Filmmakers go all in to shoot their movies in Florida [Video]

CLEARWATER, Fla. — In another life, David Siracusa was an insurance agent. Now retired, he has turned to filmmaking.

Siracusa wrote, produced, directed, and starred in “The Uncivil War: America Divided,” which is coming to theaters soon.

“The story is about two best friends. One is white, and one is black. They never talked politics before, and then darn it all, COVID hits and George Floyd and everything that happened then, and they start talking politics,” Siracusa said. “And all of a sudden, they hated each other, and it’s like, guys, you all loved each other before what happened to everyone, what happened to us, and it was just tough to watch.”

Siracusa said he felt compelled to make the film and wanted to film it across Pinellas County.

“This is where I want to get it done. And I mean, this is beautiful. We shot it at Clear Sky …