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The movie titled “Finding Home” takes place in an an ordinary looking building, somewhere in New York City, where a group of tenants from completely different cultures and backgrounds are staying. They also have different beliefs and characteristics. They appear to interact with one another in an aloof manner and without a care in the world. Most of the time, they seem cold to others.

This idea of shooting a documentary about Sisters came after many seasons of looking at the changing, and sometimes questionable imagery that began popping up in all forms of popular media. Director Rick Johnson didn’t look any further than to his own hometown of Cincinnati and noticed the plight of Sisters as they strived to reach their goals and achieve success as they saw it. Voila! Sister City was born with two key points: What do Sisters see when they look in the mirror and what is a woman's role in today's society?

“It’s not a race,” emphasized Jerad Sloan, an indie filmmaker from Santa Monica, Calif. “It’s a timed endurance event.”

Young adults who are interested in supernaturally charged fiction have a new film feature to look forward to. Doll Face Animated Film Productions has announced a new feature film, Beautiful Danger. To bring the film to audiences everywhere, Doll Face Animated Film Productions has launched an IndieGoGo campaign to raise the necessary funds.

They've been together since 1973, playing music. In some cases they've made their own, in others, they've interpreted the works of others with their own style. And while they've played, political movements have risen and fallen, their nation has undergone both national terrorism and local urbanized violence. Now a new documentary, The Cusco Project brings together the story of Arco iris de Cusco, and shows the reality of a country among the hidden truths of a city. The project teaches its culture and idiosyncrasy showing the world what it means be a musician in Cusco by telling a human tale about the universal right of fighting for one's dreams and of battling against any adversity for the deep-rooted and basic need of making them come true and has launched an Indiegogo campaign to see the dream of this project by filmmaker Kenneth O'Brien Llontop inspiring today's youth.

“Gay Positive” is the story of one man trying to bring to attention the outdated ban on gay men donating blood in the United States of America. This documentary is meant to inform and educate people on this controversial issue.

Life can be a burden in a culture of greed. For instance, what if someone won the lottery in a small town? A town full of people seeking an edge to just get a leg up. People who grow up knowing only their immediate locale and feeling trapped in a habitual family way and lack of education resorting to self-destructive lifestyles such as drugs, violence, theft, government-welfare, and self-pity. Yes, suddenly there is HOPE when all seems hopeless and this story is about overcoming your fears to chase your dreams. Set in a dysfunctional family where DESPERATION is at its worst testing one's limitations, relationships and FAITH. To bring this story to life, the makers of STICKS have launched an Indiegogo campaign to raise production funds from angel investors and sponsors.

The increasing numbers of US soldiers returning from service might have something valuable to learn from some veterans abroad. Though it’s been 20 years since the end of the brutal civil war in Bosnia Herzegovina, poverty, rampant PTSD, and other personal struggles continue to challenge recovery. One motorcycle club from a small mountain village, though, has found the strength to change their own lives by fighting for those around them—including a herd of wild horses they first encountered on the front line.

Robert Roblin feels that his new motion picture, In This Place, is important not just from an artistic standpoint – but from a humanistic angle as well.

The reports continue to come in of a spreading infection known as Zombie Map, which started in Tempe, Arizona and spread quickly across the country and now the world. The Zombie Map Kickstarter has uncovered something terrifying – zombies are more than a pop culture fad, they are a nested infestation in our culture that want to come out and play more than just around Halloween. Zombie Map gives them the opportunity to do that. This community is made up of filmmakers and misfits, goth kids and metal heads, parents and their children, cos-players and movie buffs. The list even includes movie stars.

Montauk, New York has become even more famous thanks to a new inspirational and educational documentary entitled “Reel Montauk” that looks at what real year-round life is like in this popular Long Island tourist resort town. The documentary is currently in post production and was recently submitted to the International Hamptons Film Festival as well other major film festivals in the U.S.

Sons of Anarchy. The very name conjures up visions of Harleys, guns, biker chics and outlaws. A popular and award-winning television series, it has made a niche for itself in television history. When FX announced its demise, fans went out of their way to let producers know they were not happy with the decision. Imitation being the sincerest form of flattery, it seemed only fitting that a digital series emerged spoofing the popular show. Hugely popular after one season, Devil’s Couriers has launched an Indiegogo campaign to begin production on their second season.

Martin Scorsese has always avoided making thriller movies in the past for unknown reason. However, the filmmaker has come out of his comfort zone and his latest movie, which falls in the thriller category, was reported to be a hit at the box-office. Shutter Island is considered to be a major comeback for Martin and it is said to have won lots of appreciation from critics and was nominated for Oscar. With years of experience in filmmaking, he is acknowledged as one of the best in Hollywood.

