "A" Camera

Tanner Aydelotte
Tanner Aydelotte

Assistant Director

Mello Edrees
Mello Edrees

BTS Photographer

Andre Brown
Andre Brown

Music Producer



Reviews

To.Elvis.Loc

⭐ 7/10

April 6, 2026

I thought the short film was pretty good in showing people what the real life characters had to do while solving the Z408 cipher back in 1969. There were some continunity errors but it is still passable and it's a great short overall!

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$250

Revenue

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