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TV SHOW TITLE: Ranting & Raving
PRODUCTION YEAR: 2018
GENRE Comedy
  PREMIERE STATUS:  Premiere
  RUNTIME: 22:00
 COUNTRY: USA
   DIRECTOR: Jay Zellman
CAST: Patrick Avella, Cali Moore, Jessica Howell, David Perez-
                 RibadaErik Zellman, Pun Bandhu
CINEMATOGRAPHY BY: Robert Gregson
PRODUCER/S: Jay Zellman, Jonathan Bernstein, Michael S. Leib,
Ann C. Leib, Esq., Dan Schoenberg. Sela and Steven Zellman, Brent Katz, Paul Wang, Michael Schmidt

SYNOPSIS:
Everything Cliff Matthews touches turns to mush.   His job sucks, his marriage is failing apart and all he wants to do is write the Great American Novel, but he's stuck in a rabbit hole writing How-To books. Now, his life just got worse when he and his wife get stuck with a problem child they didn't bargain for. This new-age slapstick, complete with laugh track, brings a modern and unique approach to situational comedy as never seen before.
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TV SHOW TITLE: My Dinner with Schwartzey

PRODUCTION YEAR: 2018

GENRE Short Film - Dramedy

PREMIERE STATUS:  Hamptons Premiere

RUNTIME: 14:51

COUNTRY: USA

DIRECTOR: Melissa Skirboll

CAST: Zoe Wilson, James Pravasilis, Jeanine Bartel, Demetrius Blocker, Denis Ooi, Jenn Plotzke

CINEMATOGRAPHY BY:Alexa Wolf

PRODUCER/S: Exec Producer: Thomas Campbell Jackson,

Producers: Penny Jackson and Melissa Skirboll

SYNOPSIS: When a starry-eyed 16-year-old is introduced to the outrageous downtown NYC art/rock scene by a powerful music producer with a penchant for teens, she is tempted by the glitzy lifestyle until a mystery woman provides a glimpse into her possible future.

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TV SHOW TITLE: KILL AL (Pilot of The Femtel Series)

PRODUCTION YEAR: 2017

GENRE: Sci-Fi

PREMIERE STATUS:  East Hampton Premiere

RUNTIME: 21:51

COUNTRY: USA

DIRECTOR: Walter Brandes/Renée Stork

CAST: Anthony Robert Grasso, Christine Verleny, Amanda Brooke Lerner Renée Stork

CINEMATOGRAPHY BY: Toru Nishikubo

PRODUCER/S: Walter Brandes/Christine Verleny

SYNOPSIS:
In an environment where androids are met with hostility and outrage by human beings, "Kill Al" tells the story of Femtel 216 and Femtel 303, two female synthetic beings confined to work in a sub-basement of an auditing firm. Each discovers their own emotional life – one through art, the other through being abused and the aggressive emotions that follow thereafter. Their thirst for revenge, however, is restricted by internal directives that forbid them from harming or going against the will of humans.

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TV SHOW TITLE: The Bitch In 4B

PRODUCTION YEAR: 2018

GENRE: Crime drama

PREMIERE STATUS:  USA

RUNTIME: 22 min

COUNTRY: USA

DIRECTOR: Michelle Anglin

CAST: Bobbi Owens, Vanessa Mendez, Maria Loraine, Tiffany Taylor, Omar Palaez, Stacey Monique, Purnell Holloway, Kristopher Malave, Jose Espinal, Dean Scotti, June Walker, Lavon Collins, Niema Greene, Tyree Singletary, Carlos Aviles, Roberto Maria

CINEMATOGRAPHY BY:Quacy Rose

PRODUCER/S: Michelle Anglin, Andrea Womack

 SYNOPSIS: Out on the streets there are drugs, guns and violence, but who knew danger had prettiest faces. Three ruthless girls, under their mother's wings, rule the Bronx. Beauty meets violence, when a stranger comes in town and tries to take over their territory. The female gangsters must keep their reputation by taking the streets back by any means necessary.

