I just received an email from the Library of Congress that one of my books, CONFLUENCE, has been listed on their website. Here is the link: https://catalog.loc.gov/vwebv/search?searchCode=LCCN&searchArg=2021907071&searchType=1&permalink=y You can also obtain a personal copy at the following websites: Paperback https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08FRTTLSL ebook https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08FZS8BH1 CONFLUENCE "Lilith is a high-strung young woman that still lives at home and is st...

Ajji, Review: Gran finalé Enough of laurels for acclaimed shorts like Taandav, Aglee Baar, Absent, and the largely unknown feature, Oonga. It was time for Devashish Makhija to push the limits hard, and make a shocker that would provoke the critics into hot debate, and leave the masses, if and as and when they get to see it, cringing and stunned. In Ajji (Granny/Marathi title, though the film is in Hindi), as in most films that emanate from and belong to a genre, content dictates form....

Maatr (The Mother) uncensored, Review by Siraj Syed: She will kill at will Lead actress Raveena Tandon told the media that, in Maatr, “We have just shown 10 percent of what a woman has to deal with when such a thing happens with her.” ‘Such a thing’ that she was referring to is gang rape. Sure enough, the film landed in trouble before the Central Board of Film Certification (CFBC), the Indian body that has to approve every film before it is released. I have had privile...

UVAA, Review: Yuvanile delinquents It pains you when an apparently well-intentioned film, made with limited resources, pads it up with trivia and inconsequential trappings, thereby relegating the very issue it set out to highlight. UVAA is good example of undisciplined writing and inconsistent direction, which makes smart moves off and on, only to hit new lows regularly. The film is a tale of five teenage friends who are constantly up to mischief and pranks, sometimes of a serious nature, bu...

Jozi Kings review by Nollywood and Africa Film Critics USA: jJozi Kings Nominated for Best Action Film and Best ScreenplayThe opening scene of Jozi Kings informs us that Chucks (Anele Beke) is a Nigerian Immigrant who just arrived in Johannesburg, whether he was planning to stay or just on a business trip we would never know, all we know is he arrives at the airport, he gets picked up by a cabdriver who also works for a gang of muggers from the ghetto neighborhood in Johannesburg. We see Chucks ...

We have assembled a cast and crew of over 50. All of them are experienced in their own field. Our director has over 20 years of experience. We have crew that have worked on Hollywood movies that were made locally. We have actors who have been in movies with A-listers. This is going to be a great film. We plan on submitting it to Sundance. This is an exciting project. We need your support. You can help us and be part of this project. Please donate whatever you can by going to the followin...

We are in preproduction for a new short film entitled "Going Home". Below (click on ANNOUNCING above) you will find a summary overview of the project. We are requesting support in the form of donations. Your  donation can be made at the following link: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1427902973/going-home-innocent-the-evidence-shows-otherwise-0?ref=live                                          GOING HOME...