By Maria Esteves - March 2, 2008 ORTHODOX STANCE Welterweight boxer Dmitriy Salita "Star of David" (28-0-1, 16 KOs) defeated his opponent Welterweight Fabian Luque "El Lobo" (21-7-4, 12 KOs) by a Technical Knock Out (TKO) in the fifth of ten rounds at the Roseland Ballroom, New York, Thursday, February 28, 10:00 PM. The Russians are coming boxing matches presented by Gotham Boxing in association with Bash Boxing, sponsored by Nemiroff, EVERLAST, Proactive Boxing and Automoti...
By Maria Esteves - February 3, 2008 The 2008 New York Jewish Film Festival Closing Night New York Premiere Documentary film of ORTHODOX STANCE, directed by Jason Hutt was held at the Walter Reade Theater, Thursday, January 24, 8:00 pm. A special Q&A preceded the Closing Night New York Premiere reception with Director/Producer/Writer Jason Hutt, Professional Boxer Dmitriy Salita, and Dmitriy's Manager/Advisor Israel Liberow, moderated by Andrew Ingall. ORTHODOX STANCE, is an outstanding...
With the explosion of film festivals over the past two decades, no specialized genre has been more potent, and had more loyal audiences, than the Jewish film festival, which has become a cultural staple in communities across North America, Europe and South America. In all, there may be almost 300 of these events in a given year.....each a mix of film appreciation and something more fundamental, an opportunity for the Jewish community (and those involved with them) to sample an international mix ...
Friday, January 11-------With the explosion of film festivals over the past two decades, no specialized genre has been more potent, and had more loyal audiences, than the Jewish film festival, which has become a cultural staple in communities across North America, Europe and South America. In all, there may be almost 300 of these events in a given year.....each a mix of film appreciation and something more fundamental, an opportunity for the Jewish community (and those involved with them) to s...
Saturday, June 16----------With religion and core beliefs the source of both comfort and conflict in the modern world, SILVERDOCS wisely decided to dedicate a special section of the Festival to an exploration of the unique role of religion in social and political discourse. Dubbed BEYOND BELIEF: RELIGION, POLITICS AND FILM, the program has presented a provocative series of films and panel discussions. “The documentary form, which takes personal stories and launches them into the public are...
9th Annual Sarasota Film FestivalApril 13 – 22, 2007Among the many great filmmakers and special guests expected in for the Festival are Edward Norton, Brian Koppelman, Norman Jewison, Joe Pantoliano, Marcia Gay Harden, Chad Lowe, Michelle Trachtenberg, Jonathan Sehring, Tom Bernard, Mark Urman, Jon Gerrans, Marshall Persinger, Elias Koteas, Kim Raver, Dagmara Dominczyk, Patrick Wilson, David Call, Anna Chlumsky, Zoe Cassavetes, Michael Badalucco, Juha Wuolijoki, Dr. Edgar Mitchell, David Singt...