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TV SHOW FILM DOCUMENTARY TITLE:  In Money We Trust?
 PRODUCTION YEAR:  2018
GENRE: Documentary
PREMIERE STATUS: HAMPTONS, NY PREMIERE
RUNTIME:   56:46
 COUNTRY: USA
DIRECTOR:  Paul Sanderson
CAST: not applicable (24 experts interviewed – see website)
PRODUCER/S:  Producer: Paul Sanderson; Co-Producer/Writer: Elizabeth Ames

SYNOPSIS:
In Money We Trust? answers the question, “what is money?” Throughout history, trustworthy money has fueled great human achievement—from the emergence of philosophy to the high-tech revolution. But when inflation or other instability corrupts the value of money, the result can be disaster—such as the crisis of 2008. Featured are more than 20 experts including former Federal Reserve Chairs Alan Greenspan and Paul Volcker; and Adam Fergusson, author of “When Money Dies,” the definitive history of the Weimar hyperinflation.

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Elizabeth Ames is writer and co-producer of In Money We Trust,as well as producer of the film website, InMoneyWeTrust.org. She played a pivotal role in developing the project as co-author of MONEY,the book which is the basis of the film. Ames is a writer whose work has appeared in numerous print and online publications. In Money We Trust?is her first film.

FILM TITLE: THE SECOND ACT OF ELLIOTT MURPHY”
PRODUCTION YEAR:

GENRE: Music Documentary

PREMIERE STATUS:  USA Premier

RUNTIME: 95 Min

COUNTRY: Spain

LANGUAGE: English

WRITER / DIRECTOR: Jorge Arenillas

CAST: Elliott Murphy, Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel,
Willie Nile, Brian Ritchie, Olivier Durand,
Matthew Murphy, Ernie Brooks, Danny Montgomery

              Gaspard Murphy, Françoise Viallon-Murphy

CINEMATOGRAPHY BY:Jorge Carrion

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Jorge Arenillas

SYNOPSIS:
“There are no second acts in American lives”
(F. Scott Fitzgerald)
"The Second Act of Elliott Murphy" is a long feature documentary about American rocker Elliott Murphy. Born in New York in 1949, he became one of the “new Dylans” in the seventies, and most critics from the era praised albums like "Aquashow" or "Just a story from America". Still, ironically, his truly American music-style made a bigger connection with European audiences, which transformed him into a cult artist in many countries overseas.

The title, "The Second Act of Elliott Murphy", contradicts the quote of Fitzgerald (a personal hero for Murphy) and it is a reference to the French reinvention of the artist in the late eighties. Because of Elliott Murphy moving to Paris and the increase of European tours, his fanbase became stronger in many countries like France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Sweden or Denmark. Some of these fans contributed to the making of the film by providing rare graphic materials of all eras of the artist. 

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TV SHOW FILM DOCUMENTARY TITLE: Ghoul Catchers

PRODUCTION YEAR: 2018

GENRE: Comedy

PREMIERE STATUS:  EHTVF

RUNTIME: 1:12:44

COUNTRY: United States

DIRECTOR: Thomas Finn & Joseph Voce

CAST: John Rossi, Justin Albinder, Michelle Masiello, Thomas Finn, Joseph Voce, Chris O’Connell, Maris Albinder, Thomas Fruehsamer, Justin Portaro, Thomas Crociata, Rosie Flore

CINEMATOGRAPHY BY:Justin Portaro, Kat Gueli

PRODUCER/S: Thomas Finn & Joseph Voce

▪SYNOPSIS: In October of 2018, three student filmmakers followed a group of friends trying to prove the existence of the paranormal. This is their story.

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TITLE: Intervention

FILM TITLE: VIEWER DIRECTION ADVISED
PRODUCTION YEAR: 2019
GENRE: DOCUMENTARY
PREMIERE STATUS: U.S. PREMIERE
FILM RUNNING TIME: 87 MINUTES
COUNTRY: CANADA
DIRECTOR: BEN KAPLAN

CAST: NORMAN LEAR, CAST OF BRADY BUNCH (Christopher Knight, Barry Williams, Susan Olsen, Mike Lookinland), MARK CENDROWSKI (Director of Big Bang Theory), TOM CHERONES (Director of Seinfeld)….PLUS MANY MORE
CINEMATOGRAPHY BY: BEN KAPLAN
PRODUCER/S: MARSHALL JAY KAPLAN

SYNOPSIS: Twenty-one year old Ben is on a journey - to follow his TV-obsessed Dad and explore how television consumption has evolved from one generation to the next. Where we once had appointment viewing, we now have total independence. We watch what we want, when we want, where we want and how often we want. At one time, television had the power to bring together an entire nation. Today, it can barely bring together a household. Has the individualization of how we watch television fragmented us as a culture?

TV SHOW TITLE: F.A.M.

