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ALLAH MADE ME FUNNY - A production of Unity Productions Foundation and Handshake Productions Featuring: Azhur Usman, |
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Allah Made Me Funny – The Official Muslim Comedy Tourhas had hundreds shows throughout North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. The Tour was originally created to relieve tensions and address negative stereotypes about Muslim religion and culture. >>more |
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DECEPTIVE PRACTICE: The Magic of Ricky Jay Spellbinding!” — Variety |
| How does a magician become a magician? That question lies at the center of Deceptive Practice, a mesmerizing and surprisingly intimate portrait of one of the art's greatest living performers. The multitalented Ricky Jay is a best-selling author and historian, an acclaimed actor, a leading collector of antiquarian books and artifacts, but above all he is a sleight-of-hand artist capable of creating a profound sense of wonder and disbelief in even the most jaded of audiences. >>more | |
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EL GENERAL An Altamura Films production (1 x 90/60 min) Awarded ITVS completion funds |
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"Nun-Burner,” “Dictator” or “Father of Modern Mexico?” Director Natalia Almada’s great grandfather, Plutarco Elias Calles was the president of Mexico from 1924 to 1928. Calles is one of Mexico’s most controversial historical figures; he was accused of trying to shut down the church, being a Marxist and was eventually exiled from his country. He was also responsible for pacifying the country after a long, bloody revolution and establishing many of Mexico’s modern institutions, including the PRI party that ruled for over 70 years until Mexico’s current President Fox won the elections in 2000. >>more |
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GOD WILLING
An About Time production (1 x 90/60 min) Awarded ITVS completion funds Click here for a downloadable catalog page. |
| The film begins: Dear Family, I’ve gone off with the missionaries, the bearded ones remember? To serve the Lord. Don’t fill out a missing person’s report. The Lord comes first. God Willing is the story of Sandi and Marsha, mothers who join forces to find their grown children on the streets of Seattle. Seven years ago their daughters joined the Jim Roberts Group, a highly secretive, nomadic, Christian cult also known as The Garbage Eaters, The Church and The Brethren. They have not seen them since. These young women, believing they are on the path to salvation, have abandoned all worldly ties, including their family. >>more | |
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PRODIGAL SONS A Big Sky Film production in association with CBC/Canada, BBC 'Storyville' and Sundance Channel (1 x 90/60 min) |
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Prodigal Sons takes the basic question of nature versus nurture, injects it full of hormones, blends in a heady dose of Hollywood Royalty and arrogant genius, and a Wellesian drama unfolds. Reunited at their father’s funeral after almost a decade of separation, two brothers make startling discoveries about one another. The eldest, Marc has led a life of misfortune, saturated with a corrosive rivalry with his younger brother. Adopted at infancy, he has just learned he is the grandson of Orson Welles and Rita Hayworth. >>more |
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