Political franchise – the right to vote, was not handed to us. Most civil societies had to fight, sometimes prolonged battles over several decades, for that right to vote and live in free society. Many segments within a society like women or ethnic groups, had to fight for equality in suffrage within what was considered [...]
The Foreign Puzzle is my debut feature length documentary film. It is currently in production. FACE BOOK PAGE SYNOPSIS: CLICK HERE PRODUCTION UPDATE: The film began production on the 9th of October 2010. We filmed a fundraiser for Sharon Marroquin in Austin Texas organized by Wicked Cricket’s Caroline Sutton Clark a friend and [...]
“TAQWACORE: THE BIRTH OF PUNK ISLAM’ the documentary in the first youtube link below not to be confused with the “THE TAQWACORES” a fiction film in the second you tube link below. The 2009 documentary was directed by Omar Majeed produced by EyeSteelFilm about a number of Taqwacore bands and performers touring the United States [...]
Folks, just take a moment from your busy day and think of the moment when you played monopoly for the first time. Long drawn out games, someone always goes bankrupt and is unhappy, eventually there is a fight of some sorts. Personally, it was a part of my childhood. It is one of the few [...]
I read that the french documentary filmmaker, Thomas Balmes’s friend hit him with a big idea. “He said, ‘Why not do a wildlife documentary on babies?’ ” Balmes recalls. “No narration, just observing, being with babies on their level. I realized we could shift the perspective from us looking at the world from our point [...]
Real Talkies has a new blog feature, “BEING MADE”. “BEING MADE” showcases one documentary, that is in research/production/postproduction phase, on the 15th of every month. Documentary filmmaker’s are invited to write to revealreel@gmail.com or leave a comment on the blog with the following: 1) Short synopsis of the film. 2) What stage is your project [...]
”THE FOREIGN PUZZLE” (Working Title) Currently in Production Anticipated Release: Dec 2012 Follow the film on Facebook : Facebook Fan Page SYNOPSIS: The film is a woman’s journey to reach her equilibrium after being destabilized by her breast cancer diagnosis. Sharon is a mother of a 6 year old, a bilingual school teacher, a modern [...]
Amargosa is a fascinating story about a reclusive artist and dancer Marta Becket and her Amargosa Opera House. This elegantly photographed documentary is about the life and times of 74 year old Marta Becket, a dancer, painter and musician who abandoned the hustle and bustle of the dance world in New York to settle in [...]
MY FLESH AND BLOOD, directed by Jonathan Karsh, is an incredible documentary about an extraordinary family. Imagine a single mother with 11 adopted children and 10 of them have either physical disability or chronic debilitating illness that is Susan’s life on a daily basis. What makes the film special is not as much [...]