PRODUCTION YEAR: 2018

GENRE: Drama

PREMIERE STATUS:  Hamptons Premiere

RUNTIME: 29:17

COUNTRY: US

DIRECTOR:Kyle Romanek

CAST: Anthony E Williams, Acacia Leigh, Breana Cymone, Moses Jones, Candace West

CINEMATOGRAPHY BY: Cody Duncum

PRODUCER/S:Anthony E. Williams / Mallory Cunningham/ Sean Morse-Barry

SYNOPSIS:
F.A.M is a 30-minute family drama set in Roswell, GA, a suburb of Atlanta, where we follow an executive named Trey who is fighting to maintain the tangled web of relationships he has woven between 3 women; his wife, his ex, and his daughter.

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FILM TITLE: DEPICTING THE INVISIBLE
PRODUCTION YEAR: 2019
GENRE:   Documentary Short
PREMIERE STATUS: East Hampton
RUNTIME: 14
COUNTRY: USA
DIRECTOR: Roberto Rizzo
CAST: Artist Susan J. Barron
CINEMATOGRAPHY BY: Nick Avaloshenko & Mathew Dejesu STUDIO X
PRODUCER: Roberto Rizzo, New World Cinemas, Inc.
SYNOPSIS:
Depicting the Invisible is a portrait series of veterans suffering from PTSD. This film Is seen through the eyes of artist Susan J Barron whose breathtaking and beautiful portraits bring to life the battles our veterans still face when they come home, and the fact that 22 are lost every day to suicide.

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TV SHOW TITLE: Alone In America

 PRODUCTION YEAR: 2019

 GENRE: Animation

PREMIERE STATUS:  East Hampton Premiere

RUNTIME: 5:03

 COUNTRY: USA

DIRECTOR: Charles Mandracchia Writer -Francesca DeJosia

 CAST: Charles Mandracchia

CINEMATOGRAPHY BY: Charles Mandracchia

PRODUCER/S: Charles Mandracchia -Francesca DeJosia

 SYNOPSIS: Once upon a time in a small Italian village a rambunctious boy dreamed of making something of himself, despite his bullying uncles who are pressuring Mama to send the boy away. However, a mother’s heart never surrenders. Shortly after his magnificent arrival young Rodolfo would realize just how difficult it was to be an immigrant alone in America.

TV SHOW TITLE: A THORN

 PRODUCTION YEAR: 2019

 GENRE: SHORT

PREMIERE STATUS:  East Hampton Premiere

RUNTIME: 8:20

 COUNTRY: USA

DIRECTOR:

 CAST: 

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TV SHOW TITLE: Marcus Jansen: Examine and Report

PRODUCTION YEAR: 2017

GENRE:  TV PILOT Documentary

PREMIERE STATUS:  NY Premier

RUNTIME: 58:08

COUNTRY: USA

DIRECTOR: John Scoular

CAST: Marcus Jansen, Hans Jansen, Manfred Schneckenburger,  Steve Lazarides, Brooke Lynn McGowan, West Rubinstein, Noah Becker, Dieter Rampl, Liane Haub, Richard Beavers, Lawrence Voytek, John Loscuito

CINEMATOGRAPHY BY:John Scoular

PRODUCER/S: Madeline Smith Scoular, John Scoular

SYNOPSIS:“Marcus Jansen: Examine and Report” is a film about an American Painter who went from selling his artwork on the streets of New York to museums around the globe. Marcus Jansen is a combat veteran of "Desert Storm",  that not only lived the horror that is war, but turned his experience into an extraordinary career as an artist which began by selling his work on the corner of Prince St. and Broadway in New York City. That young group of artist were known as “The Prince St. Kings”.  Politically driven, Jansen’s work is a commentary on world affairs and has painted his way into an elitist industry. This film examines the state of the Art industry through artists such as Basquiat,Banksy, J.R., Jansen,  and delves into the politics and propaganda of the art world and what it took for those artists to break into an exclusive club. From Emmy award winning Director John Scoular and Emmy Award winning producer Madeline Smith Scoular.

