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Spy Stories:
The proper domain of ‘true’ espionage stories is fiction as non-fiction would implicate collaborators and inevitably have ‘clearance’ issues. A group of five high level and highly esteemed ex-operatives from the Clandestine Services together with some of the best story minds in prose and screenwriting are writing 12 stories based on real events that have been chosen, in part, because they would make particularly compelling films. Galleys available Fall 2009. Individual stories prior.
The Cho Tapes:
A Docudrama on Seung Hui Cho and the massacre at Virginia Tech to be Directed by Mary Lambert. The film, though horrifying is not a horror film. It is, rather, a portrait of Seung Hui and the events leading up to the massacre much in the style of The Executioner’s Song. In revisions.
Script available October 2008.
A feature documentary on Esalen Institute based on Jeff Kripal’s book, “Esalen, the Religion of No Religion.” The film will focus on a dozen characters as their lives conjunct in a 50th Anniversary event/celebration that will that will have a major concert and will showcase Esalen’s current activities, especially Public Diplomacy initiatives and the cutting edge work of Esalen’s Center for Theory and Research. The film will also chronicle Esalen’s extraordinary history and touch on the many great characters that have taught there – Aldous Huxley, Henry Miller, Fritz Perls, Will Schultz, Abraham Maslow, Eric Erickson, Ram Dass, Ida Rolf, Joseph Campbell, Andrew Weil, Deepak Chopra, and John Cleese among them. Particular emphasis will be placed on Esalen’s unofficial but extremely successful pioneering diplomatic initiative with the Soviets, which was a significant factor in ending the cold war.
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Six twenty something American kids travel by boat and van across the Middle East with an Arab/ American film crew who are also characters in the drama. 13 half hours to be shot HiDef in the spring of 2008.
Hollywood. A History:
A monumental 13-hour series that chronicles the birth and growth of Hollywood and the American film industry. The story is told from the perspective of the giant personalities that dominated and shaped the business. Each episode focuses on a different profession: the Moguls that founded the business; Chaplin and the silent film stars; DW Griffith and the first generation of American and European émigré directors; United Artists and the rise of the studio system; the Moguls of the 40s and 50s; the Golden age of television; the American New Wave and the rise of the auteur; The action genre: writers and special effects; The 80s: high concept, MTV and the producer pitch artist; The Rise of the Independents: Miramax, Hemdale and New Line; Power players: in the shadow of the greats: Ovitz, Eisner, Geffen; Corporate Hollywood: Rupert, Sumner and the boys; Whither? Gaming, the Internet, and the future. Visionaire is currently in discussion with a major educational Institution about partnering on the project.
Excellence:
We all know things that are excellent: cars, hotels, companies, computers, even Taco stands that are miles better than anything else in their category. This is a series of 13 hours on the anatomy of excellence. What made something great, how did it become great, how did it evolve and sustain itself, and who were the responsible people and what can we learn from all of this?
Based on Michael Murphy’s book, this 13-part series will chronicle the discovery and growth of extraordinary human potential and performance. The series will focus on how these abilities were discovered and developed in life and in sport and what we can do to develop these skills in ourselves.
Visionaire Media is currently in negotiations with Esalen Institute to produce a wide range of media. This will include multi-part documentary series on Esalen related topics (i.e. organic cooking, organic gardening, and sustainability); “How to” videos (Yoga, Tai Chi, Qi Gong, Massage, Meditation, etc.); a feature documentary on the history of Esalen; and occasional documentaries and series on the cutting edge work being done at Esalen’s Center for Theory and Research. |
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Sundance Channel
New Line Cinema
Layalina Productions
MBC TV - Middle East Broadcasting
USC Institute for Creative Technologies
American Film Institute |
