A major motion picture, directed by a Sacramento native, is being filmed in the Sacramento region this week.The movie's director Deon Taylor graduated from Florin High School and thought Sacramento would be the perfect location for his thriller called "Stranded.""It's such a great city, such great people. I mean everyone in Sacramento is always great," Taylor said. "We shot a movie here last year, "Meet the Blacks," and we were running all around town. People are just great here."Cameras started rolling Monday at the state Capitol during the first day of shooting, but people around Northern California can expect to see film crews in the area through Friday.Lead actress Paula Patton plays a journalist who ends up getting kidnapped after snooping a little too deep into the world of sex trafficking.Not only is the movie raising awareness about a dark issue, but Taylor said it will pump millions of dollars into the local economy.This week alone, Taylor is employing 50 local people as production assistants, as well as extras.The hope is that bringing the Capitol City to the big screen will help encourage more productions to come to the region."I tell people all the time in Hollywood, we need to come out here and shoot more," Taylor said. "I think we are going to see a flood of films coming during the course of the end of this year into next year."Aside from shooting in Sacramento, Taylor is also going to Folsom, Pollock Pines and Lake Tahoe this week."Stranded" is expected to hit theaters in March.

A major motion picture, directed by a Sacramento native, is being filmed in the Sacramento region this week.

The movie's director Deon Taylor graduated from Florin High School and thought Sacramento would be the perfect location for his thriller called "Stranded."


"It's such a great city, such great people. I mean everyone in Sacramento is always great," Taylor said. "We shot a movie here last year, "Meet the Blacks," and we were running all around town. People are just great here."

Cameras started rolling Monday at the state Capitol during the first day of shooting, but people around Northern California can expect to see film crews in the area through Friday.

Lead actress Paula Patton plays a journalist who ends up getting kidnapped after snooping a little too deep into the world of sex trafficking.

Not only is the movie raising awareness about a dark issue, but Taylor said it will pump millions of dollars into the local economy.

This week alone, Taylor is employing 50 local people as production assistants, as well as extras.

The hope is that bringing the Capitol City to the big screen will help encourage more productions to come to the region.

"I tell people all the time in Hollywood, we need to come out here and shoot more," Taylor said. "I think we are going to see a flood of films coming during the course of the end of this year into next year."

Aside from shooting in Sacramento, Taylor is also going to Folsom, Pollock Pines and Lake Tahoe this week.

"Stranded" is expected to hit theaters in March.