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FILM TITLE: The Art of Museums
PRODUCTION YEAR: 2018
GENRE: Documentary Series, Arts & Culture
PREMIERE STATUS: TV Premiere 2018 on ARTE and ORF, no US premiere 
RUNTIME: 8 x 52 min
COUNTRY: Germany, Austria
LANGUAGE:German, English, Italian, Spanish, French, Norwegian
WRITER / DIRECTOR: Tuan Lam, Sylvie Kürsten, Julie Kirchhoff, Ralf Pleger, Kurt Mayer, Barbara Weissenbeck

CAST:
Vivienne Westwood (fashion designer and activist)
Karl Ove Knausgård (bestselling author)
Julie Mehretu (artist)
Joyce DiDonato (opera singer, multiple Grammy award winner)
Wolfgang Joop (fashion designer)
Sasha Waltz (choreographer)
Erwin Olaf (photographer)
Katharina Grosse (artist)

CINEMATOGRAPHY BY: Jakob Stark, Christoph Valentien
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Christian Beetz

SYNOPSIS:
They are icons in their cities and their collections represent the cultural identities of nations. These world-renowned museums are in constant negotiation with changes in the world. Every year, millions of visitors’ queue to view the treasures that hang on their gallery walls. In this eight-part documentary series, THE ART OF MUSEUMS, we encounter museums as living, breathing, beings: characters who have stories and face challenges. Together with art lovers like Vivienne Westwood, Marina Abramović, Ólafur Elíasson and Wolfgang Joop, our audience encounters some of the most powerful masterpieces in the world—and experiences just how alive these museums are...

THE ART OF MUSEUMS is not a classic documentary series about galleries displaying dusty old paintings. These films trace the turbulent and exciting biographies of each museum, from their survival of wars to their visions for the future. Despite being state symbols, they are nonetheless often in conflict with the politics of their respective countries. The Prado in Madrid, for example, faced bombing by Franco’s troops during the Spanish Civil War.

To this day, a host of conservators maintain and cherish the rescued works of art as a gesture of detachment from Spain’s dictatorial past.

The museums have witnessed fierce battles and great triumphs. Their lives are full of intrigue, hope and celebration—moments inscribed in their histories. We tell these stories through a multitude of perspectives, from exclusive archive material to interviews with museum directors and celebrities. Not to mention the internationally renowned hosts, who come face to face with the masterpieces of European cultural history and tell us their tales:

1. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum | New York | United States of America
   Artist Julie Mehretu encounters the masterpieces ‘Composition VIII‘ by Kandinsky, ‘Alchemy‘ by Pollock, ‘Study for Portrait of Chess Players‘ by Duchamp
2. Museo del Prado | Madrid | Spain
   Opera singer and multi-grammy award winner Joyce DiDonato discusses ‘Las Meninas‘ by Velázquez, ‘The Garden of Earthly Delights‘ by Bosch and ‘The Third of May, 1808‘ by Goya...

3. Musée d‘Orsay | Paris | France
   Sasha Waltz, choreographer and the designated co- director of the Berlin State Ballet, encounters the works ‘Olympia‘ by Manet, ‘The Origin of the World‘ by Courbet, ‘Blue Water Lilies‘ by Monet...

4. Kunsthistorisches Museum | Vienna | Austria
   Fashion designer and activist Vivienne Westwood encounters ‘Infanta Margarita Teresa in a Blue Dress‘ by Velázquez, ‘The Tower of Babel‘ by Bruegel, ‘The Crowning with Thorns‘ by Caravaggio...

5. Uffizi Gallery | Florence | Italy
   Fashion designer Wolfgang Joop explores ‘The Birth of Venus‘ by Botticelli, ‘Tondo Doni‘ by Michelangelo, ‘Judith Slaying Holofernes‘ by Gentileschi...

6. Rijksmuseum | Amsterdam | Netherlands
   Photographer Erwin Olaf encounters Rembrandt ‘s ‘The Night Watch ‘, Vermeer‘s ‘Woman Reading a Letter‘, The Threatened Swan‘ by Asselijn...

7. Alte Nationalgalerie | Berlin | Germany
   Artist Katharina Grosse faces the artworks ‘The Monk by the Sea‘ by Caspar David Friedrich, ‘In the Conservatory‘ by Manet, ‘The Isle of the Dead‘ by Böcklin...

8. Munch Museum | Oslo | Norway
   Bestselling author Karl Ove Knausgård talks about Munch’s ‘The Scream‘, ‘The Sun‘, ‘Death in the Sick Room‘...

The series is accompanied by art historian Dr. Matt Lodder, a lecturer at the University of Essex, who reveals little-known anecdotes behind the paintings and contextualises the lives of the museums. He has set himself a goal: to convey art, as clearly and transparently as possible, always emphasising its proximity to real life.

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