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Documentary | On DVD/Internet/VOD | Massachusetts
Talamas Product Spotlight: The 688 & SL6
Adam Morrison from our Sales Department explores the Sound Devices 688 and SL-6 combination. He will familiarize you with some of the cool features like Mix Assist and Super Slot technology, and review the unit's compact design.
Documentary | On DVD/Internet/VOD | Massachusetts
Talamas Tech Tip: Voltage Regulation
DANGER! DANGER! HIGH VOLTAGE! Mike Duca our Senior Video Technician can save you thousands in damage and repair costs with this essential tip.
DANGER! DANGER! HIGH VOLTAGE! Mike Duca our Senior Video Technician can save you thousands in damage and repair costs with this essential tip.
Satire | Seeking Distribution | Massachusetts
Deliverance Chips
A short film about God, cookies and a little man named Melvin.
(2013) Directed by Mike SmaleCookies are life. Cookies are death. Eat more cookies to feel the love of God, the fat is His way of hugging you. A short movie that satires art films that take themselves far too seriously and try too hard to be poignant or to make social commentary that is hidden beneath unnecessary metaphor
Drama | On DVD/Internet/VOD | Massachusetts
Oral
A couple has a falling out on their anniversary, filmed in extreme closeup.
(2015) Directed by Ty UedaAfter a few years of their relationship, a couple's romance has started to go a little flat. While one partner is totally unaware of the failing points of their relationship, the other feel that their relationship slaps itself in the face.
The film is shot entirely from the bottom lip to the bridge of the nose. While the story is relatable and easy to follow, the film gives you the opportunity to focus more closely on body language and micro-aggressions. Plus, how often do you get the chance to watch someone's mouth as they talk?
Drama | Pre-production | Massachusetts | New England | New Hampshire
Stollen Innocence
Educational Film on Human Trafficking
(2016)Short film which depicts an 13-year-old suburban white girl who trusts the wrong person, makes a critical error and ends up sold into sex slavery. Although she will eventually be rescued, the physical and emotional damage will already have been done.
Currently, we are in need of your help. We are seeking sponsors to help us raise funds. All of our actors and crew will be donating their time and talent to this project. Even with volunteers, a film is not an inexpensive project. We need the help of people like you who care what happens to our young people. With Sponsors, Nivasa can produce a higher quality film that can then be given to more schools around the country.
Please check the link to make a generous donation to our campaign and help us bring this film to life.
I sincerely thank you in advance for any help that you can give us. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Beatrice Fernando
President
Nivasa Foundation
Drama | Festivals/Theatres | Massachusetts
Far Away
Far Away is a story about people living away from their home in foreign lands.It is about their inner feelings and the subtle moments in life where th
Directed by Jaspreet S Mongafilm is a glimpse into the life of immigrants who move to the USA by different means to live the “AMERICAN DREAM”.
It portrays one night in the lives of three India immigrants RITIKA, KABIR and SALMA who are forced to dig into their past and question their move.
Ritika is living in the USA with her husband, this particular night they are confronted with the most dreaded situation when they realize that Ritika is pregnant. She wants to have the baby but her husband considers himself financially incapable and still not ready to take the next step. What ensues is a series of heart wrenching discussions and delve into the past where they are forced to come face with the bitter truth of reasons for moving far away which is affecting their decisions now .
Kabir is all alone in this foreign country which he moved to via illegal means. He dearly misses his family whom he last met before stepping out of his Country. He hasn’t gone back ever since and now after so many years going back is not even an option as he is living unlawfully and the fear of getting caught and losing everything is greater. This is the first night in all the nights and probably the last when he opens the door to someone he can confide in – his concerned neighbor , who has come to check on him.
Salma moved to the USA to pursue her higher studies and get a job. But the idea of leaving her parents behind always haunted her. This particular night she has finally made her decision to leave everything that matters now and choose what matters the most. It hasn’t been an easy decision to make , either ways she is losing something close to her heart and she will be far away from, be it her love for Mike or her Parents. But she has to brave it all to go and start from where it all began.
This Particular night exposes the vulnerability of all the characters in a different light.
Horror | Pre-production | New England
Bitten
A teen girls discovers vampires live in her town when one of them offer her a cure to her disease.
A girl is dying from a terminal disease. She likes a boy who hangs around a girl who has beaten has seemed to beaten the disease. They approach herewith an unconventional cure. While she's contemplating the offer, the bad evil vampire targets her for death. The only way to defeat the wrath of the evil vampire and survive is to accept the good vampires method of cure.
Drama | Post-production | Massachusetts
Saints of the Old City
Displaced visionaries struggle to re-invoke the spirit of Utopia in the ruins of a 21st century post-industrial American city.
(2016) Directed by Greg MahoneyA nameless man dressed in green awakens in a field, without clear memory of his arrival. Unconscious sense of direction leads him back to known territory--a minor American industrial city--where he gradually learns that his own history and the history of the city are entwined. His memory is the memory of the city itself.
Drama | Festivals/Theatres | Massachusetts
After Ella
Hope is a successful photographer. Introverted and quiet, she appears in contrast with the glamorous environment she evolves in. When Hope learns that
(2014) Directed by Marie-Emmanuelle HartnessHope is a successful photographer. Introverted and quiet, her demeanor plays in stark contrast to her glamorous work environment. When she learns that her sister Ella has passed away, Hope is stunned... until she begins to receive text messages from her. Are they for real? Using art as a tool for recovery, Hope begins to accept the fatality of death. She will evoke her sister's presence - alive and in memoriam.
Documentary | Festivals/Theatres | New England
America’s Forgotten Heroine: Ida Lewis, Keeper of the Light
Historical documentary that focuses on the intriguing life story of this country’s most famous maritime heroine.
(2014) Directed by Marian GagnonIntimate portrayal of Ida’s life from age 15 to 69 (from 1857 to 1911) and the passion and moral fiber she intrinsically brought to her work as a lighthouse keeper and unlikely heroine. It also explores the myriad decisions which led to a life of both fame and isolation, Ida’s unexpected celebrity in Newport as well as across the U.S., and the impact she inadvertently had on the early women’s rights movement.
As John Williams Haley, author of The Rhode Island Historian wrote in 1939: "...of all the Rhode Island women who have achieved fame in one way or another...and there have been many...none attained the world renown of a modest little woman who was born and lived most of her life in Newport. In fact, it would hardly be exaggeration to say that she was more famous, particularly during the latter half of her life, than any American woman of the past or present."
While this statement may very well stand today, Ida’s story has largely been forgotten. Gagnon’s goal with this film is to renew the “national memory” of Ida Lewis as an American heroine not only in her hometown of Newport and throughout R.I., but across the United States.