Producer Edward Bass announced he will direct a documentary about the recent history of journalist executions like James Foley by beheading. Bass says, “It was significant that they used a British citizen to do the deed, and not one of their own. This was meant to issue a warning to the West to stop bombing them and get out of the Near East. It was also designed for the purpose of recruiting more western nationals”. He continues, “They are considered valuable because of their ease of movement without visas into and out of western countries. The UK Home Secretary, Theresa May, is forming new legislation to combat this new home grown terror threat.

Robert Picardo, of Star Trek: Voyager fame, has joined the cast of Starrunner Entertainment’s sci-fi thriller, “Occupants”. Russ Emanuel (“Legends of Nethiah”, “P.J.”, “Chasing the Green”), is confirmed to direct, with Howard Nash and Robert Kwartler producing. Script is written by Julia Camara, an award winning writer/filmmaker who penned the sci-fi feature “Area Q” starring Isaiah Washington and “Open Road”, starring Andy Garcia and Juliette Lewis. It is Nash and Emanuel’s fourth feature film collaboration.

BAFTA Award winning filmmaker Jonny Blair is seeking funding for his next short film White Lies. The filmmaker who hails from Glasgow, Scotland, is trying to fund the follow up to his highly regarded short film The Groundsman which will be shooting in Scotland this fall.

Michele Clark’s latest project, Poem or Beauty Hurts Mr. Vinal, is more than just a short film.

Edward Bass, a renowned name in Hollywood is a filmmaker, producer, writer and director whose films have been accepted into major film festivals. He has gained many accolades for his projects and is a Golden Globe Nominee. Edward had independently financed five pictures in a span of just two short years. This huge amount of success was not too easy for him. Despite his painful experiences in the past, he has managed to create an extraordinary place for himself in the industry purely with his creativity and passion for work. Edward has had immense opportunities to work with a variety of directors in all these years in the industry.

In Los Angeles, a man seeks to clear his name. Charged with counterfeiting, this man, who has adopted the United States as his country must now prove he was working with U.S. intelligence at the time. Due to the sensitive nature of the evidence, the records are sealed and as he makes attempts to have them declassified to clear his name, the agencies who were embarrassed by the case seek to hide what happened and who made it happen even more. Based on the true life events in the life of Dr. J. Anthony del Marmol, The Zipper I: Conception of Conspiracy is a film four decades in the making and now a talented production team has come together and launched an Indiegogo campaign to raise funding to take the film into production and beyond.

It happens more times than many individuals care to admit. Behavior that occurs among school aged children that is received but unwanted. It is persistent and aggressive, involving a real or perceived power imbalance. This behavior is called bullying. Often times victims of this behavior choose to ignore it, or endure in silence further causing emotional suffering. Sharing his unique insight and vision, Micky Squires, who has over 15 years of experience working with at-risk youth and their families, has launched a KICKSTARTER campaign to write and produce a fun interactive CGI animated semi-musical intended for the big screen teaching awareness.

Torn between two women one man must decide to have love or power. A naïve representative sets out with the good intentions of serving his electorate, only to arrive in his seat of power to find laws aren't made as much as they are bought and sold. In an attempt to broker a peace agreement between farmers and cattle ranchers through a Land Grazing Bill, the representative interacts with the ranchers and falls in love with one of their daughters. Contrasting the courtship rituals to win her love against the backdrop of the war in the House because of the bill, award-winning Nigerian author and filmmaker Wale Okediran takes the viewer deep into the fictional world of the Nigerian House of Parliament and the uniqueness of the Fulani tribesmen through his movie, Tenants of the House.

At the outburst, the mundane world named Seyefull Investments Limited (Seyefull) 'Rogue Trademarker' or 'Trademark Troll'. Seyefull is in fact a low profile and capable boutique Investment Firm based in Shenzhen providing investment consultancy to local firms as well as foreign firms in the competitive China markets.Entertainment and Publications are some of the core projects that Seyefull has marvelous records in its bags.

Every year, tens of thousands of foster-care children exit the system at age 18 without a net. Ellen Hopkins is the New York Times bestselling author of the Young Adult novel Crank. This novel is based on the true story of her older daughter’s addiction to crystal methamphetamine and its effects on her family. Hopkins has worked tirelessly to help youth at risk through her non-profit Ventana Sierra. Her Indiegogo campaign is an effort to produce a movie of a theatrical performance of Crank. The film will have cinematic production values and will be used as a fundraising tool to benefit Ventana Sierra.

You would presume that any documentary that is based on that question would be a heavy, perhaps thought provoking, but preachy ode. Not “Mission Blue”, the Netflix documentary produced by Fisher Stevens and Robert Nixon about superwoman Sylvia Earle and her quest to save us and our oceans.

Edward Bass has been appointed to decide on the Top 10 Best Dressed Women in the world for Splash Magazine, it was announced today. Bass is bi-coastal but has had residences in London, Paris, and Moscow, always in the company of the unusually talented in each city.