The Salinas Decoder (2026)

★ 7.0 0h 4m 1 votes IMDb
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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.

The Salinas Decoder

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Cast

Davis To
Davis To as News-Reporter (voice) Davis To is a Vietnamese-American actor, stuntman, and filmmaker. His siblings include fellow actors and filmmakers, Trung To and Elvis To..
Elvis To
Elvis To as News Reporter 2 (voice) Age 21 · San Diego, California, USA Elvis To is a Vietnamese-American actor, stuntman, and filmmaker. He is best known for roles in Roses, Gà Lavabo, and Violent Endeavors..
Director Elvis To
Cast Gray Eversmann, Madeleine Anastasia, Leon Nelson, Roberto Marsical, Setayesh Moghimi, Davis To, Elvis To, Mello Edrees

Audience Reviews

To.Elvis.Loc 7/10 Apr 06, 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!

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