Director: Shashwati Talukdar and P. Kerim Friedman.
Over 60 million Indians belong to communities imprisoned by the British as "criminals by birth." The Chhara of Ahmedabad, in Western India, are one of 198 such "Criminal Tribes." Declaring that they are "born actors," not "born criminals," a group of Chhara youth have turned to street theater in their fight against police brutality, corruption, and the stigma of criminality — a stigma internalized by their own grandparents. 'Please Don't Beat Me, Sir!' follows the lives of these young actors and their families as they take their struggle to the streets, hoping their plays will spark a revolution.
By Maria Esteves – January 16, 2012
The Body & SOUL Annual 2012 Martin Luther King (MLK) dance music celebration presented by JD Productions John Davis with world renown resident DJs Joaquin "Joe" Claussell, Francois “K” Kevorkian, and Danny Krivit was held at the historical Webster Hall ballroom, New York, Sunday, January 15, 6:00 PM. Attendees included artists, disk jockeys, industry professionals, and dance patrons.
The power and importance of music, the universal...
Writer/Director/Producer/Editor David Spaltro shares his thoughts and vision about his film, Around (2008), which despite being two years old now, is coming 'around' again.
me: "David, can you please start by telling us about the symbolism around Around? And what it means to you?"
David: "...Around is a very personal story, auto-biographical but not auto-biography and an all around love-letter and val...
"The courses are packed with very valuable information with many options on where and how money can be raised. The information was real, realistic and supported by a lot of true life examples Elliot was able to share with us. The course highlighted the complexities of raising finance in this competitive industry, but it also gave encouragement as there are many avenues for first time filmmakers like myself."
Neil O'Neil
"My entry into the filmmaking industry began with an id...
2009 IFFF AWARDS FOR FILM AND SCREENPLAY It reads like a comedy but this time, the real story surpasses any possible reel version and everyone is truly a winner…FADE IN:INT. COCO’S RESTAURANT – NIGHTSUPER: Valencia, CA 1993Two couples sip coffee over earnest discussion of the gratuitous violence in films and the effect it has on America, specifically our children. There must be something more the film industry can offer besides bombs, guns, knives and snakes on a plane. They thirst for goo...
